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What Can We Learn from Pointergate?

The Minnesota Pro Chapter’s board — along with the Twin Cities chapters of the National Association of Black Journalists and the Asian American Journalists Association — recently released a statement expressing concern over KSTP’s “Pointergate” story. Read the full statement.…

A Lesson in School Data

Tuesday, October 21 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Rondo Public Library Register online now! Minnesota SPJ  is pleased to co-present a panel discussion on accessing Minnesota education information featuring journalists, FOI experts and representatives from schools. What information about students…

Can You Beat Your Fellow Journalists at Shuffleboard?

Twin Cities journalists–SPJ members and nonmembers alike–are invited to compete in some shuffleboard and simply have an all around good time at Sisyphus Brewing, near Dunwoody College of Technology in Minneapolis. A Sisyphus co-owner says there even will be an…

Hot off the presses: Get your new code!

If you haven’t already heard, the Society of Professional Journalists passed a new Code of Ethics for the first time since 1996 on Sept. 6 at Excellence in Journalism 2014. To celebrate updating the code, and to spread the practice of using ethics in everyday…

Silha Lecture: Oct. 6

Minnesota SPJ members are friends are invited to the 2014 Silha Lecture! October 6, 2014 7:00 pm Cowles Auditorium University of Minnesota West Bank, Twin Cities Campus “See No Evil: Why We Need A New Approach to Government Transparency” Featuring David…

AAJA TRIVIA BOWL

Check out AAJA-MN’s Trivia Bowl on October 16. $100 for teams of 5. All proceeds benefit AAJA-MN’s scholarship, grant and internship program. If you’d like to join “Team MN SPJ” email us! More information and register your team today!  

Check Out SPJ’s Newly-Elected National Leaders

At the Excellence in Journalism Convention winners were announced in various elections for leadership positions. Meet your new national board of directors and committee chairs! SPJ HAS A NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS! President: Dana Neuts President-Elect: Paul Fletcher Secretary-Treasurer: Lynn Walsh Immediate Past…

#YOUNGJOURNOJOBS TWITTER CHAT

Are you still slumming your way through a college newspaper waiting for an internship opportunity to come up for next summer? Or maybe you recently graduated college and want to actually start using your journalism degree, instead of selling clothes…

Highlights from #EIJ14

Minnesota SPJ sent a “delegation” of five chapter leaders to the 2014 Excellence in Journalism Convention in Nashville, September 4-6. The convention is a combined effort by the Society of Professional Journalists and the Radio Television Digital News Association. We’re happy…