February 15th, 2007
Determination 148: Joselyn Murphy & Tom Bruels v. Ely Echo
A complaint against the Ely Echo by two Ely school officials over a Halloween party photo was denied by the Minnesota News Council.
Other
June 20th, 1998
Determination 120: Shelton Gunartne v. Fargo Forum
This complaint was heard on written submissions only. The Fargo Forum declined to participate.
Bob Shaw and Nedra Wicks, former Council members, took part as public members in order to ensure a balance of public/media members. The proceedings took place at South Central Technical College in Faribault.
September 21st, 1995
Determination 107: Jackie Schweitz, MCCL v. KTCA Newsnight Minnesota
Schwietz complained that the station acted unethically by violating a promise to her about the nature of a piece they produced about her for which she granted an interview.
April 21st, 1994
Determination 100: Worthington Residents v. Worthington Daily Globe
This grievance concerned two issues. First, that the Globe’s story violated reasonable journalistic standards by portraying anonymous comments from fewer than 250 persons as a statistically valid survey (the paper’s circulation is 14,000). Second, that the Globe unfairly denied letter writers an opportunity to criticize the newspaper.
February 2nd, 1990
Determination 80: MACCRAY School District v. West Central Tribune
Appearing for the complainant school district were Roger Rueckert, superintendent, Gary Sims, high school principal, accompanied by board members Gerald Winkelman, David Roskens and Craig Dirksen. Appearing for the West Central Tribune was its managing editor, Forrest Peterson. Also in attendance was the publisher of the weekly Raymond News, Bill Paterson.
The issue is whether appropriate journalistic practice in this instance should expect the newspaper to print the school district’s name as it is legally registered, i.e., all letters of the name in capitals.
June 1st, 1979
Determination 38: Regina’s Candies v. Minneapolis Tribune
Regina’s Fine Candies, St. Paul, complained that a taste survey of chocolates was unscientific and unfair to Regina’s and to the U.S. chocolate industry.
August 7th, 1978
Determination 33: Prof. Ronald Jacobson v. Minneapolis Tribune
Ronald L. Jacobson, assistant professor of neurology and biometry at the University of Minnesota, complained that the newspaper used unsound methodology in presenting the results of a survey on university students’ attitudes toward abortion. He complained that the paper’s claim that the survey results were representative of the entire university student population was statistically invalid. The resulting article, he said, was therefore inaccurate and misleading.
February 10th, 1975
Determination 18: Candidates James & Laura Miles v. Minneapolis Tribune & Minneapolis Star
James G. and Laura H. Miles, independent candidates for governor and lieutenant governor of Minnesota, complained that the two newspapers provided inadequate and unfair coverage of their campaign.
January 17th, 1975
Determination 14: Minnesota Federation of Teachers vs. St. Paul Pioneer Press
The Minnesota Federation of Teachers complained that the newspaper was irresponsible and misleading when it published a facsimile edition of the paper and substituted another organization’s advertising and publicity materials for some of the newspaper’s own material.