PUBLIC HEARINGS __________________________ Our next hearing will be held Thursday, June 19, 2008. Stay tuned for further details. ___________________________ Minnesota News Council hearings are open to the public. To ensure that we have copies of information available for you, let us know ahead of time that you'll be coming. Please call us at (612) 341-9357 or send an email to info (at) news-council (dot) org.

 

News Council FORUMS _____________________ We are currently in the process of planning a public forum on how the media covers health issues. _____________________ Click here for information on past forums or contact us at (612) 341-9357 or info at news-council dot org for more information.

 

EVENTS OF INTEREST ______________ Online Citizen Journalism Summer Gathering . We are working with the Media Giraffe Project, Journalism that Matters collaborative, Minnesota Journalism Center, Blandin Foundation, and Park Foundation to present A PASSION FOR PLACE New Pampleteers/New Reporters: Convening Entrepreneurs Who Combine Journalism, Democracy, Place, & Blogs Wed.-Fri. June 4-6, 2008, Minnesota Journalism Center @ Univ. of Minnesota ____________ Know of an event that would interest consumers or producers of news? Contact us with the information and we'll post it here.

 

LOOK FURTHER You can read all the News Council's past hearing determinations here. Many of our hearings have been the setting for in-depth and illuminating conversation on issues of journalistic standards and ethics. Most topics have come up at one time or another.