Saturday January 5, 2013
John Rash
Editorial writer, columnist
Phone: 612-673-4301
Email: john.rash@startribune.com
John Rash writes the Rash Report column, which explores the intersection of media, culture, society and politics. He is also an editorial writer and a member of the Star Tribune’s Editorial Board. John teaches Mass Media and Politics at his alma mater, the University of Minnesota, where he majored in political science and minored in French. John’s commentary on media and pop culture can be heard on “The Rash Report,” which runs Monday-Friday at 7:50 a.m. on WCCO-AM (830), the CBS radio affiliate in the Twin Cities. Prior to joining the Editorial Board John was a senior vice president, director of media analysis for Campbell Mithun, a Minneapolis-based national advertising agency. He lives in St. Louis Park with his wife and two children.
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Recent content from John Rash
Rash Report: Charlie Sheen shines light on pop-culture marketplace
In a cold cultural calculus, stars often are rewarded or punished based on how far they deviate from our expectations.
Updated: March 04, 2011, - 08:18 PM
John Rash: 'King's Speech' -- not just words, but a celebration of human decency
George VI was a reluctant ruler because he stuttered. He became a model of moral rectitude.
Updated: February 28, 2011, - 05:04 PM
John Rash: Minnesota's greatest export - ideas
Minnesota exports grew at a 17 percent pace in the latest data available. Leading the way were shipments of computers and...
Updated: February 21, 2011, - 04:09 PM
Rash Report: Midwest needs to hear Al Jazeera
To truly understand the uprisings, it's important to have access to the region's most influential actor.
Updated: February 19, 2011, - 07:25 PM
John Rash: A Minnesota-Bahrain connection
The latest Middle East hot spot has a curious Minnesota connection.
Updated: February 17, 2011, - 07:45 PM
John Rash: Grammy viewing
Things big and small are increasingly shaking up the music industry.
Updated: February 14, 2011, - 06:36 PM
John Rash: Press freedom - essential but tricky in Middle East
Star Tribune Analysis of media coverage of the Egyptian and Tunisian uprisings has mostly centered on the Western press, as well...
Updated: February 12, 2011, - 04:57 PM
Rash Report: Despite globalism, international news coverage is becoming a foreign concept
Counterintuitively, in this era we've turned inward, which heightens the risk of policy blunders.
Updated: February 11, 2011, - 07:29 PM
Rash Report: Social media as a tool for social unrest
Facebook helps, but old-fashioned courage ends repressive regimes.
Updated: January 30, 2011, - 04:28 PM
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