June 15th, 1990
Determination 83: Lifespring, Inc. v. KARE-TV
Charles Ingrasci, Director of Corporate Affairs for Lifespring, and Janna Krammer, director of its Twin Cities program, appeared for the complainant. Janet Mason, News Director, accompanied by Bernie Grace, reporter, and Thomas Tinkham, attorney, appeared for KARE-TV. The complaint centers around issues of accuracy and fairness, of deceptive newsgathering, and of sensationalism in the television series reporting on complainant’s program. More »
June 15th, 1990
Determination 82: DEFFBAM (Ferret Fanciers) v. WCCO-TV
The complaint is that Channel 4 inaccurately, and hence unfairly, characterized the domestic ferret as a wild animal, essentially untamable and dangerous. Appearing on behalf of the complainant were its president, Joel Johnson, and its strategic coordinator, Randy Sellers. Channel 4 declined to attend.