Guild Fights UMN’s Investigation of Source

Guild member Jennifer Bjorhus delivers the petition to a university official.

When the Minnesota Newspaper and Communications Guild learned in May that the University of Minnesota was investigating the source of leaks about a sexual harassment complaint against an employee, members stepped up. They collected signatures from more than 300 journalists on a petition protesting the Board of Regent’s action, generating coverage in the Star Tribune, KSTP-TV, and on Minnesota Public Radio.