Steve Grove is beginning his first full year leading the Star Tribune, Minnesota’s largest news organization, and has settled on a broad mandate after months of talking to readers and staff. A few nuggets: leading a new model for local news, expanding the org’s geographic reach statewide, and an internal “cultural transformation.” “It’s a challenge,” Grove says, “but it’s about owning our future.” He is keen on community engagement after his 2023 listening tour, noting “we need all of our executives and journalists out in the community in a more engaged and personal way.” He’s laser-focused on growing revenue with digital subscriptions, followed by reintroducing the org to the community after a period of investment. 2024 is “a building year,” he says, meaning new content verticals, geographic expansion, and ultimately “offering something very different.”

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