Journalists from across the state were honored Thursday evening at the 2017 Minnesota SPJ Page One Awards. Laura Yuen, a reporter for MPR News, took home Journalist of the Year honors while Andy Mannix, a reporter for the Star Tribune, was named…
Martiga Lohn, a former newswoman for the Associated Press who works for the state Department of Human Services, wrote the following for SPJ’s ongoing Tell us Your Story series, a salute to former journalists who have moved on to new…
In two photo spreads over the Memorial Day weekend, Colleen Harrison of the Albert Lea Tribune chronicled the return of the remains of Glaydon Iverson, a sailor from Minnesota who was killed more than 75 years ago in the attack…
As a plan to prevent cities from raising the minimum wage has worked its way through the Legislature — with a Senate vote planned this week — the Southwest Journal in Minneapolis has covered the issue from several perspectives. …
Who defines which news is “fake”? How do ethical principles help the media detect and combat fake news? Can democracy survive fake news? These questions and others will be addressed at the 2017 Silha Center Spring Forum on April…
Hannah Allam, a veteran journalist who covers U.S. Muslim life for BuzzFeed News, will be the keynote speaker at this year’s Page One Banquet, set for June 15 at the Town & Country Club in St. Paul. Allam previously reported…
The Minnesota pro chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists salutes former journalists who have moved on to new adventures. In this ongoing series, we invite newsies to reflect on their time in the news business. Our latest entry is from Sara…
The following is the Minnesota SPJ pro chapter’s statement on H.F. 1185, a bill related to the definition and retention of public correspondence: The Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists strongly supports H.F. 1185, a bill introduced at the Legislature that calls…
Kristine Goodrich of the Mankato Free Press recently wrote about the recovery of a Truman boy who was told he would be paralyzed after being shot with an archery arrow. The second-grader, Curtis Bressler, is now jumping and climbing stairs,…
The Minnesota pro chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists salutes former journalists who have moved on to new adventures. In this ongoing series, we invite newsies to reflect on their time in the news business. Our latest entry is from retired…
