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Web numbers down for StarTribune.com, others in Minneapolis
Posted on : 09-06-2025 | By : Vadim Lavrusik | In : Online Journalism, Trends
Tags: analytics, compete, journalism, kstp, minneapolis, news, Newspapers, onlinejournalism, pioneerpress, startribune, tvstations, twincities, wcco, webstats
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There was a lot of fuss about Compete.com’s numbers on Twitter.com visits slowing, as reported by Mashable. I decided to use Compete.com to check on some of the local news sites and see how they are doing. If the site’s stats are accurate, it means that StarTribune.com’s unique and overall visits have been slipping since January. The overall visits have also been declining from 5.5 million in March to 4.6 million in May.
Vadim Lavrusik a the public content manager at Facebook where he leads a team focused on product development and strategic partnerships to improve content on the platform. Previously, Lavrusik led Facebook's journalism program and partnership efforts with the journalism community while also teaching social media as an adjunct professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Prior to Facebook, I was the Community Manager and Social Media Strategist at