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Troopers sicced on reporter for taking photos at House committee

By Chris Steller | 03.10.09 | 9:29 am

don1_edited-1Within hours of a Monday meeting at the state Capitol at which reporters heard that proposed restrictions on media wouldn’t go into force, state troopers descended on a reporter for taking a photo of a legislator who was offering…

For third time, Sen. Coleman denies press from “press conference”

By Paul Schmelzer | 11.11.08 | 1:49 pm

This afternoon, videographer Chuck Olsen of The UpTake held a “press event” (pictured above) in response to another refusal by Sen. Norm Coleman’s campaign to allow an UpTake reporter into a public campaign event. This is the third time this fall Coleman’s campaign has barred entry to an official event without explanation.

Media Monitor: Of flags, sex and ballast water

By Paul Schmelzer | 05.14.08 | 1:34 pm

A day late on inconsequential news: When MinMon’s Tom Elko blogged about Tim Pawlenty’s joke on WCCO about not gettin’ any, it took off: Wonkette linked us up and off it went: it…