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 »

UPDATE: The November 20th hearing has been canceled. Please stay tuned for more upcoming events.

Join us for our next ethical exercise with a panel of journalists and members of the public on November 20. All public hearings are free and open to the public, and held over the Thursday lunch hour.

More information and location TBA.