Pressroom Podcast

"I come away pretty proud that (this movie) sheds a really good light on reporting. So this is a good moment for our kind," Duluth News Tribune reporter Brady Slater said about Academy Awards Best Picture winner "Spotlight."

This week Slater and Tom Olsen talk about the film (small spoilers, but nothing Earth shattering), why they think it deserved the award and what it means to journalists today and how they cover tough stories. Olsen has reported on sexual abuse in the Catholic Church and offers his experience in covering these controversial cases.

Let us know what you thought of the film. Send us your comments or thoughts to [email protected]

"I come away pretty proud that (this movie) sheds a really good light on reporting. So this is a good moment for our kind," Duluth News Tribune reporter Brady Slater said about Academy Awards Best Picture winner "Spotlight." 

This week Slater and Tom Olsen talk about the film (small spoilers, but nothing Earth shattering), why they think it deserved the award and what it means to journalists today and how they cover tough stories. Olsen has reported on sexual abuse in the Catholic Church and offers his experience in covering these controversial cases.

Let us know what you thought of the film. Send us your comments or thoughts to [email protected] 

The 2016 presidential race has proven to be full of surprises from the candidate field to the primary elections. With Super Tuesday approaching, Duluth News Tribune reporters Brady Slater and Tom Olsen talk politics, as they often do from their adjoining cubicles in the newsroom.

The 2016 presidential race has proven to be full of surprises from the candidate field to the primary elections. With Super Tuesday approaching, Duluth News Tribune reporters Brady Slater and Tom Olsen talk politics, as they often do from their adjoining cubicles in the newsroom.

Last week, Fargo police officer Jason Moszer was killed in action after an eight-hour standoff in North Fargo. Duluth News Tribune reporters Brady Slater and Tom Olsen felt compelled to honor Moszer's life by talking about the critical role police officers play in our daily lives.

"This situation really makes me think of police in a new light. I've been critical of police in the past, maybe conversationally, ... I'm going to come clean and say, what a profession where you would have all this brotherhood and where you would have all this camaraderie to come out and support this (Moszer's life and family)."

Last week, Fargo police officer Jason Moszer was killed in action after an eight-hour standoff in North Fargo. Duluth News Tribune reporters Brady Slater and Tom Olsen felt compelled to honor Moszer's life by talking about the critical role police officers play in our daily lives. 

"This situation really makes me think of police in a new light. I've been critical of police in the past, maybe conversationally, ... I'm going to come clean and say, what a profession where you would have all this brotherhood and where you would have all this camaraderie to come out and support this (Moszer's life and family)."

This week on Pressroom Podcast, Duluth News Tribune reporters Brady Slater and Tom Olsen talk Minnesota winters. Whether it's driving in snow and ice, participating in winter activities or just surviving the cold temperatures, the winter season affects us all in the Northland.

This week on Pressroom Podcast, Duluth News Tribune reporters Brady Slater and Tom Olsen talk Minnesota winters. Whether it's driving in snow and ice, participating in winter activities or just surviving the cold temperatures, the winter season affects us all in the Northland. 

Let the Hockey Day Minnesota festivities begin. The rink in Duluth's Bayfront Festival Park is all set for Saturday's games. This week, Duluth News Tribune reporters Brady Slater and Tom Olsen invite prep sports reporter Louie St. George III to talk about the big outdoor prep hockey games this weekend and what it means to have Hockey Day Minnesota staged in Duluth this year.

Let the Hockey Day Minnesota festivities begin. The rink in Duluth's Bayfront Festival Park is all set for Saturday's games. This week, Duluth News Tribune reporters Brady Slater and Tom Olsen invite prep sports reporter Louie St. George III to talk about the big outdoor prep hockey games this weekend and what it means to have Hockey Day Minnesota staged in Duluth this year.