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Meet the 2015-16 Minnesota SPJ Board

Results of our annual board election are in. Here are our new officers and elected/re-elected board members, effective July 1: President Jonathan Kealing Director of Interactive Properties, Public Radio International   President-elect Ben Garvin Multimedia Photojournalist, KARE 11    …

2015 Page One Award Winners Announced

“If you want to gain respect inside the journalistic community and even from those you cover, that’s far easier to do by being a tough but fair reporter than it is by being a stenographer to CEOs,” The New York…

Minnesota SPJ Outraged Over Banning of Cameras From Prisons

The Minnesota Pro chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists is outraged over the Minnesota Department of Corrections policy to ban on-camera interviews and still photography from consenting inmates. As the old saying goes, “Seeing is believing.” And that is especially true…

Historic Moments: Timeline of SPJ’s History

Check out the new online interactive history of SPJ that was recently added to SPJ.org. This cool feature allows people to explore the amazing history of SPJ in a way that is more interesting than a static list of events and presidents.…

Seeking Gear for the Page One Silent Auction

Proceeds fund scholarships for journalism students. By Christopher Snowbeck The Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists is collecting items for our seventh annual Page One Awards Silent Auction. All the proceeds will benefit MNSPJ’s Student Scholarship fund, which helps us provide…

Sunshine Week-Related Pieces to Inspire You

By Sarah Bauer This year, the Minnesota Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists teamed up with the Minnesota Newspaper Association to celebrate Sunshine Week across the state of Minnesota. Sunshine Week 2015 was last week. An annual event, Sunshine Week…

Instructors Needed for High School Journalism Workshop

The National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) is looking for instructors for its annual high school summer journalism workshop, July 24-26 at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. This three-day event pulls in students from Minnesota and around the country to attend sessions…