Gregg Aamot

Gregg Aamot

June Sampler: Medical marijuana too costly for many

Each month, SPJ’s Minnesota Samper highlights a work of journalism from around the state. In this month’s Sampler, Brian Arola of the Mankato Free Press shares the story of local couples that would like to treat their ailing children with cannabis now that Minnesota has…

April Sampler explores anti-Muslim rhetoric

Each month, SPJ’s Minnesota Sampler highlights a work of journalism from around the state.  Below, read about the April installment and view the story: After Star Tribune reporter Matt McKinney attended an event called Shariah 101, a presentation by a Coon Rapids…

Capehart to headline SPJ’s Page One banquet

Minnesota SPJ’s Page One Banquet, the organization’s annual celebration of the state’s best journalism, is set for June 15 at Town & Country Club in St. Paul. Jonathan Capehart, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and member of the Washington Post editorial…

Minnesota SPJ to host smartphone workshop

Could you make better use of your smartphone?  Join Twin Cities journalists Ben Garvin and Julio Ojeda-Zapata for a workshop on April 21 in Minneapolis. When: 7 p.m. Thursday, April 21. Where: Indeed Brewing, 711 NE 15th Ave., Minneapolis. (Ox…