Romenesko

Minneapolis Star Tribune
Rochelle Olson says courthouse employees "want to know what's with this guy [publisher Par Ridder]? Most of my sources don't know him. He didn't have a big reputation in the community before. So this is their introduction to him. It comes up several times a day. But my sources know me as a reporter and they see the difference between me and the publisher. It's still a huge distraction." Business columnist Neal St. Anthony adds: "Par Ridder has become the local business ethics case of the year." More editor/ombud columns:
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