mark anfinson

Five Minnesota television stations are asking to see all the uncounted absentee ballots in the Norm Coleman-Al Franken contest for U.S. Senate. Four do news, while the fifth shows re-runs (with a new news show weeks off); all are owned by Coleman backer Stanley Hubbard. 

Should journalists who do their reporting online have the same access at the State Capitol that broadcast and print media enjoy? It’s an intriguing issue for people interested in media and government. “It is a beaut,” says Minneapolis media attorney Mark Anfinson.