Thank you to all members who voted in MNSPJ’s recent board election. The results are in! Introducing the 2025-2026 MNSPJ Board of Directors: Officers (one-year terms) President: Becky Z. Dernbach President-elect: Aleesa Kuznetsov Secretary: Samantha HoangLong Treasurer: Tim Montgomery Directors (* indicates newly elected, will serve two-year terms) Aaron Brown* Imani Cruzen* Sheila Eldred* Ellen Finn* Mara Klecker* Alex Malm*…
Members of the Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists will elect new chapter leadership, as well as five new board of directors this month in its annual election. The Board of Directors selected in this cycle will serve two-year terms. The President-elect, Secretary and Treasurer candidates on the ballot will serve a one-year term. Current President-elect Becky Dernbach will become President…
The Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists is seeking candidates to serve on the board of directors for two-year terms beginning in September 2025. There are five open director seats that members will vote on, in addition to electing the board’s executive leadership team. Current directors are eligible to run for leadership positions. President-elect Becky Dernbach will step into the role…
The Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists is excited to announce A.J. Lagoe, Steve Eckert, Gary Knox and Kelly Dietz of KARE-TV as first-place winners of the inaugural A-Mark Prize for Investigative Journalism in Minnesota for the team’s “Recovery Inc.” series. The A-Mark Prize for Investigative Journalism in Minnesota, sponsored by the A-Mark Foundation, recognizes outstanding investigative journalism in our state…
The Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists announced the winners of its annual Page One journalism awards June 26 at Nicollet Island Pavilion in Minneapolis. Below is a full list of the honorees. Click here to read about the winners of the inaugural A-Mark Prize for Investigative Journalism in Minnesota. Special awards: 5A. Journalist of the Year: J. Patrick Coolican of…
Please join us the evening of Thursday, June 26 to celebrate the winners of our annual Page One Awards contest. We’ll honor and celebrate the state’s best journalism with an evening of fun at Nicollet Island Pavilion in Minneapolis. This year’s contest drew more than 500 entries representing every corner of the state. Each of our first place finishers will…
Twin Cities news media! The boards of the Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists and ThreeSixty Journalism are proud to present recent University of St. Thomas grad Safiya Mohamed as this summer’s St. Paul Jaycees Foundation intern. Host her to cover St. Paul, and we’ll cover at least 1/2 the cost: As you may know, the Minnesota Society of Professional…
Attention college journalists: The Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists (MNSPJ) is now accepting applications for its 2025 student scholarship. This year, MNSPJ will award one $2,000 scholarship to a student pursuing a career in broadcast, print, online or visual journalism. These are unrestricted funds and can be used as students see fit toward academic or professional pursuits. Last year’s scholarship winner was Kenzie…
MNSPJ Page One Awards Contest opens January 15th, features new cash prize for investigative reporting UPDATE! Deadline for entries has been extended to Tuesday, March 4th! The 2025 Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists Page One Awards contest opens on Wednesday, January 15th. The Page One Awards highlight the best work in journalism from around the state of Minnesota, honoring the…
UPDATE! Deadline for entries has been extended to Tuesday, March 4th! The Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists is announcing the 2025 A-Mark Prize for Investigative Journalism in Minnesota. This new award seeks to recognize outstanding investigative journalism in our state with $15,000 in prize money for journalists and their newsrooms. The cash prizes, sponsored by the A-Mark Foundation, will be…