The Minnesota News Council Thursday issued a decision narrowly supporting the use of anonymous sources in an August report on DFL finances posted by the on-line publication MinnPost.com.

In a hearing on a complaint filed by DFL Chair Brian Melendez against MinnPost, the Council also ruled 12-to-1 that before MinnPost published its original story, reporter Doug Grow gave the DFL an adequate opportunity to respond to the accusations made, but again split 8-to-5 in favor of MinnPost on the question of whether the publication responded appropriately to the issues raised in the DFL Party’s complaint. More »

The National Press Club will host a discussion on the state of journalism in an era of media transition from a print, broadcast, online and academic perspective on Monday, November 17 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m in Coffman Union Theater. National Press Club treasurer, Bloomberg News reporter and SJMC M.A. alum Alan Bjerga will moderate the discussion as panelists present their own opinions and engage in a lively exchange of ideas.

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Earlier this year, the Twin Cities media confronted the issue of whether or not to name a suspect before charges had been filed. With reports of the arrest of a 22-year-old man for a fatal shooting in March, local news outlets debated whether to release the suspect’s name before he had been officially charged with a crime.

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