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Meeting Minutes for March 30, 2010

by jeff.achen on April 2, 2010 in Meeting Minutes and Documents with Comments Off

Society of Professional Journalists
Minnesota Pro Chapter
Chapter Meeting
Date: March 30, 2010
Location: KSTP-TV
Board members present: Scott Theisen, president; Amanda Theisen, treasurer; Andy Tellijohn, Art Hughes, Karen Lundegaard, Sarah McKenzie, Joan Gilbertson and Justin Piehowski, directors.

Absent: Sarah Bauer, president-elect; Jeff Achen, Sectretary; Nicole Garrison-Sprenger, past-president; Jane Kirtley directors. Continue reading →

Good Question: Why should I join SPJ?

by jeff.achen on March 14, 2010 in News, Video with Comments Off

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.

KSTP to receive Historic Site in Journalism Award

by Scott Theisen on June 24, 2009 in News with Comments Off

Hubbard Broadcasting will receive its Historic Site in Journalism Award from the Society of Professional Journalists during an event at KSTP-TV/Hubbard Broadcasting in St. Paul Friday, June 26. Each year, one plaque can be given by SPJ to a news organization, person or landmark of national interest. The Hubbard family, which has owned the company for more than 80 years, will receive the award from SPJ’s executive board and staff members. The event also is part of the continuing SPJ centennial celebration.

Hubbard Broadcasting began in 1925 when Stanley E. Hubbard started a dance-music radio station. Since then, the company has been a pioneer in the broadcasting industry. This is the first Historic Site in Journalism Award to be presented in Minnesota. The Historic Sites program began in 1942 to recognize places that have played important roles in American journalism.

VIDEO: News coverage of the Somali community (Part 1 of 2)

by jeff.achen on February 14, 2009 in Video with Comments Off

Watch video of a panel of local journalists and Somali community leaders discussing challenges to covering an immigrant community and the differing roles of the mainstream media and the ethnic news media in covering the Somali community. Panelists included:

• Moderator – Wendy Wyatt, University of St. Thomas
• Julia Opoti, Editor — Mshale
• Duchesne Drew, Managing Editor for Operations — Star Tribune
• Ruben Rosario, Columnist (Crime, Justice & Public Safety) — Pioneer Press
• Laura Yuen, Reporter – Minnesota Public Radio
• Esme Murphy, Reporter/Anchor — WCCO-TV
• Mohamed Hassan, President – Somali Institute for Peace and Justice
• Sahra Noor, Director, Language Services and Community Health – Fairview/University of Minnesota Medical Center
• Hassan Mohamud, Attorney/Professor, William Mitchell College of Law
• Dr. Abdirahman D Mohamed, Chief of Staff — AXIS Medical Center
• Hussein Samatar, Executive Director – African Development Center

Presented by the Minnesota News Council, with co-sponsors, The Minnesota Journalism Center and MN Society of Professional Journalists.

Covering Minnesota’s Hmong Community

by jeff.achen on November 30, 2007 in Events, Video with Comments Off


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