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.  Here is the first entry, from John Welsh, who spent two decades in the trade: Here’s what I miss most: the non-fatal fire.  In 20-plus years of…

The Bemidji Pioneer recently sent reporter Grace Pastoor to the anti-pipeline demonstrations at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota.  The protests drew a handful of residents from Bemidji, the deep-woods northern Minnesota city with a significant indigenous population and a history of environmental activism. The story, this month’s Minnesota Sampler, can be read here.

Join the Society of Professional Journalists for a public forum on the Minnesota Data Practices Act. The forum, which will be held Dec. 8 at at the School of Journalism & Mass Communication at the University of Minnesota, will include a panel of journalists and state administrators who will share their thoughts about collecting public data and interacting with public officials.…

Join the Minnesota SPJ pro chapter for it’s annual “Off the Record” holiday party!  All journalists (and friends of journalists!) are welcome. “Off the Record” holiday party When: 7-10 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15. Where: Pizza Luce, 119 N. 4th St., Minneapolis. Details: Cash bar; SPJ will supply the food No RSVP is necessary, but visit us on Facebook and let us…

A panel of Minnesota’s Pulitzer Prize winners weighed the public’s declining trust in media at a packed event Thursday night. The reception and panel, hosted by the Minnesota chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, drew about 200 people to the Guthrie Theater to honor the 100th anniversary of the prizes and hear how its winners think journalism might rebuild…

Check out this month’s Minnesota Sampler — American Public Media‘s nine-episode series about the 27-year investigation into Jacob Wetterling’s abduction. The podcast, led by reporter Madeleine Baran, can be found here.

The Minnesota chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists invites you to a Pulitzer Centennial event. Is Trust Busted? Minnesota’s Pulitzer Prize Winners Weigh Journalism’s Role in an Era of Disbelief. The Pulitzer Prize celebrates 100 years just as polls show declining trust in the media. Join Minnesota’s Pulitzer winners to recognize great work from the past and the potential…

About 60 students from Minnesota colleges and universities joined the Society of Professional Journalists on Oct. 20 for the organization’s annual Media Intern Night. The students gathered at WCCO-TV headquarters in Minneapolis and met with intern managers from the Associated Press, KARE 11, the Star Tribune and other media outlets — networking and learning about internship opportunities across the state. SPJ’s…

Are you a journalism or communications student interested in learning more about internship opportunities?  Then join the Minnesota pro chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists for its 2016 Media Intern Night. Intern Night is a great opportunity for students to learn about journalism internships across the state, network with media professionals and meet fellow journalism students from Minnesota colleges. Where: WCCO-TV,…

In this month’s Minnesota Sampler, Peter Passi at the Duluth News-Tribune looks at the potential for an electrical grid disruption in northern Minnesota in the event of a major, once-in-a-century solar storm.  A study by the U.S. Geological Survey indicates that the region, because of the conductive nature of its crust and geomagnetic forces, is perhaps the most likely place…