Minnesota SPJ – Society of Professional Journalists

September 3, 2024

Election Watch 2024 – Journalistic Experience from the Global Stage

Join us for a compelling discussion featuring the 2024 World Press Institute (WPI) international journalists as they share their experiences covering elections in various political environments. A panel will discuss the critical role of the media during tense electoral periods. Conversation will explore how panelists navigate political pressures and the ethical challenges they encounter while reporting on elections worldwide. Moderator…

August 21, 2024

Join us for a virtual brown bag session Sept. 12: The making of MNSPJ’s Story of the Year

Join us for a virtual panel during your lunch hour Thursday, Sept. 12, to hear about how Star Tribune reporter Andy Mannix and photojournalist Renée Jones Schneider collaborated to produce MNSPJ’s 2024 Story of the Year, “What happened to Heather Mayer?“ Page One judges lauded the pair for their deep investigation of an often misunderstood community. The end result was…

August 5, 2024

Meet the Candidates for the 2024-2025 MNSPJ Board of Directors

The Minnesota chapter of Society of Professional Journalists has opened voting to its members to choose who will serve on the Board of Directors for the 2024-2025 term. Members may vote between now and Friday, August 16th. Ballots will close at 5 p.m. that day. An electronic ballot will be distributed to each member via e-mail. If you do not…

June 18, 2024

MNSPJ 2024 Page One Awards Winners

Minnesota SPJ announced the winners of our annual Page One journalism awards June 18 at The Lowlands in St. Paul. Here is a full list of the honorees: Special awards: Journalist of the Year 1. Andy Mannix of the Star Tribune Judge’s comments: Outstanding writing and reporting on both in-depth and daily stories. Mannix’s piece on Heather Mayer is a…

June 18, 2024

MNSPJ announces 2024 scholarship recipient

The Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists is proud to offer Kenzie Nguyen, a resident of Brooklyn Park and undergraduate at St. Olaf College, a $2,000 scholarship. After reviewing her application, including her written and managerial work for the Olaf Messenger, the scholarship committee was unanimous in its decision. The committee’s five judges were impressed by her willingness to look off campus for…

May 10, 2024

Buy your tickets for the 2024 Minnesota SPJ Awards

Please join us the evening of Tuesday, June 18, to celebrate the winners of our annual Page One Awards contest. We’ll honor and celebrate the state’s best journalism with an evening of fun at The Lowlands in St. Paul. This year’s contest drew more than 500 entries from more than 50 news organizations representing every corner of the state. Each…

April 12, 2024

Duluth journalism forum addresses important issues in political reporting

The April 10th journalism forum in Duluth addressed more than its promoted agenda of ‘covering politics in greater Minnesota.’ Iron Range journalist Aaron Brown moderated a panel of influential media leaders in a discussion that touched on everything from what constitutes news to how to deliver news to a disengaged generation who get their information from social media bytes. Panelists…

March 22, 2024

Attention Media Outlets: Here’s $2,500 toward a St. Paul-focused intern this summer

On behalf of the Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists and ThreeSixty Journalism, we invite you to submit your interest in hosting a college intern this summer who would focus primarily (51%+) on producing non-crime news about St. Paul. The St. Paul Jaycees Charitable Foundation has already committed $2,500 toward this internship. Interested news outlets should respond by April 17. The…

March 19, 2024

Join Us in Duluth for ‘Covering Politics in Greater Minnesota’

The Minnesota chapter of Society of Professional Journalists is proud to co-sponsor an upcoming event that will bring together journalists and the public for a discussion on covering politics in greater Minnesota. A public forum will be held on Wednesday, April 10th at 7 p.m. at the Zeitgeist in Duluth, located at 222 E. Superior Street. The event is free…

February 12, 2024

MNSPJ Winter Mixer at Urban Growler on Feb. 22!

It’s fall-ish outside, so you have *zero excuses* not to join us for our annual mixer. We’re once again hosting this free networking event with the Twin Cities Black Journalists & the MN Asian American Journalists Association on Feb. 22. Get your free tickets on EventBrite, here.