Patch Hits Minnesota

Patch.com has begun invading Minnesota, “hoovering” up young journalists, as MinnPost’s David Brauer puts it. Young journalists at smaller MN newspapers are fleeing for the “apparently…decent enough” salaries at the AOL owned property.

Brauer writes that Patch has hired “Mike Rose, formerly of the Austin Daily Herald, and now, Kris Janisch, the managing editor of the Stillwater Gazette. The Gazette, a Sun Suburban newspaper, is already advertising for Janisch’s replacement.

“Patch currently lists 37 full-time editorial jobs in Minnesota.

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