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: Summertime, and the pop culture is easy
Commercial, cultural factors mean sequels, beach reads and summer songs.
Updated: June 03, 2011, - 07:42 PM
Rash Report: Presidential politics in the new video age
Can Minnesota Republicans Tim Pawlenty and Michele Bachmann avoid Hubert Humphrey's 'biggest mistake' in political life?
Updated: May 27, 2011, - 05:44 PM
Short take: Islam and the West
Domestic strains can damage America's global image.
Updated: May 26, 2011, - 09:13 PM
Short take: The long road to justice
On Thursday morning, Serbian President Boris Tadic announced the capture of Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb general accused of being behind the 1995 massacre of over 8,000 Muslim men and boys in Srebrenica.
Updated: May 26, 2011, - 03:01 PM
Rash Report: Considering what's at stake, NFL won't sit
Passionate fans, rising TV rights revenue and the importance of football to TV should create the conditions for compromise.
Updated: May 20, 2011, - 09:09 PM
Short take: TV has changed the game: Huckabee, Trump opt for airwaves
Not long ago, a potential presidential candidate's calculus was clear: Increased influence came from entering the race, and then racing to get on TV as much as possible.
Updated: May 18, 2011, - 06:08 AM
Rash Report: Newsweeklies stay strong in 24/7 world
Some predicted they'd become obsolete in the Internet era. Instead, they're more valuable than ever
Updated: May 08, 2011, - 04:30 PM
Video of Rep. Steve Simon draws national audience
His testimony about a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage makes a splash nationally.
Updated: May 04, 2011, - 12:35 PM
Short take: Tweeting bin Laden
Facebook, Twitter and others that sites that sent the news of the terrorist's death worldwide even before President Barack Obama addressed the nation.
Updated: May 02, 2011, - 05:41 PM
Rash Report: Product placement gets 'Super Sized'
New documentary explores -- and exploits -- ad saturation that is permanently part of the entertainment industry infrastructure.
Updated: April 29, 2011, - 05:29 PM
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