Eric Black (writer)

Eric Black is an American journalist. He was a long time reporter for the Minnesota Star Tribune newspaper, and has also been a well-known Twin Cities blogger for some time. Currently a writer for the online newspaper MinnPost.com, he primarily writes about politics and the historical background of current issues. [ [http://www.minnpost.com/ MinnPost.com] ]

Eric Black's blog, "Eric Black Ink," is now connected to MinnPost.com.

“After 30 years of scribbling for the Minneapolis Star Tribune, I acquired the right to refer to myself as a humble and obedient ink-stained wretch. Now I seek the wily and elusive prey called wisdom and truth. Fellow seekers are most welcome to join the hunt.” [ Eric Black Ink ]

Eric Black is also the author of a book entitled "Parallel Realities: A Jewish-Arab History of Israel/Palestine". The book gives an overview of the two parties of the conflict, with compelling arguments for each side. The book also gives a concise summary of the historical events leading up to the modern day Israeli-Palestinian conflict. [ PBS.org ]

“Without the Strib behind him [Black] , as a blogger, he no longer has the wherewithal “to make a story a story.” In that respect he’s now like the rest of us out here on the blogosphere—writing the news that the papers don’t print, doing the deep coverage that the broadcast media can’t do—hoping that the bed-ridden, decaying old mainstream media will do us a favor and pick it up for publication, so that it becomes a “real” story, a story that changes minds.” [ MNBlue ]

Black is particularly known for his coverage of the recent scandal involving the Minnesota Attorney General's office. According to Ladie's Logic, "Black's coverage has been quite fair, factual and devoid of any personal preference toward either side in the story.” [ Ladie's Logic ]

Eric Black recently published a large-scale expose of both Norm Coleman and Al Franken's positions on the Iraq War, entitled "Coleman and Franken on Iraq: Everything you need to know." [ MinnPost.com ]

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References

* [http://www.minnpost.com/ericblack/ "Eric Black Ink"] , MinnPost.com
* [http://ericblackink.minnpost.com/category/shameless-self-promotion/ "About Me"] , Eric Black Ink
* [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/oslo/parallel/ "Shattered Dreams of Peace"] , Frontline (PBS)
* [http://www.mnblue.com/node/1859 "A seminar on Minnesota blogging, starring the mainstream media,"] mnblue, July 18, 2008
* [http://ladieslogic.blogtownhall.com/2008/07/04/he_said_-_he_said.thtml "He Said - He Said," Ladies Logic] , July 4, 2008
* [http://www.minnpost.com/ericblack/2008/08/07/2862/coleman_and_franken_on_iraq_everything_you_need_to_know "Coleman and Franken on Iraq: Everything you need to know," MinnPost.com] , August 7, 2008

External Links

* [http://www.minnpost.com/ Minnpost.com]
* [http://ericblackink.minnpost.com/ Eric Black Ink]
* [http://www.minnpost.com/ericblack/ About Eric Black from Minnpost.com]