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MNSPJ helps open state prisons to cameras again.

As a result of First Amendment advocacy efforts by the Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists, the Minnesota Department of Corrections has decided to allow photojournalists back into Minnesota State Prisons to take photographs and video under certain conditions. This is…

Tell Us Your Story: Martiga Lohn

Martiga Lohn, a former newswoman for the Associated Press who works for the state Department of Human Services, wrote the following for SPJ’s ongoing Tell us Your Story series, a salute to former journalists who have moved on to new…

Approaching the Bar: Journalists and Lawyers Face Off

MNSPJ and the Minnesota State Bar Association present “Approaching the Bar: Journalists and Lawyers Face Off” WHEN: Thursday, May 18, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m (Registration begins at 4:45).  Please join us for cocktails and complimentary hors d’oeuvres after the presentation.      WHERE:…