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Deadline Approaching for MN SPJ 2013 Page One Awards

The Minnesota Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (MN SPJ) recognizes the best in Minnesota journalism each year with its annual Page One Awards. Journalists working for all print, broadcast and online news outlets in Minnesota (or news…

2013 Page One Awards: Contest Guidelines

GENERAL GUIDELINES The fee is $20 per entry. Entries must be submitted no later than Monday, Feb. 11, 2013. All work published or broadcast during the 2012 calendar year is eligible. Journalists (including freelancers and contract employees) working for all…

2013 Page One Awards: Contest Categories

1. NEWSPAPER a. Spot News (One or more stories covering a single spot news event) b. Short Feature (A single feature story of less than 30 inches) c. Long Feature (A single feature story of more than 30 inches) d. Enterprise Story (A story that…

2012 PAGE ONE AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Minnesota SPJ congratulates all 2012 Page One Award winners and would like to thank everyone who made the annual celebration a huge success.  A full list of contest winners is published below (in Excel or Word format). A hard-charging courts…

Connect at November Member Month Events

Sign up today to attend our Nov. 22 and Nov. 29 events! Innovative Mapping Strategies and Series Eats are part of MNSPJ’s November Member Month events. Anyone who joins Minnesota SPJ or renews their SPJ membership in the month of…

2011 PAGE ONE AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Minnesota SPJ would like to thank everyone who made the 2011 Page One Awards a huge success.  You may download a full list of winners, below (in Excel or Word format). We’re pleased to announce that, thanks to the generosity…

2011 First Amendment Forum at SCSU

Society of Professional Journalists, SCSU Chapter SCSU-SPJ – Government transparency and news media scrutiny collide in the new world of media information. “Have the Watchdogs Lost Their Bark?” pushes the envelope as the central theme of the SCSU First Amendment…

MN SPJ Files Friend of the Court Brief

The twelve members of a Minneapolis jury this month declared that a person should not be allowed to publish something–true or otherwise–that might cost someone else his job. The Minnesota Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists strongly disagrees…

Mix and Mingle at Midwest Journalism Conference

Join MN SPJ, Asian American Journalists Association Minnesota Chapter (AAJA-MN) and Twin Cities Black Journalists (TCBJ) for an evening of fun following Day 1 of the Midwest Journalism Conference. Unwind after a long day of conference sessions:  meet, mingle and…