The St. Paul Pioneer Press suspended investigative reporters Chuck Laszewski and Rick Linsk for three days each after they attended the Oct. 5 "Vote for Change" political fund-raising concert by Bruce Springsteen, R.E.M. and other artists at Xcel Energy Center. The Newspaper Guild is contesting the unpaid suspensions. Pioneer Press editor Vicki Gowler wrote in a Sept. 27 memo to staff that the paper's ethics policy bars them from activities that would conflict with their employment, including "concerts that are held as political fundraisers." Several other newspapers had issued similar warnings to reporters.
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