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, boots-on-the-ground local journalism,” Tom McCarthy, the film’s director and co-writer, told the New York Times. When: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4 Where: Landmark…

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 in a panel discussion with representatives from several Minnesota media outlets. “I was so impressed with the student turnout and…

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 Law sponsors the annual event. This year’s lecture, “Clear and Present Danger: Covering National Security Issues in the Post-9/11 World”…

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. KSTP has been engaged in important work to preserve the public’s right to open data. We hope that the Metropolitan…

The Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists and Minnesota Coalition on Government Information commend state Supreme Court Chief Justice Lori Gildea and the Supreme Court Advisory Committee for allowing more camera access inside the state’s courtrooms. Now we need the help of journalists and activists across Minnesota to demonstrate to the courts that it is possible to respectfully record proceedings in…

Minnesota SPJ has joined a host of other state news organizations–including the Star Tribune, the St. Paul Pioneer Press, KSTP-TV, WCCO-TV and many more–in a court motion seeking access to a meeting about Minnesota’s sex offender program that a federal judge has closed to the public. Read more about the case here. More than two dozen public officials, including numerous state…

The Twin Cities chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists reminds all of us that the national NABJ conference is in our state Aug. 5-9. Registration is available for journalists who want to attend sessions, keynotes and the career fair. But, for those who can’t attend, a number of events are open to the general public. Here are a few…

Results of our annual board election are in. Here are our new officers and elected/re-elected board members, effective July 1: President Jonathan Kealing Director of Interactive Properties, Public Radio International   President-elect Ben Garvin Multimedia Photojournalist, KARE 11     Secretary Jenna Ross State News Reporter, Star Tribune     Treasurer Christopher Snowbeck Business Reporter, Star Tribune     Elected…

The following statements are from Minnesota SPJ members running for the 2014-15 Board of Directors. Electronic ballots will be mailed to all MNSPJ members currently in good standing with both the national organization and local chapter. Didn’t receive a ballot in your email but think you should have? Contact minnesota.spj@gmail.com Ballots must be submitted no later than noon on Wednesday, June…