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Jon Collins
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Reporter @MprNews. Fellow @niemanfdn '25 @Harvard. Victory gardener. Co-creator of Peabody Award-winning @74SecondsMPR.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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    Jon Collins
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    May 10, 2024
    Some personal news…I'm so honored to share that I’ve been selected for their 2025 journalism fellowship by @niemanfdn. I’ll be taking a leave from @MPRnews to be part of this impressive cohort of journalists at @Harvard, where I’ll be focusing on the policing of poverty. (1)
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    May 10, 2024
    Meet the new class! We’re pleased to introduce the 2025 Nieman Fellows, 24 talented and innovative journalists who cover stories around the world. They’ll join us at @Harvard this fall to learn, collaborate and share their expertise. Welcome to all. nieman.harvard.edu/news/2024/05/t…
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    Jon Collins
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    Mar 13, 2019
    If you’re outraged by this college admissions scandal, the criminal justice system is going to blow your mind.
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    Jon Collins
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    Jan 12, 2022
    Minneapolis and St. Paul are temporarily requiring either a proof of vaccine or negative COVID test from at least 74 hours before for customers at all businesses where people are eating and drinking. It starts next week.
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    Jon Collins
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    May 30, 2020
    People on Twitter might think Minneapolis people seem irrational right now. But I just got an invite to a gathering in the park hosted by a city council member for people to figure out how to protect our neighborhoods because government has failed completely. That is where we are
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    Jon Collins
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    May 27, 2021
    U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar tells Minneapolis council she supports a universal basic income pilot program like St. Paul has: "I don’t have to tell you how important it is not to allow St. Paul to embarrass us."
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    Jon Collins
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    May 29, 2020
    I want to remind Twitter that reporters are only human. We are working on little sleep, short-staffed after years of cuts and watching our neighborhoods burn down. Please excuse a typo or if we sometimes don’t hit every point you think is important in a tweet.
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    Jon Collins
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    May 30, 2020
    Source sent me video of a white guy setting a fire at Chicago Lake Liquor in broad daylight yesterday. Hearing lots of anecdotes like this. Governor has speculated that white supremacists might be involved. Do tactics change if it’s no longer a protest but an attack on our city?
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    Jon Collins
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    Mar 13, 2021
    A reminder: Media may be helicoptering into Minneapolis (a familiar sound for people who live here) to cover Derek Chauvin trial. Please lift up local media who have been here/covering these stories this entire time @MPRnews @StarTribune @PioneerPress @SahanJournal @MNReformer
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    Jon Collins
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    Apr 20, 2021
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    Jury verdict on Derek Chauvin: Second-degree murder: Guilty Third-degree murder: Guilty Second-degree manslaughter: Guilty
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    Jon Collins
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    Jul 18, 2020
    Biked through heart of south Minneapolis today. Tent cities in parks and scattered along trails, boarded up businesses and cars lined up to get boxes of food. If there are history books in the future, the widespread apathy about this human suffering should be a chapter on 2020.
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    Jon Collins
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    May 31, 2020
    I live near some of the hardest hit areas in Minneapolis. I can’t exaggerate how afraid people were yesterday. My block organized security in case we get attacked. People hosed down their houses. We’re accustomed to protests. This sort of terror, fear of attack, isn’t the same.
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    Jon Collins
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    Apr 12, 2021
    I'm already hearing lots of rumors going around in Minneapolis. If you're in an area affected by the curfew, please be careful not to spread misinformation that fuels fear. Instead, amplify information that's verified. I hope everyone stays safe.
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    Jon Collins
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    Jan 21, 2021
    As a reporter, I try to minimize harm (in line with SPJ ethics) so I'm just aghast at TV news that will send helicopters into traumatized neighborhoods for a protest of 100 people or less. My journalism colleagues in TV should justify how it's newsworthy or speak against it.
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    Jon Collins
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    Oct 20, 2021
    Both @kateknuth and @SheilaFTP have pledged to rank each other second on their ballots and urge supporters to do the same. The "Don't rank Frey" campaign is a pretty strategic use of the ranked choice voting system, which we haven't seen on this level before in Minneapolis.