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Media reform convention coming to town

By Mary Turck , TC Daily Planet

The National Conference on Media Reform is coming to Minneapolis June 6-8, with more than two thousand participants expected. The conference, sponsored by Free Press, focuses on diversity and democracy in media. Key issues include net neutrality, media consolidation, the future of the internet and the quality of journalism.

[Full disclosure: the Twin Cities Media Alliance, parent organization of the TC Daily Planet, is a participant in the conference.] MORE »

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Free ways to celebrate democracy without dropping $15 at CivicFest

By Chris Steller , Minnesota Independent

The Minneapolis Convention Center’s answer to the Republican National Convention in St. Paul is CivicFest, an extravaganza of American democracy, replete with historical document displays, a fake Oval Office for taking gag photos and other educational exhibits. But CivicFest’s unavoidable lesson is that democracy comes with corporate sponsors and a $15 cover charge. MnIndy picked Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie’s brain for free or lower-cost ways to celebrate civics on your own. MORE »