Four new board members and three officers have been elected to the Minnesota Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists for the 2018-2019 year. Briana Bierschbach, Amy Forliti, Reed Fischer and Emma Nelson joined the board as directors for two-year terms. Board member Fred Melo was re-elected board secretary, and board member Chris Snowbeck was voted president-elect. Anna Pratt…
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…
Minnesota SPJ members running for the 2018-19 Board of Directors have submitted the following statements. Electronic ballots will be mailed to all MNSPJ members currently in good standing with both the national organization and local chapter. Didn’t receive a ballot in your email but think you should have? Contact minnesota.spj@gmail.com. Ballots must be submitted no later than noon Saturday, July…
Local journalists gathered to celebrate the best in reporting, photography, broadcast, and digital production Thursday night at the 2018 Minnesota SPJ Page One Awards. Jennifer Bjorhus, an investigative reporter for the Star Tribune, took home Journalist of the Year honors while Sam Brodey, the Washington correspondent for MinnPost, was named Young Journalist of the Year. Chris Serres of the…
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…