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BAUER v. GANNETT CO., INC. (KARE 11)

No. C9-96-1694.

557 N.W.2d 608 (1997)

Robert BAUER, Respondent, v. GANNETT CO., INC. (KARE 11), et al., Appellants, Margaret Bichsel, et al., Defendants.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

January 14, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dorothy J. Buhr, Sisam & Associates, P.A., Minneapolis, for Respondent.

Thomas Tinkham, Edward B. Magarian, Leslie J. Anderson, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Minneapolis, for Appellants.

John P. Borger, Eric E. Jorstad, Faegre & Benson LLP, Minneapolis, for amici curiae.

Considered and decided by LANSING, P.J., TOUSSAINT, C.J., and HUSPENI, J.

OPINION

LANSING, Judge.

A reporter and media organization, defendants in a defamation action brought by a public official, appeal from a discovery order requiring them to disclose the identities of confidential sources interviewed for an investigative report. Because we conclude that the district court did not address all of the factors relevant to a disclosure order, we reverse and remand.

FACTS

KARE 11 aired an investigative report on...

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