Local News: KQRS response after offensive comments
Pioneer Press: In post-Imus era, KQRS-FM quick to apologize after morning show host Tom Barnard, sidekick insult American Indians
StarTribune: Latest static over remarks at KQ a clear sign of times
KQRS morning radio host Tom Barnard and "sidekick" Terri Traen made off color comments about the Red Lake Indian Reservation in Sept.
Simple story, however I think the coverage is rather interesting. First off, because we discussed ethics this week, the Pioneer Press made an interesting (and ethically sound) judgement to include the note "(Pioneer Press sports columnist Bob Sansevere, a regular on the morning show, was in the studio at the time but wasn't part of that conversation.)" Omission of this comment would've presented the appearance of a conflict of interest potentially.
Secondly, timing of the articles is interesting. The comments made were in Sept., and the Pioneer Press article posted this story on Nov. 2. It appears as though the StarTribune followed suit on Nov.3 and re-reported the story.
Neither is strictly a straight news story, but have similar angles, speaking about FCC censorship and hypersensitivity in the media.