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`-..,f l Cep"..: s '°° t" p. ... ~~ d:~ ~ ~.~, ~ ~ ~ Tl~e InneSOta I`~Te~.~%S ~~~°~'. ~°~ .~~ hE'p Councl~. IS d3.IrI Indep~;llClel°It, nonprofit ~-oE.tnCll 4taff C~k.n aI'ISwer gI_Iestlol~s aboE.It II~ed1a fair Hess II7 orgal~l~Itlon ~~ghose general ~.~~~ about. ho~.r the Dews medlcl operate. ~~'e can In1SSi®d"I 1S to pI'C9I1'IOte help yoLl conS,Ider possible resolutions tort pl'oblerra you f~~Ir, ~fZgo~°ous and. t~°uste~ r~Iay ha~,je ~.~T~ti~ a stogy y or news orga.n~zat~on. ~ournahslTl b~f pro~jldll~g ~rhether y®u`ve already colltcicteC~ the ne~~S ®I'gc311lzatlC?II a fo1"ulTl W~"I6:1'C`: t~3e tTleCila ~~rectl~.~', or ~.rt"~L!'~re CoI~I1e to the ~~',WS ~ollI1C11 f21'St, the clnd the publlC t®~;ethei' ITIIt1al Step ITI I'eSO~~'lna` your cc~~nplaint ~s fo:i- yot~ to let t.I1e Can exa.I-rune Standards of Inedla l~norv that you ha~Je ~3. e:on-Iplalnt ~whethel' that's by fa11•nesS. phone, I~1elll oI° e-I71all). ®Ur pl"1I"TIclry Set"VICeS ~~ yoti don`t know the name of the responsible party at the include assistance with, Dews outlet, E~ye'll be happy to get that infotmat.ion for you. and public heal.°ings ®n, al;e a good-faith effol~: t® resol~~e the dispute ~.~vith the coixiplaints file public ne`us outlet and peep us infoi°med of your progress. has e113©i..It file IIeWS. ~IlIS brC)CI2u1e contains If you decide to file a foI•mal complaint with the Dews , the Council`s complaint Council, you ll. find th.e fo1'ms you need. Inside this fo1'rns and information brochure: the complaint io1-r~n 11sts various problems you about the complaint- may have with the stol-yj (01• stoi-Ies) In question, and the wai~Fer-of-claims for ITI signifies you are choosing the Dews handling process, as well Council healing process as an alternative to a lawsuit. `T`he as a description of a waiver applies only to the story (or stories) in question. Neuvs Council hearing. 1~ more detailed Z~hen you return the completed fo1-Ins to the Council procedures manual is office, we'll open a formal corriplaint file. ~'he rest of this also available upon brochul-e describes that process. request. ~~ ~h~t~l~ ~ u~~ the ~~vs Council in~t~~~ of ~in~ to co~.~°t? l . ~'h.e I~7et~rs Council p1'ocess is free. 2. °I?he i~Ie~vs Council handles questions of fail-I~ess. I/ool~ over the possible violations on the complaint form; many of these are not actionable in court, but they`re significant to joua-nalists and to mei~Ibers of the public v4Tho feel they'tte been wronged. 3. Mews Council outcol~nes get publicized. If your case goes to a hearil~g, it will be 1•eported: a press release goes to every news outlet in the state and is carried on the wire ser~~ice. And we report the results in our publications and on our web site. ~. I~al-ticipation in the i~Tews Council process can lead to Ieal-ning and change, in a less adversai~.al ~-nanner than through a lawsuit. 7_