The ''Twin Cities Daily Planet'', in operation from 2006 until 2019, was an independent website specializing in news events in the
Minneapolis – Saint Paul metropolitan area. The ''Twin Cities Daily Planet'' was a community-edited news source. It published original reported news articles, articles republished from other local and ethnic media partners, and some content articles published by affiliated local and neighborhood
blog
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s.
The ''Daily Planet'' described itself as a purveyor of "
hyperlocal journalism
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."
The ''Daily Planet'' was profiled in the
Columbia Journalism Review
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in 2011.
In 2009, the ''Daily Planet'' won overall Minnesota honors as the "best independent online news website" in the annual list of Page One honors bestowed by the Minnesota chapter of the
Society of Professional Journalists
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.
In August and September 2015, the ''Daily Planet'' went through a massive restructuring in which almost all staff were laid off as part of the newspaper's conversion into a mouthpiece for issues journalism. Some members of the ''Daily Planet'' staff went on to found the ''Twin Cities Arts Reader''.
As of July 2021, no new articles had been posted on the ''Daily Planet's'' website since 2019.
See also
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Daily Planet (Philadelphia newspaper)
The ''Daily Planet'' was a weekly underground newspaper that was distributed for free on college campuses in the greater Philadelphia area in the 1970s. It was an early example of an advertiser-funded weekly local entertainment guide.
The ''Dail ...
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Berkeley Daily Planet
The ''Berkeley Daily Planet'' was a free weekly newspaper published in Berkeley, California, which continues today as an internet-based news publication.
The ''Daily Planet'' is politically progressive, and offers endorsements of progressive a ...
*
Asheville Daily Planet
The Asheville Daily Planet is a free independent alternative newspaper published in Asheville, North Carolina. It was named after the fictional newspaper Daily Planet in the Superman universe.
In spite of its name, it is not, and never has been, ...
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Telluride Daily Planet
The ''Telluride Daily Planet'' is a local newspaper published in Telluride, Colorado which covers news and events in the Telluride area. It is published three days a week, on Sunday, Wednesday and Friday. According to the masthead, it has been pub ...
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Daily Planet DC
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* ''The Daily'' (podcast), a podcast by ''The New York Times''
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References
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External links
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American news websites
Local mass media in the United States
Mass media in Minneapolis–Saint Paul
Newspapers published in Minnesota
Publications established in 2006
Publications disestablished in 2019