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VIDEO: Town Hall Meeting – Fever Pitch (part 2 of 3)

Posted on 03. May, 2009 by jeff.achen.

In this part, panelists discuss health news reporting.

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VIDEO: Town Hall Meeting – Fever Pitch (Part 3 of 3)

Posted on 03. May, 2009 by jeff.achen.

This part includes questions from the audience, which followed the panel discussion.

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

Posted on 14. Feb, 2009 by jeff.achen.

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.

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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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VIDEO: Election Reflections (Part I of II)

Posted on 21. Nov, 2008 by jeff.achen.

Watch video of the Election Reflections event at Sweeney’s in St. Paul Nov. 20 featuring David Brauer of MinnPost.com and Bill Salisbury of the Pioneer Press.

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VIDEO: Election Reflections (Part II of II)

Posted on 21. Nov, 2008 by jeff.achen.

Watch video of the Election Reflections event at Sweeney’s in St. Paul Nov. 20 featuring David Brauer of MinnPost.com and Bill Salisbury of the Pioneer Press.

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