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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…

Minnesota Sampler

Each month, SPJ plans to highlight a work of journalism from across the state in a segment we are calling Minnesota Sampler.  Below, read about the December installment and view the story: When Judge Joseph Chase recently sentenced John LaDue, the teen accused…

‘Off the Record’ Holiday Party Is December 9

Time to celebrate the season with your fellow Minnesota journalists at this year’s “Off the Record” Holiday Party! Anyone who is a journalist or is a friend of journalism is welcome.  “Off the Record” Holiday Party Date: Wednesday, Dec. 9 Time:…

MNSPJ hosts free screening of ‘Spotlight’

You’re invited to a special Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists’ screening of “Spotlight” — a film about the Boston Globe’s Pulitzer-winning investigation of the sexual abuse of children in the Catholic Church. “We wanted to show the power of well-funded,…

Intern Night draws more than 50 students

More than 50 college students participated in MNSPJ’s 2015 Intern Night on Oct. 21 at the WCCO-TV headquarters in Minneapolis. Students from the University of Minnesota, the University of St. Thomas, St. Cloud State University and other schools took part…

30th annual Silha lecture set for Monday

The 30th annual Silha lecture at the University of Minnesota is set for 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19, at the Coffman Memorial Union Theatre. Admission is free and open to the public. The Silha Center for the Study of Media Ethics and…

This Open Access Decision Really Matters

The Minnesota Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists applauds the Minnesota Court of Appeals’ recent decision to affirm the public’s right to access onboard Metro Transit bus video — in a case brought by local TV station KSTP.…