Joe Spear

Joe Spear

MNSPJ announces winners of the Popovich award

Each year, the Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists recognizes those who fight for First Amendment rights with the chapter’s Peter S. Popovich Award. This year, the award goes to a citizens group in Victoria, Minnesota, for their five-year effort to…

Sports and race event took on tough questions

  Twin Cities Black Journalists, along with the Minnesota chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists and the Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Minnesota, hosted a panel on “Where Race and Sports Intersect” on…

Hate in the Headlines seminar draws crowd

A seminar on covering hate groups and bias crimes that included prosecutors, victims, researchers and the FBI drew a capacity crowd Jan. 19 at the University of Minnesota Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication. The seminar was sponsored by…

Hate in the Headlines: A seminar for journalists

Join us for a free seminar on covering the rise in hate crimes and clashes. On Friday, Jan. 19, MNSPJ and the Minnesota Journalism Center will host “Hate in the Headlines,” an afternoon workshop at the University of Minnesota. Dig…

Tell Us Your Story: Nicole Garrison

By Nicole Garrison I still have the sheet of paper Dave Orrick and I used to keep track of the web of companies and people involved in the Ramsey Town Center scandal. We called it “the map.” With each phone…

MNSPJ wins national Circle of Excellence Award

The Society of Professional Journalists has recognized the Minnesota Pro Chapter as one of eight in the nation to win the Circle of Excellence Award. The Minnesota chapter won the award for its professional development programs. The chapter presented a…