Nominations are open for officer positions on the SPJ Digital and SPJ Freelance communities for 2015. This is an exciting opportunity if you are interested in help setting the vision for these two important communities!You must be a member of SPJ and the community in question to nominate yourself.To join SPJ, visit this web site:  nominations for the Freelance community,…

Stanley Hubbard Pointergate Response The Society of Professional Journalists – Minnesota Pro Chapter, along with the Twin Cities chapters of the National Association of Black Journalists and the Asian American Journalists Association, as well as the Silha Center for the Study of Media Ethics and Law and the Minnesota Journalism Center, will host a panel discussion on the recent Pointergate…

Event planned to bring the community together to discuss the story. The Minnesota Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists is deeply concerned about the story that aired on KSTP-TV on Nov. 7, 2014 alleging that Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges appeared recently in a photo flashing a gang sign. The Twin Cities chapters of the National Association of Black…

The Minnesota Pro Chapter’s board — along with the Twin Cities chapters of the National Association of Black Journalists and the Asian American Journalists Association — recently released a statement expressing concern over KSTP’s “Pointergate” story. Read the full statement. Read Hubbard Broadcasting CEO Stanley Hubbard’s response. We don’t just want to do a statement, though, because we realize that…

Tuesday, October 21 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Rondo Public Library Register online now! Minnesota SPJ  is pleased to co-present a panel discussion on accessing Minnesota education information featuring journalists, FOI experts and representatives from schools. What information about students and teachers is public? How do you ask for public data from school districts? What can you do with data…