Minnesota SPJ

Good Question: Why should I join SPJ?

Posted on 14. Mar, 2010 by jeff.achen.

Minnesota Pro Chapter SPJ Member and WCCO Reporter Jason DeRusha asks “Why should I join SPJ?” Good question! Here’s our answer.

Special thanks to Jason for his willingness to help us promote SPJ. For more information on joining, click here.

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VIDEO: Tom Brokaw speaks at MN SPJ’s Page One banquet

Posted on 15. May, 2009 by jeff.achen.

Watch video of Tom Brokaw’s address before Minnesota Professional Journalists May 14, 2009.

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VIDEO: Access Education (Part I of II)

Posted on 29. Jan, 2009 by jeff.achen.

Watch video of a panel discussion about the challenges Minnesota reporters and photographers face when covering education-related stories featuring:

· John Borger, Attorney – Faegre & Benson
· Emily Johns, Education Reporter – Star Tribune
· Carissa Nelson, Communications Coordinator – Stillwater Schools
· Howie Padilla, Communications Director – St. Paul Public Schools
· Dylan Thomas, Schools Reporter – Southwest Journal

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Covering Minnesota’s Hmong Community

Posted on 30. Nov, 2007 by jeff.achen.

Watch video from the Minnesota Pro Chapter’s Nov. 27th, 2007 Diversity Event: Covering Minnesota’s Hmong Community: The culture, the community and the challenges in covering America’s largest Hmong population.
Panelists from left to right:
Ilean Her, Executive Director – Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans
Curt Brown, Reporter – Star Tribune
Pakou Hang, Political Activist & Community Leader
Wameng Moua, Editor – Hmong Today
Lynda McDonnell (moderator), Executive Director – ThreeSixty

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