Society of Professional Journalists
Minnesota Pro Chapter
Board of Directors meeting
March 19, 2008
WCCO-TV offices, Minneapolis
March 19, 2008 Minutes (PDF)
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COGI-tations: A program of the Minnesota Coalition on Government Information
James Nobles
Legislative Auditor, State of Minnesota
“Bringing Light to How Government Works”
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
5:00 p.m.
TIES Administrative Building
1667 Larpenteur (SW corner of Snelling & Larpenteur)
St. Paul
Free and open to the public
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Watch video of the Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists and Minnesota Public Radio forum on online journalism ethics Feb. 25, 2008. Host Bob Collins and lead panelist Dan Gillmor, along with guest panelists, discussed what is possible and what is at stake. Guests included:
Chuck Olsen, MNstories.com/theUpTake.org
Michael Caputo, MPR - Public Insight Journalism
Jane Kirtley, Silha Center for the Study of Media Ethics & Law (University of MN)
Steve Perry, Minnesota Monitor
Dave Pyle, AP
Terry Sauer, Star Tribune
Wendy Wyatt, University of St. Thomas
Scott Libin, WCCO-TV
What: Freedom of Information Day Celebration
Presentation of the John R. Finnegan Freedom of Information Award
Silha Center’s Jane Kirtley Envisions “The Light at the End of the Tunnel”
When: Friday, March 14, 2008 | 12:00 p.m.
Where: Minneapolis Central Library
The people’s right to know assumes a vast network of agencies and individuals committed to affirmation of that right. Recipients of the 2008 John R. Finnegan Freedom of Information Award reflect the many facets of information access. The Minnesota Coalition on Government Information (MnCOGI) will present this year’s awards as a highlight of Freedom of Information and the kickoff of Sunshine Week 2008.
By any measure, the collapse of the 35W Bridge is the story of 2007 - covered by every news medium from every journalistic angle. Recipients of the FOI Award include several investigative journalists including Associated Press staffers Martiga Lohn and Brian Bakst and Star Tribune reporters Dan Browning, Kevin Diaz, Patrick Doyle, Mike Kaszuba and Paul McEnroe. All of these journalists have enhanced public understanding of the tragedy through their explicit use of the Freedom of Information Act and the Minnesota Data Practices Act to gain access to public information.
The Coalition will also confer two Honorable Mention Awards. An Honorable Mention Award will be given to Susan Albright, former Editorial Page Editor at the Star Tribune. Albright, now with MinnPost, is recognized for her articulate appreciation of the dependence of a free press on access to government information and for her consistent editorial support of the principles of open government.