2009 Page One Awards — Enter Today!

CALL FOR ENTRIES 2009 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. This year, MN SPJ is excited to announce that it has put the entry process online. Entrants can submit entries and payment at: SPJ has also…

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2009 Page One Awards – Category Descriptions

Go to MN SPJ’s online entry form to enter the 2009 Page One Awards. Explanations of each entry category, as well as contest entry tips are below. Entry deadline is Wednesday, February 18, 2009. ENTRY TIERS: NEWSPAPER: Less than 50,000 circulation/50,000+ circulation MAGAZINE: Less than 50,000 circulation/50,000+ circulation RADIO: Less than 3 newsroom employees/3+ newsroom employees TELEVISION: Less than 50…

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A learning opportunity

The Society of Professional Journalists supports student journalists at the Faribault High School Echo newspaper. The students worked hard to produce relevant, accurate and important information to distribute to fellow students. Instead of censoring the article, school Superintendent Bob Stepaniak should take pride in the level of critical thinking and professionalism his students demonstrated—an achievement the Faribault Daily News recognized…

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Upcoming Event: Election Reflections

After more than 21 months of debating, campaigning and political posturing, it appears that the election is (kind of) finally over. Join us at Sweeney’s on Thursday, November 20 to re-hash the election season, chat about political ads, and the effect of new technologies on the campaigns. We’ll have a few Twin Cities-based journalists on hand to tell you their…

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