Society of Professional Journalists
Minnesota Pro Chapter
Board of Directors meeting
June 18, 2008
Sweeney’s, St. Paul
June 18, 2008 Meeting Minutes (PDF)
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Two Citizens Win Freedom of Information Award from State’s Largest Journalism Group
Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists presents its Peter S. Popovich Award to two women working to keep public information available to all citizens
NOTE: All 2008 Page One Award Winners are listed below.
Reporters and First Amendment lawyers aren’t the only ones who fight for freedom of information. With that in mind, the Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists this year honored two non-journalists for their roles in keeping information public and available to all citizens.
Mary Flister, who has been recording Maplewood city meetings and making them available to the community, despite rebukes from to stop, and Robbie LaFleur, director of the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library, who has been an unyielding advocate of information accessibility for the general public, both received the Peter S. Popovich Award. The award is given each year by the by MNSPJ to “the person or organization that exemplifies the fight for First Amendment Rights.”
The awards were presented Thursday evening at the SPJ’s annual Page One award banquet in St. Paul. The Minnesota chapter presented awards in more than 80 categories to the state’s top print, broadcast and online journalists for their work in 2007, including coverage of the I-35W bridge collapse. In a nod to the growing number of local news web sites, organizers expanded the number of online categories, including blogging and web-design awards.
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The 2008 Page One Awards Banquet will be held Thursday, June 12, and will honor the best in Minnesota journalism from 2007. The Minnesota Pro Chapter will also present the 2008 Peter S. Popovich Award as well as its 2008 student scholarship awards. The event will feature guest speaker Byron Pitts, a CBS News National Correspondent who recently was embedded with troops covering the Iraq war and served as CBS’ primary correspondent at Ground Zero following 9/11.
You are cordially invited to join us in celebrating our award winners.
When: Thursday, June 12, 2008
Reception begins at 6:00 p.m.
Dinner served at 7:00 p.m.
Where: Town & Country Club
300 Mississippi River Blvd. N.
St. Paul, MN 55104
Society of Professional Journalists
Minnesota Pro Chapter
Board of Directors meeting
May 13, 2008
Minnesota Public Radio offices, St. Paul
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Are you passionate about journalism and want to advance the cause? Then consider a seat on the board of the Minnesota Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. Through Monday, May 12 we are accepting nominations for a position on the board during our 2008-2009 fiscal year. The general board meets once a month and committees meet more frequently.
To nominate someone or if you have any questions, please contact Nicole Garrison-Sprenger at ngarrisonsprenger@pioneerpress.com.