MNSPJ seeks board candidates

The Minnesota Pro chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists is seeking director candidates for the 2017-18 board year. This year’s election will begin on May 29, with candidate statements due to MNSPJ by May 26. Results of this year’s election will be announced at the MNSPJ annual meeting, 6:30 p.m. June 28 at The Cardinal in South Minneapolis.  …

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Sampler: SW Journal looks at proposed minimum wage hike as Legislature debates ban

As a plan to prevent cities from raising the minimum wage has worked its way through the Legislature — with a Senate vote planned this week — the Southwest Journal in Minneapolis has covered the issue from several perspectives.   Two of the Journal’s stories make up the April installment of the Minnesota Sampler — this one, which looks at…

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Tell us Your Story: Sara Aeikens

The Minnesota pro chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists salutes former journalists who have moved on to new adventures.  In this ongoing series, we invite newsies to reflect on their time in the news business.  Our latest entry is from Sara Aeikens, who wrote for the Albert Lea Tribune and now contributes occasional columns to the newspaper. The trail of my…

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Minnesota SPJ supports House bill on public correspondence retention

The following is the Minnesota SPJ pro chapter’s statement on H.F. 1185, a bill related to the definition and retention of public correspondence: The Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists strongly supports H.F. 1185, a bill introduced at the Legislature that calls for a three-year period of retention of correspondence with regard to government records and more clearly defines the meaning of…

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