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EVENT SOLD OUT: Freelance Love: A “Speed-Dating” Interviewing Event

by Scott Theisen on February 1, 2012 in News with Comments Off

NOTE: Our Freelance Love event is currently sold out. If you’d like to get on a waiting list, please email your name, email address and phone number to minnesota.spj@gmail.com. We will contact you if a space becomes available.

Back by popular demand! Minnesota SPJ is proud to host Freelance Love: a “speed-dating” style interviewing event for freelancers and the editors who love them!

If you’re a freelance journalist in Minnesota, here’s your chance to meet with multiple editors from Minnesota newspapers, magazines, and online publications in one spot. Pitch your story ideas, bring examples of your work, and get a chance to meet one-on-one with editors in “speed-dating”-style interviews.

Date: Thursday, February 23
Time: Social Hour 6:00-7:00 p.m., Interviews begin promptly at 7:00 p.m.
Place: CoCo Collaborative, St. Paul (213 Fourth St. E, St. Paul, MN 55101) | Third Floor
Cost: $20 for SPJ Members/$30 for non-members (cost includes light appetizers and beverages)

Questions? Email minnesota.spj@gmail.com.

Media Outlets represented at Freelance Love include:
Artful Living Magazine, Star Tribune Features, Northern Gardener, Pioneer Press Features, Spaces Magazine, Mpls/St. Paul Magazine, Macalester Today, SCAN: St. Catherine Alumnae News, St. Olaf Magazine, St. Thomas Magazine/CAS Spotlight/St. Thomas Lawyer, Star Tribune Business, Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal, Finance & Commerce, Midwest Energy News, Momentum Magazine, Minnesota Medicine, Super Lawyers, Southwest Journal/The Journal, Southwest Newspapers, Tonka Times, Edible Twin Cities, Dockside Magazine, Savvy.mn, Rochester Post-Bulletin Niche Publications (Radish, At Home, Simple Life), Minnesota Conservation Volunteer, Pheasants Forever/Quail Forever/Upland Tales, Minnesota Golfer, Minnesota Parent, Minnesota Public Radio, (University of) Minnesota Magazine, KFAI Radio, KFAI Legacy Project

Note: media outlets are subject to change

MN SPJ Announces 2012 Page One Awards

by Scott Theisen on January 5, 2012 in Awards with Comments Off

The Minnesota Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (MN SPJ) recognizes the best in Minnesota journalism each year with its annual Page One Awards.

Journalists working for all print, broadcast and online news outlets in Minnesota (or news outlets in neighboring states that cover Minnesota) are eligible to enter. All work published or broadcast during the 2011 calendar year is eligible. Entries must be submitted by Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. The fee is $20 per entry.

Contest winners will be honored at MN SPJ’s Page One Banquet, an annual spring event celebrating excellence in Minnesota journalism.

MN SPJ encourages collegiate journalists to enter student work in SPJ’s Mark of Excellence Awards. Submission deadline for that contest is January 25, 2012.

Important Links:

Contact: minnesota.spj@gmail.com

2012 Page One Awards: Contest Guidelines

by Scott Theisen on January 5, 2012 in Awards with Comments Off

GENERAL GUIDELINES

  • The fee is $20 per entry.
  • Entries must be submitted no later than Monday, Feb. 13, 2012.
  • All work published or broadcast during the 2011 calendar year is eligible.
  • Journalists (including freelancers and contract employees) working for all print, broadcast and online news outlets in Minnesota (or news outlets in neighboring states that cover Minnesota) are eligible to enter.
  • We encourage collegiate journalists to enter student work in SPJ’s Mark of Excellence Awards. Submission deadline is January 25, 2012.
  • An individual can submit only one entry per category. Exceptions: 1) if a second entry is a multiple-byline entry; or 2) if it is submitted by his/her employer because they could not agree on a single entry.
  • Entries will be judged by journalism professionals outside Minnesota.
  • Judges may move an entry from one category to another.
  • Up to three winners may be chosen for each category. Judges may choose not to name a winner in any category.
  • Entries will not be returned.
  • Awards Presentation: Winners will be announced in the spring of 2012 and honored during MN SPJ’s annual Page One Awards Banquet. Date and location, TBD.

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2012 Page One Awards: Contest Categories

by Scott Theisen on January 5, 2012 in Awards with Comments Off

1. NEWSPAPER

a. Spot News (One or more stories covering a single spot news event)

b. Short Feature (A single feature story of less than 30 inches)

c. Long Feature (A single feature story of more than 30 inches)

d. Enterprise Story (A story that reflects reporter’s ingenuity, use of sources or special research

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Letter to National Regarding the Stop Online Piracy Act

by Scott Theisen on December 13, 2011 in News with Comments Off

The Minnesota Pro Chapter has sent a letter to national SPJ leadership urging the organization to oppose measures in the Stop Online Piracy Act that threaten news innovation and free speech.

Thank you to member Jon Collins for raising these concerns with the MN SPJ board.

Minnesota SPJ letter re: SOPA

Notice: National SPJ Dues Increase on Jan. 1

by Scott Theisen on December 7, 2011 in News with Comments Off

SPJ’s national dues will increase on Jan. 1, 2012. The increase was approved by the SPJ national board of directors on Sept. 25, 2011.

Here is a list of the new dues costs for SPJ members:
-Pro Members: $75 ($3 increase)
-Retired: $37.50 ($1.50 increase)
-Household: $37.50 ($1.50 increase)
-Post-Graduate: $37.50 ($1.50 increase)
-Student: $37.50 ($1.50 increase)
-Associate: $94 ($4 increase)

Please note: Local dues for the Minnesota Pro Chapter will remain at $15.

If you join SPJ before December 31, your national dues will be at the current rate of $72 (pros), $36 (student, post-grad, household, retired), or $90 (associate). Click here to join SPJ.

If you have questions about the dues increase, please refer to the SPJ’s FAQs page or email minnesota.spj@gmail.com.

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