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AAJA-MN Trivia Bowl

Match your wits against Twin Cities media minds — including WCCO’s Chad Hartman, WCCO-TV’s Frank Vascellaro and Amelia Santaniello, Pioneer Press’s Chris Hewitt and whiskey legend Kieran Folliard — to determine who knows the most about everything and anything. Attempt…

MN SPJ Election Results Announced

Election results were announced at the MN SPJ annual meeting, Tuesday, June 25 at Sweeney’s in St. Paul.  Thank you to all the members who participated in this year’s election.  The ballot of candidates was extremely impressive and the race…

2013 Page One Award Winners Announced

The Star Tribune’s multimedia presentation of a mass execution in Minnesota earned several top honors at the annual Minnesota SPJ Page One awards–including story of the year, journalist of the year and in-depth story. The ‘In the Footsteps of Little…

Tebow, Te’o and Tiger: Oh, My!

2013 Silha Center Spring Forum: Keeping Your Distance as an Ethical Sports Journalist April 29: 7-9 p.m. Free and open to the public – no reservations required. Audience Q &A will follow. Scheduled panelists include: David Brauer, MinnPost Mike Rand,…

Register for the 2013 Midwest Journalism Conference

Registration is now open for the 2013 Midwest Journalism Conference April 12-13 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel & Suties Airport at 34th Avenue South and American Boulevard in Bloomington, Minnesota. Go to the conference website to register. Journalists from across…

Remembering Larry Oakes

The Minnesota journalism community mourns the loss of longtime Star Tribune reporter Larry Oakes, who died last Friday at age 52. Oakes’ obituary in the Star Tribune described him as an “adept handyman, a non-judgemental and remarkable listener, a deeply…

Deadline Approaching for MN SPJ 2013 Page One Awards

The Minnesota Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (MN SPJ) recognizes the best in Minnesota journalism each year with its annual Page One Awards. Journalists working for all print, broadcast and online news outlets in Minnesota (or news…

2013 Page One Awards: Contest Guidelines

GENERAL GUIDELINES The fee is $20 per entry. Entries must be submitted no later than Monday, Feb. 11, 2013. All work published or broadcast during the 2012 calendar year is eligible. Journalists (including freelancers and contract employees) working for all…

2013 Page One Awards: Contest Categories

1. NEWSPAPER a. Spot News (One or more stories covering a single spot news event) b. Short Feature (A single feature story of less than 30 inches) c. Long Feature (A single feature story of more than 30 inches) d. Enterprise Story (A story that…

2012 PAGE ONE AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Minnesota SPJ congratulates all 2012 Page One Award winners and would like to thank everyone who made the annual celebration a huge success.  A full list of contest winners is published below (in Excel or Word format). A hard-charging courts…