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2021 Page One Award Categories

1. NEWSPAPER/NEWS WRITING a. Breaking News Coverage (Up to three stories showing excellence in coverage of a single news event that’s breaking/was not expected. Examples include but aren’t limited to crime stories, public safety emergencies, deaths/resignations involving prominent news figures and sudden…

2020 Page One Awards — Now Accepting Entries!

The Minnesota Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (MNSPJ) recognizes the best in Minnesota journalism each year with its annual Page One Awards. Contest entries can be submitted between now and Friday, Feb. 7. Finalists will be notified…

2020 Page One Awards Contest Categories

1. NEWSPAPER/NEWS WRITING a. Breaking News Coverage (Up to three stories showing excellence in coverage of a single news event that’s breaking/was not expected. Examples include but aren’t limited to crime stories, public safety emergencies, deaths/resignations involving prominent news figures and sudden…

2020 Page One Awards Contest Guidelines

GENERAL GUIDELINES The fee is $22 per entry. Entries must be submitted no later than midnight, Monday, Feb. 10, 2020. All work published or broadcast during the 2019 calendar year is eligible. Journalists (including freelancers and contract employees) working for all…

Final Deadline Today for Page One Tickets

Last call for tickets for the 2019 Page One Awards! Sign up by 5 p.m. today, May 28, for this year’s event, which celebrates the best in Minnesota journalism and features a keynote address from Gov. Tim Walz, Minnesota’s 41st Governor. Angela…

2019 Page One Awards Contest Categories

1. NEWSPAPER/NEWS WRITING MANY REVISED CATEGORIES AND DESCRIPTIONS IN NEWSPAPER / NEWS WRITING DIVISION a. Breaking News Coverage (Up to three stories showing excellence in coverage of a single news event that’s breaking/was not expected. Examples include but aren’t limited to crime…