Why The Hub?
In 2024, the cities of Jordan, Shakopee, Prior Lake, Savage, Chaska and Chanhassen lost their local newspapers with the closure of Southwest News Media. Jordan has a history of being “The Hub City”. The Hub is also the center of activity and we hope for the Hub News to be a central source of news for the southwest metro of Minneapolis -St. Paul.
It’s no secret that across the nation local newspapers are struggling to stay afloat. It’s not clear what the sustainable model for local news in small communities will be, but the need for local coverage of elections, public meetings, civic clubs and other local news and events is a public good we cannot afford to lose.
The Hub News is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit digital news organization committed to informing the citizens of Shakopee, Jordan and the southwest suburbs of Minneapolis through multimedia content.
The organizations below have been pivotal in providing the Hub News with the initial funding necessary to get operations off the ground.
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The Team
The Hub News Board of Directors
Ryan Dahnert - Chair/Treasurer
Mike Franklin - Vice President
Tim Zunker - Secretary
Amy Kuehn
Contributors
Ryan Dahnert
Mike Franklin
Jan Gilmer
Tracy Helgerson
Jesse Lara
Bill Schlepper
Nathan Peabody
Carter McNew
Andy Buckner
Editorial Policies
The Hub News board of directors has adopted the Society of Professional Journalists code of ethics. The code of ethics can be found here. Although our reporting is a mix of professional and volunteer contributors, we strive for work from all contributors to meet the standards of this code of ethics.
How Can you Help?
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Volunteer - For those who may be interested in contributing content or helping with the operation of the site we would love to hear from you.
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Hub News is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization EIN 99-5027630
