For those of you unfamiliar with Toledo Ohio, our Mayor, Carty Finkbinder, can tend to be … well… let’s just say “very sensitive”. Due to some recent unfavorable reporting from the local news radio station, Mr. Finkbinder physically barred Kevin Milliken, a reporter for 1370 WSPD, from attending what was otherwise an public press conference. In a second instance, Mr. Finkbinder immediately ended the conference upon sight of Kevin. To read more about this story follow the following links…
http://www.toledofreepress.com
This has turned into a rather heated debate involving the first amendment rights of the press. WSPD took the case to court and have gotten a preliminary injunction against Mr. Finkbinder — forcing him to allow WSPD reporters into press conferences.
More posts as I get more information