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Jane Friedmann

Researcher/reporter  |  Whistleblower

Phone: 612-673-7852

E-mail: jfriedmann@startribune.com

Jane Friedmann joined the Whistleblower team in 2009. As artist and researcher for the newsroom’s graphics team, she has detailed the devastating physical effects of methamphetamine, covered the resumption of the space flight after the loss of the shuttle Columbia, reported on critical world habitats and conducted extensive research on the Interstate 35W bridge collapse. Her work has garnered many awards from the Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists, The Minnesota Associated Press Association and the Society of News Design. Friedmann spearheaded the identification of the occupants of 78 of 84 non-construction vehicles on the 35W bridge; she and her project teammates won a regional Emmy, a National Headliners award, a national EPpy, two Minnesota Associated Press Association awards and a Society of News Design award. Friedmann joined the Star Tribune in 1981. She holds two bachelors degrees from the University of Minnesota in journalism and in mathematics.

Recent content from Jane Friedmann

• Girl: I was treated like a 'misfit' at Abercrombie & Fitch
  Four years after Abercrombie & Fitch refused to let a teenager help her autistic sister try on clothes at its Mall of America store, state officials have fined the company $115,264 for discriminating against a disabled person.
  Sep 9, 2009
• Abercrombie & Fitch fined in MOA discrimination case
  A judge ordered retail giant Abercrombie & Fitch to pay $115,000 for discriminating against a 14-year-old autistic customer at its Mall of America store.
  Sep 8, 2009
• Graphic: A preview of the Gophers new stadium
  An interactive graphic previewing the new TCF Bank Stadium on the campus of the University of Minnesota.
  Sep 4, 2009
• Mpls. contractor gets time, must pay
  He is sentenced to serve 180 days and pay $4,597 for damage to neighbors' car and home over a zoning dispute.
  Aug 27, 2009
• Student faced gay slurs by teachers, state says
  The Anoka-Hennepin school district agreed to pay a family $25,000 after two teachers allegedly harassed a boy because of his perceived sexual orientation.
  Aug 13, 2009
• Graphic: Map of Comoros
  Map shows Yemen and the island nation of Comoros, near Madagascar. A Yemeni plane with 153 people aboard crashed into the Indian Ocean as it tried to land on the largest island in Comoros, Grand Comoros. Map shows approximate flight path and crash site.
  Jun 30, 2009
• Graphic: Hot doggin' dude
  A sample of what can be made with a hot dog!
  Jun 21, 2009
• Graphic: Location of fires
  Map shows the locations in Minneapolis where six vehicles and one boat were burned. There was also damage to Flanery's Auto Repair building.
  Jun 11, 2009
• Project: 13 seconds in August: The 35W bridge collapse
  The Star Tribune has identified the drivers and occupants of 78 of 84 cars, trucks and other non-construction vehicles that remained on the bridge or sank in the river, as well as six of the road construction workers.
  Jun 10, 2009
• The great garden cover-up
  Summer mulch can be a gardener's best friend: Here's a guide to help you sift through the choices.
  Jun 2, 2009

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