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Check out AAJA-MN’s Trivia Bowl on October 16. $100 for teams of 5. All proceeds benefit AAJA-MN’s scholarship, grant and internship program. If you’d like to join “Team MN SPJ” email us! More information and register your team today!
At the Excellence in Journalism Convention winners were announced in various elections for leadership positions. Meet your new national board of directors and committee chairs! SPJ HAS A NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS! President: Dana Neuts President-Elect: Paul Fletcher Secretary-Treasurer: Lynn Walsh Immediate Past President: David Cuillier Vice President, Campus Chapter Affairs: Sue Kopen Katcef Directors At-Large: Bill McCloskey and J. Alex Tarquinio Campus Representatives: Jordan Gass-Poore, Texas State…
Are you still slumming your way through a college newspaper waiting for an internship opportunity to come up for next summer? Or maybe you recently graduated college and want to actually start using your journalism degree, instead of selling clothes at Gap? SPJ is here to help. Join us @spj_tweets at 2 p.m. ET on Sept. 30 for our college/post graduate #youngjournojobs Twitter chat…
Minnesota SPJ sent a “delegation” of five chapter leaders to the 2014 Excellence in Journalism Convention in Nashville, September 4-6. The convention is a combined effort by the Society of Professional Journalists and the Radio Television Digital News Association. We’re happy to report that Minnesota SPJ took home a Circle of Excellence Award from SPJ at the convention! We were honored…
The Minnesota Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists is holding its 2014 Annual Meeting on Thursday, June 26. Members and anyone interested in the chapter’s work are welcome to attend. Included in the meeting will be an update on the chapter’s activities, leadership and finances as well as the announcement of the results of the 2014 Board of…
Minnesota Public Radio’s ongoing investigation of how the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis responded to allegations of sexually abusive priests – “Betrayed by Silence” – was named the Story of the Year at the Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists’ Page One Awards on Thursday. The series also won top honors for continuing coverage in online news and Madeleine Baran,…
The Minnesota Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists is seeking nominations for its 2014 elections. Would you like to play an active role in the future of MN SPJ and Minnesota journalism? Consider running for the MN SPJ board of directors this spring. Several director positions will be open. Directors serve two-year terms. Members from all over the state are…
Midwest Journalism Conference Kickoff Event WHEN: Thursday, March 27 | 7:00 p.m. WHERE: Murphy Hall Auditorium, University of Minnesota 206 Church St. SE, Mpls REGISTER: From covering mass shootings to daily crime stories, reporting on traumatic events can be challenging for journalists, professionally and personally. Join CCTV anchor Mike Walter and Star Tribune reporter Paul McEnroe — both former Ochberg fellows with the Dart Center for Journalism…
GENERAL GUIDELINES The fee is $20 per entry. Entries must be submitted no later than Friday, February 14, 2014. All work published or broadcast during the 2013 calendar year is eligible. Journalists (including freelancers and contract employees) working for all print, broadcast and online news outlets in Minnesota (or news outlets in neighboring states that cover Minnesota) are eligible to…
1. NEWSPAPER a. Spot News (One or more stories covering a single spot news event) b. Feature (A single feature story) c. Enterprise/In-Depth (One or more stories on a single topic or news event that reflects reporter’s ingenuity, use of sources or special research that help the reader understand a situation beyond information provided in a typical news story) d. Investigative (One or more…