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Congratulations to all 2008 Page One Honorees
Two Citizens Win Freedom of Information Award from State’s Largest Journalism Group Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists presents its Peter S. Popovich Award to two women working to keep public information available to all citizens NOTE: All 2008 Page One…
VIDEO: New Media, New Standards? Ethics in Online Journalism
Watch video of the Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists and Minnesota Public Radio forum on online journalism ethics Feb. 25, 2008. Host Bob Collins and lead panelist Dan Gillmor, along with guest panelists, discussed what is possible and what is at stake. Guests…
Freedom of Information Day | March 14, 2008
What: Freedom of Information Day Celebration Presentation of the John R. Finnegan Freedom of Information Award Silha Center’s Jane Kirtley Envisions “The Light at the End of the Tunnel†When: Friday, March 14, 2008 | 12:00 p.m. Where: Minneapolis Central…
SPJ Speaks out against Subpoena of Reporter Phone Records
SPJ leaders call Minnesota Police Department’s administrative subpoena of reporter phone records an abuse of public power INDIANAPOLIS — The St. Paul Police Department’s administrative subpoena of KMSP-TV reporter Tom Lyden’s phone records and the phone records of a Ramsey…
Frank Premack Public Affairs Journalism Award
NEW! Now Open to ALL Journalism Formats The Frank Premack Memorial Award competition is one of the state’s most coveted and celebrated journalism honors. Started in 1975 after the death of Frank Premack, a reporter and editor at the Minneapolis…
MN SPJ and Silha Center Partner to Host Ethics Week Event
The Minnesota Pro Chapter will partner with the Silha Center for the Study of Media Ethics and Law to present its 2007 Ethics in Journalism Week program, “When Tragedy Strikes, What is the Media’s Role?” This panel discussion will examine…
Gary Hill Honored With John R. Finnegan Freedom of Information Award
The Minnesota Coalition on Government Information honored Gary Hill, long-time SPJ leader and broadcast journalist, with the 2007 John R. Finnegan Freedom of Information Award.
Without Fear or Favor: Objectivity Revisited
Monday, February 26 | 7:00-9:00 PM The UBS Forum at Minnesota Public Radio 480 Cedar Street | St. Paul, MN 55101 The Minnesota Professional Chapter of SPJ is planning to plunge into one of journalism’s most provocative topics — objectivity…
New members join board
Three energetic new faces joined the Minnesota Pro Chapter board this year. Sarah Bauer, Sarah Moran and Amanda Lutz fill out a well-rounded panel of print, broadcast and academic professionals. The thing they have in common is a diligence to…