I know, I know — another Robyne Robinson piece? But it's not really about her, except tangentially, so please don't click away just yet.

In a Thursday post, I hat-tipped Stribber Neal Justin for his take on the political-media situation. But Neal also included this:

And while we're on the subject of crossing the line: I'm concerned about the relationship between Robyne and her publicist Kate Iverson. Robyne has openly praised L'Etoile magazine, which just happens to be run by Iverson. A few months ago, there was a story in City Pages about Robyne designing jewelry for Beyonce written by, yep, Iverson. The story desperately needed fact checking (insiders say it was greatly exaggerated) and an acknowledgement of their personal relationship. Neither happened.

I talked to City Pages web editor Jen Boyles about this; Iverson's item appeared in City Pages' Dressing Room blog shortly after its spring launch. Boyles immediately accepted responsibility.

"Quite obviously, looking back, it would have been better if I'd made a different choice," the web editor says candidly. "This is not a publication that allows publicists to blog about their clients."

Boyles says Iverson, who is L'Etoile's editor-in-chief, mentioned having an affiliation with the jewelry line when pitching the Beyonce story, but did not disclose that she was Robinson's spokesperson or overall publicist. Though some scenesters have told me Iverson's role as Robinson's press person is well known, Boyles insists she only learned of the affiliation when the Robinson-as-candidate rumors broke.

"I was unclear what it was," Boyles says of the Iverson-Robinson connection. "It was an oversight on both our parts. ... Everyone is so interconnected in the fashion scene here in Minneapolis that an informational post about her line didn’t seem to be an issue, especially when I was trying to launch the blog with as much content as possible."

Incestuous scene, boldfaced names, page-view lust: it's an all-too-common cautionary tale these days, especially in the corner of journalism where pushing product seems the most important principle. Although she screwed up, I found Boyles reflective and open to criticism when we talked, so I'm hopeful things will tighten up.

Boyles — who is not the only one praising Iverson's contribution to the arts and fashion community — says the L'Etoile editor will remain a Dressing Room contributor ... with a prohibition on blogging about clients: "Going forward, we're going to pay particularly close attention to that. People might not believe this, but we're concerned about media ethics."

Given Justin's allegation that the Beyonce-Robinson connection was over-hyped, I asked Boyles if a correction to the March 29 item was warranted. She noted Justin didn't really provide any evidence to back up his statement, and that's what would be necessary.

(I didn't mention this during our interview, but Boyles should at least amend the Beyonce item to note Iverson's Robinson relationship.)

Unfortunately for CP, there was one other less-than-full disclosure: Amid the fusillade of Robinson posts — 14 this week, by my count, some great and some awful — editor Kevin Hoffman and reporter Andy Mannix both wrote about Iverson's lieutenant-governor involvement without mentioning she was a City Pages contributor.

"I'm sure Kevin looks at [Iverson] as my contributor," Boyles explains. "There was a slip there, but I'm sure it didn't occur to him."