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Trouble
at Times can be helpful in the long run
Published in the Star Tribune. The News Council's director,
Gary Gilson, says the recent agonies and self-appraisals in
journalism provide a solid platform for more assertiveness in
the public, more openness in the press and more understanding
between them.
A
barbed question. The answer may surprise you.
Minnesota News Council director, Gary Gilson explains why he
doesn’t think news councils are necessary, but one way
to engender the respect of readers. Winter 2004
Two Perspectives: Reporting
with Attitude
Former Star Tribune editor, Tim McGuire on the need to report
with authority, not attitude. Journalism teacher, Bruce Benidt
on the press’s foolhardy devotion to objectivity. Winter
2004
The Bias Debates: Examining the
footholds of bias from individuals to institutions
By Christine Tomlinson, Minnesota News Council. Amidst public
claims of blanket bias, the media consider the best way to balance
investigative vigor with fairness. Winter 2004
Say it Isn’t So: Bias
claims threaten press relevance
By Michael Parta, former editor/publisher, New York Mills Herald.
How generalized claims of bias thwart the press. Winter 2004
Accountability Award
The News Council recognized two newspapers for their openness.
The editors wrote about their experiences. Al Edenloff, editor
of The Echo Presss relates the challenges of a community newspaper.
Joel Patenaude, editor of the Mille Lacs Messenger, on doing
journalism in a fiercely political community. Winter 2003
Juggling hats in the Community
Press
B y Deanna Miller, editor/publisher, Queue Press. How to keep
up standards with a staff of few. Winter 2003
Did media miss the big story
of women’s sports at the U of M?
B y Gary Gilson. The News Council’s forum on coverage of
women’s sports at the University of Minnesota prompts a
frank discussion about lapses in coverage and the power of the
scoop. Winter 2003
Owning the News
By Christine Tomlinson, Minnesota News Council. The reality
of media consolidation and the FCCs efforts to exacerbate the
problem. Winter 2003
Media Reveille: Crisis Reporting
after September 11
By Gary Gilson, director, Minnesota News Council. Winter 2002
Then & Now: The Evolution
of War Reporting: Vietnam & 2001
By Gary Gilson, Minnesota News Council. Fall 2001
The Trouble with Stats
The challenge or reporting on statistics and surveys, by Leslie
MacKenzie, Minnesota News Council. Winter 1999
Can you take a joke?
By Gary Gilson, Minnesota News Council. Complaints based on
attempts at humor. Summer 1999
Diversifying the Newsroom
The realities of trying to diversify the newsroom from the perspective
of four Minnesotans, from newspapers and from the community.
Summer 1998
Hidden cameras, hidden agendas
By Gary Gilson, director, Minnesota News Council. Prominent
cases highlight the need for caution. Spring 1997
A Delicate Balance: Covering
family tragedy
An editor’s experiences covering family tragedy in a community
newspaper. By Reed Anfinson, editor, Swift County Monitor-News.
Spring 1997
Northwest v. WCCO-TV Case
a Wake-up Call for TV News
An interview with anchor Don Shelby following a hearing upholding
Northwest Airlines complaint. Spring 1997
Behind Editorial Endorsements
By Pia Lopez, editorial director, Duluth News Tribune. Exploring
ways to shine a public light on the endorsement process at newspapers.
Fall 1997
Does maintaining credibility
have to mean disconnecting from community?
By Peter Weitzel, retired Miami Herald editor. On the value
of listening, trust-building and relationships. The Twin Cities
Project on Media and the Public held a series of forums in November
1997, encouraging citizens to assess the performance of local
news outlets. Fall 1997
Point/Counter Point: Do journalists
need oversight?
Attorney Kenneth Anderson and reporter Linda Owen on journalists
refereeing themselves. Spring 1995
Code Violations: How ethics
codes run afoul of First Amendment
By Laurie A. Zenner, attorney, Hannah & Zenner. Spring 1995
Everybody Needs to Know the
Rules of the Game
By Mark Zieman, managing editor, Kansas City Star. On the importance
of making news policy public information. Spring 1995
Journalism Ethics: Right name.
Wrong game?
Star Tribune columnist Jeremy Iggers on journalistic ethics,
Janet Cooke and the conflict and ambiguity of an ethics code.
Spring 1995
A Change of Mind about the
Value of a National News Council
By Mike Wallace (excerpted from remarks at Goldsmith Award presentation
at Harvard, Fall 1995
The value of a court of public
opinion in journalistic decision-making
Points of view from Kenneth Goodpaster, professor of business
ethics. Fall 1995
Sharks with a Conscience
By David Carr, editor, Twin Cities Reader. The journalist’s
perspective on juggling ethics and journalistic objectives.
1995
Calculating the Oops Factor
News organizations and their take on corrections policies, MNC.
Summer 1993
Minnesota Daily loses a powerful
friend with Salisbury’s death
Attorney Marshall Tanick on Harrison Salisbury’s support
of the Daily during a crisis of free speech more than 50 years
after his time there as a reporter. Summer 1993
SCENARIOS IN REPORTING
A sensitive story
The kidnapping and murder of a Minnesota teen raises questions
of what is appropriate and what is needed in reporting on tragic
stories involving children. Spring 1994
• How local editor’s decided
how to handle a sensitive case of a child kidnapping and murder
• Grant Hussey’s family
comments on the story’s coverage
Truth telling v. minimizing
harm
By Gary Gilson, Minnesota News Council. A News Council case
confronts questions about traditional journalistic ethics and
the broader sense of fairness in the community at large. Spring
1994
Abuse survivor stands up
By Gary Gilson, Minnesota News Council. A newspaper’s identification
of a teenage incest survivor brings her to a public hearing
in front of the News Council. Spring 1994
Setting the record straight
A newspaper responds to a reader’s complaints about how
she was treated. With the help of the News Council, the woman’s
complaint prompts a follow-up article demonstrating one newspaper’s
commitment to accountability. By Gary Gilson. Spring 1995
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