The Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists supports efforts of the Star Tribune to vigorously seek truth and report it with regard to the questionable practice of Minneapolis police encouraging the use of the tranquilizer ketamine involving people suspected of crime and others. Efforts by the city to investigate confidential sources who leaked a critical ketamine use report to the Star…

Thanks to all the journalists who joined MNSPJ for the annual Page One Awards banquet on Thursday night. All winners have now been posted to the website — use these links to navigate categories.  Congratulations!   Special Awards: 2018 Page One Awards — Special Award Winners Newspapers: 2018 Page One Awards in Newspaper Journalism Magazines: 2018 Page One Awards in…

  MNSPJ congratulates all the winners recognized Thursday night at the annual Page One Awards!  Here’s a list of winners in special award categories.   Best Use of Public Records First Place, James Shiffer, StarTribune “Secrecy Rules”   Judge’s comment “Stories about public records laws are rarely sexy, but in an era where government is attempting to become more secret, stories…

  MNSPJ congratulates all the winners recognized Thursday night at the annual Page One Awards!  Here’s a list of winners for excellence in newspaper journalism.   Spot News  Newspaper  – 50,000+ circulation First Place, Paul Walsh, Libor Jany, Miguel Otarola, Star Tribune “Minnehaha Academy Explosion”   Judge’s comment “Great reporting. The reporters do a nice job putting the reader at the scene…

  MNSPJ congratulates all the winners recognized Thursday night at the annual Page One Awards!  Here’s a list of winners for excellence in magazine journalism.   Best Profile Story Magazine First Place, Steve Lange, Rochester Magazine “Rocket Man”   Judge’s comment “It is deeply difficult to write well about an untested young person. Adding sports to that mix is another challenge. Mr.…

  MNSPJ congratulates all the winners recognized Thursday night at the annual Page One Awards!  Here’s a list of winners for excellence in television journalism.   Spot/Breaking News Television – Fewer than 50 newsroom employees First Place, WDIO Staff, WDIO-TV Winter Storm Coverage   Judge’s comment “Nice use of live presence, mixed with recorded elements, on a big story, affecting a large…

  MNSPJ congratulates all the winners recognized Thursday night at the annual Page One Awards!  Here’s a list of winners for excellence in radio journalism.   Hard News Report Radio First Place, Emma Sapong, MPR News “Roots of tension: race, hair, competition and black beauty stores” Judge’s comment “This surprising and informative piece was reported fairly, included multiple viewpoints and could…

  MNSPJ congratulates all the winners recognized Thursday night at the annual Page One Awards!  Here’s a list of winners for excellence in online journalism.   Best Website Online First Place, City Pages          citypages.com Judge’s comment “Visitors to the page are not bombarded by copy, but instead are able to easily navigate through the stories with lots of photos to break up…