MinnPost, a new online daily news publication launches today at 11:00 am. MinnPost is a not-for-profit news site dedicated to the Twin Cities and Minnesota. CEO and editor of MinnPost is Joel Kramer. Joel is the former editor of the Star Tribune from 1983 to 1991 and publisher and president from 1992 to 1998.

Joel and the rest of the MinnPost crew is what makes this launch intriguing. MinnPost has pieced together a cast of first-rate editors and journalists, many that have previously worked for the Pioneer Press, Star Tribune, City Pages and other Minnesota media outlets. A few names you may recognize are Roxane Battle, Dave Beal, David Brauer, John Camp, Doug Grow, Britt Robson, Jay Weiner, and Steve Aschburner. These are just a sampling of over 40 journalists that have galloped in to the MinnPost stable.

I am excited to see how MinnPost fares and if they will draw online traffic that compares with the other major media sites in town. They will be covering a full gamut of topics ranging from arts and sports to politics and news. MinnPost has stressed they are focusing on quality over quantity and I can appreciate their stance of ignoring celebrity and entertainment. One concern I have is they have said they will be publishing news 5 days a week and only a limited number of new stories and posts will be published each day. Without even seeing a days worth of stories yet, already I am afraid I will be left wanting more. With the wealth of writers MinnPost has I can only hope they pump out both quality and quantity.