The Minnesota News Council voted 15-0 to uphold a complaint that a Woodbury Bulletin editorial was factually inaccurate in its portrayal of an Afton City Councilman’s conduct at a city council meeting. The News Council denied a second complaint, that the paper had a responsibility to check the accuracy of a similar letter to the editor. The vote was 9-4, with two abstentions.

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Volume 2: Issue 1

Inside this issue:

I. Welcome from Executive Director Sarah Bauer
II. Hearing: “News Council Hears Complaint by Afton City Councilman Against the Woodbury Bulletin”
III. Complaints: “2007 Complaints Recap”
IV. From the Development Office: Sponsors C.H. Robinson Worldwide and Huckle Publishing

Read the entire issue here:
Newsworthy Online | January 2008 (PDF)