Social Network: Deena Winter
Deena Winter is one of the more prolific journalists in town, batting out report after report on state and local politics for the Minnesota Reformer, a nonprofit newsroom launched in 2020. Twitter is her favored social media platform and an occasional source for scoops. Here are a few of her favorite accounts.
@WedgeLIVE
This account, authored by South Minneapolis neighborhood activist John Edwards, is the best for “keeping tabs on city issues. It’s also hilarious. I often see things they’re covering that others aren’t.”
@mbrodkorb
Michael Brodkorb used to work for the state GOP. Now a self-employed consultant, “he often knows what’s going on inside the party. He gets a lot of scoops that mainstream media doesn’t because he’s got good contacts.”
@stowydad
This account belongs to MPR reporter Brian Bakst. “He’s pretty up on the scoops in the state political realm.”
@Olivianuzzi
A Washington, D.C., correspondent for New York magazine, Olivia Nuzzi is a good source for national news. “She’s a terrific writer, and I like the way she gives props to other female writers and was generous enough to respond to a DM and retweet a couple of my stories.”
