Hennepin County Commissioner Randy Johnson complained about two reports the station had broadcast regarding a breakfast meeting of the county board that was “shrouded in secrecy.” He contended that the reports were inaccurate, unfair, created a false impression of secrecy, hinted at illegality, and that he was not given an adequate chance to respond.
The Coalition for a Progressive DFL complained that the newspaper failed to find substantial evidence for the claims it made in an article about the Coalition’s fundraising efforts. The Coalition also claimed that a follow-up article inadequately clarified misconceptions created by the first and that the follow-up did not receive comparable treatment to the first.
The Minnesota Department of Public Welfare (DPW) complained that four news reports were inaccurate, incomplete, misleading and sensationalized accounts of a proposed DPW rule designed to control the uses of aversive and deprivation therapies in DPW-licensed facilities.