| Complaint |
Hearing
#
Year |
Decision |
Media |
Description |
| Incorrect
use of quotation marks |
#5
1973
|
Upheld |
Worthington
Daily Globe |
Editorial
use of quotation marks for hypothetical statement summing up editor's
judgment of a legislative vote was misleading |
| Misrepresentation |
#10
1974
|
Not
Upheld |
Minneapolis
Star |
Editorial
misrepresented county commissioner when it reported what he "thinks"
by quoting a resolution supported by him |
| Inadequate
correction of editorial |
#16
1975
|
Not
Upheld |
Minneapolis
Tribune |
Errors
in editorial not sufficiently corrected by publishing letter-to-editor
with editor's note admitting error |
| Inaccurate
editorial, impugning reputation |
#17
1975
|
U/N |
Ely
Miner |
Two
papers disputing "official" status, charging each other
with poor journalistic practice |
| Misrepresentation,
reputation |
#21
1976
|
Not
Upheld |
Apple
Valley Free Press |
Editorial
analyzing a political candidates interview given for a news story
maligned his character and misrepresented interview |
| Inadequately
supported, inaccurate |
#34
1979
|
Upheld |
Whittier
Globe |
Editorial
did not support damaging and inaccurate statements with evidence |
| One-sided,
incomplete, biased |
#46
1982
|
Not
Upheld |
West
St. Paul Voice |
Alderman
complains that editorial is one-sided, incomplete and biased |
| Unfair
editorial about campaign practices |
#59
1985
|
Upheld |
St.
Peter Herald |
Paper
unfairly charged candidate with "dirty tricks," then
would not meet with complainant to discuss his complaint |
| Publishing
false information |
#63
1986
|
Upheld |
Moorhead
University Advocate |
Editorial
charged complainant with secretly taping phone conversations,
among other things, based on evidence from fictitious person |
| Factual
errors |
#76
1988
|
Not
Upheld |
Mankato
Free Press |
Editorial
regarding city administrator's job authority inaccurate and unbalanced |
| Retaliatory
name-calling by columnist |
#78
1989
|
Upheld |
Minneapolis
Spokesman |
Police
officer finds column one-sided and inaccurate and objects to being
called "Chief Bouza's boy;" when officer brought complaint
to columnist, columnist then wrote editorial characterizing him
as threatening |
| Fairness
of an editorial cartoon |
#87
1990
|
Not
Upheld |
Snoose
News |
"Defamatory"
cartoon published anonymously on opinion page |
| Editorial
impugning integrity of individual |
#88
1991
|
Not
Upheld* |
St.
Cloud Times |
Editorial
questions athletic director's motives in notifying rival college's
athletic director of potential violation of NCAA rule by a student
athlete |
| Arbitrary
rejection of two commentaries |
#109
1996
|
Not
Upheld* |
St.
Paul Pioneer Press |
Paper
invited Catholic Defense League to state their position on OUT
FOR EQUITY program, a gay/lesbian support program being considered
for introduction into the public schools, in a commentary piece.
The paper then Not Upheld two submitted commentaries, one because
the author lived outside St. Paul, one because the paper disputed
some of its facts. |
| Inaccurate
opinion, based opinion on rumor without checking facts |
#110
1996
|
Upheld |
WJON
Radio, St. Cloud |
Editorial
asserted that a school board member was involved in library censorship
but relied on opinion of opponent on school board and on assertions
in an anonymous letter rather than attempting to ascertain the
facts himself. |
| Unfair
characterization |
#113
1997
|
Upheld |
Mankato
Free Press |
School
board member says paper's editorial unfairly characterized a school
board vote as "secretive." |
| Unfair
characterization |
#118
1998
|
Upheld |
Star
Tribune |
Two
professors of climatology say paper's editorial unfairly characterized
their scientific reputations in an editorial. |
| Editorial
was incomplete and complainant Not Upheld access to opinion page |
#120
1998
|
Not
Upheld
Not
Upheld
|
Fargo
Forum
|
Editorial
(and news story) about a poll did not give enough information
for readers to judge its validity
Opinion
writer Not Upheld access to Opinion Page without being given
a reason for denial
|
| Editorial
was inaccurate, unfair and sexist |
122
1999
|
Upheld |
Morris
Sun/ Tribune |
Editorial
was inaccurate, misleading, sexist and implied candidate lied;
didn't get her side of the story |
| Columnist
was unfair by not talking to both parties |
123
1999
|
Not
Upheld |
St.
Cloud Times |
Athletic
Director complained that his integrity was inpugned by inaccurate
column and that columnist was unfair in not giving him chance
to respond |
| Unfair
endorsement process |
124
1999
|
Not
Upheld |
Eden
Prairie News |
Didn't
interview candidate as part of endorsement process |
| Unfair characterization |
127
2000 |
Upheld |
Roseau Times-Region |
Column based on news story that was incomplete |
| Misrepresentation |
152
2008
|
U, N |
Woodbury Bulletin |
A councilman complained that an editorial on his behavior at a city meeting was inaccurate |
