Chief Marking Officer Steve Yaeger and Managing Editor Suki Dardarian of the Star Tribune in Minneapolis discuss the challenges and benefits of hosting live events. Yaeger wrote about the Star Tribune's successful efforts in event hosting for the American Press Institute's Better News Initiative.

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