| Complaint |
Hearing
#
Year |
Decision |
Media |
Description |
| Publisher
manipulated letters |
#23
1976
|
Upheld |
Stillwater
Evening Gazette |
Publisher
manipulated letters-to-the-editor policy in order to oppose a
candidacy |
| Editorial
bias in news placement |
#24
1977
|
Not
Upheld |
Brainerd
Daily Dispatch |
Editorial
bias determined placement of news articles (anti-fluoridation);
publishing overabundance of anti-fluoride letters |
| Failure
to mention paper's financial interest |
#26
1977
|
Not
Upheld |
Minneapolis
Tribune |
Failure
to mention paper's financial stake in outcome of controversy (proposed
litter tax) |
| Publisher
involvement in issue covered |
#36/37
1979
|
Not
Upheld* |
Minneapolis
Star & Tribune |
Minnesotans
Against the Downtown Dome complain that newspapers' treatment
of issue revealed bias caused by publisher conflict of interests |
| Failure
to cover because of publisher opposition |
#48
1983
|
Not
Upheld* |
Stillwater
Evening Gazette |
Nuclear
freeze movement contends that paper did not publish news of a
march because publisher told them he did not believe in the movement |
| Columnist
conflict of interests |
#52
1984
|
Not
Upheld* |
Star
Tribune |
An
error in a report on a lawsuit by Spectrum (subscription TV) appeared
in a popular sports column; columnist is employed by a competitor
of Spectrum |
