Thursday, December 8, 2011
6:30 – 10:00 p.m.
Nye’s Polonaise Room
112 East Hennepin Ave.
Minneapolis, MN
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Connect at November Member Month Events
Sign up today to attend our Nov. 22 and Nov. 29 events! Innovative Mapping Strategies and Series Eats are part of MNSPJ’s November Member Month events. Anyone who joins Minnesota SPJ or renews their SPJ membership in the month of November will receive special rewards, including free books from local authors, complimentary magazine subscriptions, and more.
MN SPJ ANNUAL MEETING JUNE 28
What: MN SPJ’s 2011 Annual Meeting
Where: Brit’s Pub, Minneapolis
When: Tuesday, June 28th at 7:00 p.m.
Please join MN SPJ as the election committee counts ballots for the election of 2011-2012 officers and directors. Chapter members present will also be asked to vote on changes to the bylaws, to go into effect on July 1, 2011. New officers and directors will be announced at this meeting, and we will welcome incoming President Alyssa Ford into office.
If you have any business to add to the agenda, please contact Chapter President, Sarah Bauer by phone (612-278-0250) or email (sarah.e.bauer(at)gmail(dot)com). You may also send any questions to MN SPJ (minnesota.spj@gmail.com).
Twin Cities photographer, FOI champion are among the top honorees at 2011 Page One Awards from Minnesota SPJ
For Immediate Release
June 8,2011
St. Paul Pioneer Press photographer Ben Garvin’s arresting photos of a shelter for down-and-out alcoholics helped propel him to be honored as the Journalist of the Year by the Minnesota Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. The honor is among the new Page One Awards this year. Other top honors go to Pioneer Press reporters for the Story of the Year, the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal’s John Vomhof, Jr. for Young Journalist of the Year, and City Pages‘ Nick Pinto for Best Use of Public Records. The chapter bestowed more than 170 awards overall, recognizing the best in Minnesota journalism during 2010.
Minnesota SPJ also honored long-time First Amendment and public access champion Jane Kirtley with the 2011 Peter S. Popovich Award for Freedom of Information. Kirtley is director of the Silha Center for the Study of Media Ethics and Law. She is an outspoken advocate for the public’s right to access government to hold elected and administrative officials accountable. She pushes for openness and transparency in the United States and abroad. She recently returned from Azerbaijan where she advocated for American First Amendment-style reforms for the struggling government.
“There isn’t one single event or action that we as a board could point to in nominating Jane for this award, but rather her impressive body of work, throughout her career, is worthy of notice,” said Minnesota SPJ President Sarah Bauer at Tuesday evening’s award banquet.
Governor Mark Dayton was the keynote speaker at the annual Page One Banquet, where the winners were announced. Dayton spoke about the need to protect Minnesota’s education system, his frustration with what he portrays as inflexible freshmen Republican legislators, and his surprise at the media interest in his dog, Wanamingo.
About the Page One Awards
The Minnesota Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists honors the best in journalism each year with the Page One Awards. The entries are all shipped to different cities for judging to avoid conflict of interest. The 2011 awards entries were judged in Seattle, Detroit and Connecticut.
2011 PAGE ONE AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Minnesota SPJ would like to thank everyone who made the 2011 Page One Awards a huge success. You may download a full list of winners, below (in Excel or Word format).
We’re pleased to announce that, thanks to the generosity of attendees, we raised nearly $2,400 for our student scholarship fund at the 2011 Silent Auction.
If you would like to order duplicate awards, or have any questions, please contact Minnesota SPJ at minnesota.spj@gmail.com.
Full Winners List (Word Format)
Full Winners List (Excel Format)
Minnesota Public Radio News receives SPJ New America Award for Somali coverage
Minnesota SPJ congratulates member Laura Yuen!
INDIANAPOLIS – The Society of Professional Journalists is pleased to name Minnesota Public Radio News as the recipient of its New America Award, which honors work that explores and exposes issues of importance to immigrant or ethnic communities living in the U.S.
The entry, “Civil War Kids: Young Somalis in Minnesota,” was chosen based on the extensive work of Laura Yuen, Laura McCallum and Mike Edgerly. The three-part series offers a timely and unflinching look at the continuing violence rippling throughout Minnesota’s Somali community, as well as the vulnerabilities, challenges and triumphs of its youth.
The first part of the series focuses on both gang violence and the radicalization of a small segment of young men in the Twin Cities. The second piece explores the rarely discussed issue of mental health in the community and the post-traumatic stress from the experiences of war. The final installment sheds light the successes of young Somali-Americans who are thriving in school and giving back to the local community. Continue reading →
