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MNSPJ seeks board candidates

The election for the Minnesota Pro chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists will open on May 26 — and the Board of Directors is seeking candidates to hold office. Vacancies for treasurer, secretary and director are open to any…

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…

Call for Applications: 2016 MNSPJ Student Scholarship

Attention college journalists: The Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists (MNSPJ) is now accepting applications for its 2016 student scholarship.  This year, MNSPJ will award two $2,000 scholarships to students pursuing careers in broadcast, print or visual journalism. Applicants must either…

MPR highlighted in March Sampler

Each month, SPJ’s Minnesota Sampler highlights a work of journalism from around the state.  One of the journalists highlighted in this month’s Sampler is Laura Yuen, Minnesota SPJ’s newest board member.  Below, read about the March installment and view the story: Minnesota…

Minnesota Sampler

Each month, SPJ’s Minnesota Sampler highlights a work of journalism from around the state.  Below, read about the February installment and view the story: After recent reports raised questions about the overlapping roles of a state lawmaker, including his directorship of a foundation…

Making a Murderer: The Journalists who covered Steven Avery

Join the Minnesota SPJ Chapter for a conversation with reporters who covered the case of Steven Avery, the Wisconsin man whose exoneration of sexual assault, release from prison and subsequent murder conviction were chronicled in the Netflix documentary “Making a Murderer.” When: 6:30 p.m.,…

Minnesota Sampler

Each month, SPJ plans to highlight a work of journalism from across the state in a segment we are calling the Minnesota Sampler.  Below, read about the January installment and view the story: The West Central Tribune, located in Willmar in…