I sincerely hope that this is true and that the Minneapolis StarTribune really will fulfill their promise and prosper:
Providing quality journalism that serves the vital information needs of this community is at the very core of who we are and what has defined us for the past 142 years. That is the mission we are committed to upholding for the future.
Frankly though, I'm skeptical. To regain the credibility that they have squandered will require them to honestly investigate and report on the local powers that be that they have been in bed with for decades. As far as national news, they will have to do more than parrot the narratives that have been set by the New York Times and the Washington Post.
The Strib says it has new owners, but it will have to prove that. Because for at least three decades it has been really and obviously owned by a combination of local Democrats and major corporate interests. It's not for nothing that I sarcastically link to them on the sidebar as "The Red Star", a shot I first heard as a teen. To actually fulfill what they commit to at that link above they are going to have to make a lot of their friends uncomfortable and very likely angry.
I don't think they have the stones for that. Prove me wrong.
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