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Covering Minnesota’s Hmong Community

Posted on 30. Nov, 2007 by jeff.achen.

Watch video from the Minnesota Pro Chapter’s Nov. 27th, 2007 Diversity Event: Covering Minnesota’s Hmong Community: The culture, the community and the challenges in covering America’s largest Hmong population.
Panelists from left to right:
Ilean Her, Executive Director – Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans
Curt Brown, Reporter – Star Tribune
Pakou Hang, Political Activist & Community Leader
Wameng Moua, Editor – Hmong Today
Lynda McDonnell (moderator), Executive Director – ThreeSixty

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Nov. 12, 2007 Meeting Minutes

Posted on 14. Nov, 2007 by scott.theisen.

Society of Professional Journalists
Minnesota Pro Chapter
Board of Directors meeting
6:30 p.m. Nov. 12, 2007

WCCO-TV offices, Minneapolis

Nov. 12, 2007 Meeting Minutes (PDF)
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Mark of Excellence Awards

Posted on 14. Nov, 2007 by scott.theisen.

Annually, the Society of Professional Journalists presents the Mark of Excellence Awards honoring the best in student journalism. [...]

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SPJ Diversity Event: Nov. 27th

Posted on 10. Nov, 2007 by sarah.bauer.

Covering Minnesota’s Hmong Community:
The culture, the community and the challenges in covering America’s largest Hmong population

What: The Twin Cities are home to the largest Hmong population in the United States, yet many Minnesotans know very little about this influential community. SPJ will convene a panel of experts including journalists and Hmong community leaders who will speak about Hmong culture, what it means to be Hmong in Minnesota and the challenges to covering the community in both the mainstream and ethnic media. After their presentation, there will be plenty of time for questions.

Where: The Hmong Cultural Center
995 University Avenue West-Suite 214
Saint Paul, MN 55104-4796

When: Tuesday, November 27th | 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.

Panelists Include:
Lynda McDonnell (moderator), Executive Director – ThreeSixty
Curt Brown, Reporter – Star Tribune
Pakou Hang, Political Activist & Community Leader
Ilean Her, Executive Director – Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans
Wameng Moua, Editor – Hmong Today

Fun food and refreshments will be available at the event. Donations are encouraged. The event is open to the public.

Event Flyer (PDF)

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SPJ Holiday Party — Friday, Dec. 7th

Posted on 10. Nov, 2007 by sarah.bauer.

The MN Pro Chapter cordially invites you to celebrate the holiday season with your SPJ colleagues.

When: Friday, December 7th | 7:00 p.m.
Where: Alyssa Ford’s Home (3445 First Avenue South | Minneapolis, MN 55408)

Please stop by for food and cocktails. Guests are welcome.

Questions: Contact Alyssa Ford (651-894-3661 or aford@midwesthomemag.com)

Holiday Party Invite (PDF)

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Frank Premack Public Affairs Journalism Award

Posted on 01. Nov, 2007 by sarah.bauer.

NEW! Now Open to ALL Journalism Formats

The Frank Premack Memorial Award competition is one of the state’s most coveted and celebrated journalism honors. Started in 1975 after the death of Frank Premack, a reporter and editor at the Minneapolis Tribune, the competition seeks entries from all Minnesota media doing public affairs journalism in their community or region.

All journalists – working in print, broadcast and online media – who exhibited outstanding public affairs journalism in 2007 are encouraged to submit entries. For complete contest information, please visit the Minnesota Journalism Center Web site today.

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