November 2000 minutes

Society of Professional Journalists Minnesota Professional Chapter

Board of Directors Meeting

Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2000 Read the rest of this entry »

October 4, 2000 Meeting Minutes

Members Present
Judy Borger, president; Mike Knaak, treasurer; Gary Hill, past president; Kathleen Hansen, secretary; board members Dave Aeikens, Jane Kirtley, Rick Kupchella, Jeff Kummer, Craig Lincoln, Jim Walsh; guests Joe Corbett and Amy Becker .

Thanks to Judy Borger for hosting the meeting and providing sandwiches. Read the rest of this entry »

March 2000 Region 6 Report

REGIONAL CONFERENCE A MONTH AWAY
Our regional conference is looking great. We have 64 speakers and panelists spread out over two days - April 14 and 15. The St. Paul Pioneer Press Mark of Excellence Awards Luncheon and Star Tribune Journalism Festival 2000 Reception are Friday. Read the rest of this entry »

February 2000 Region 6 Report

REGIONAL
The Regional conference is taking shape. We have a full slate of panels and speakers April 14-15 at the Sheraton Minneapolis Metrodome. The conference is called “Journalism Festival 2000,” and we are jointly hosting it with the National Press Photographers Association and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the group that awards the Emmy,s that recently started a Minnesota Chapter. In addition, the conference features the SPJ Taishoff Seminar. We have lined up some very nice broadcast panels for the Taishoff Seminar. Investigative Reporters and Editors, which had agreed to run a computer-assisted reporting seminar as part of the conference, dropped out last week. Read the rest of this entry »

January 2000 Region 6 Report

STAFF VISIT
Region 6 Director Dave Aeikens and Minnesota Chapter President Gary Hill met January 12 with national SPJ staff members Tammi Hughes and Liz Ellis at KSTP-TV in St. Paul. Read the rest of this entry »