Midwest Journalism Conference

29/03/2024

Last Day to SAVE!! - https://mailchi.mp/377ba937d223/midwest-journalism-conference-hotel-deadline-tuesday-17967594

25/03/2024

Midwest Journalism Conference - Early Registration Pricing Ends FRIDAY! - https://mailchi.mp/2b708351ea31/midwest-journalism-conference-hotel-deadline-tuesday-17967390

07/03/2024

DEADLINE EXTENDED - Diversity Scholarship - https://mailchi.mp/53277285cc1e/2e81kkodjm-17965698

26/02/2024

DEADLINE APPROACHING - MBJA Scholarship Opportunities - https://mailchi.mp/83677732f97f/2e81kkodjm-15615334

05/02/2024

Registration Now Open for Midwest Journalism Conference - https://mailchi.mp/5e9286024a7c/2e81kkodjm-15398382

29/03/2023

Have you checked out the silent auction which supports our scholarships and grants? We have plenty of nifty gifties on offer, or you can simply donate.

http://midwestjournalism.com/auction/

29/03/2023

It's springtime in Minnesota, so naturally, we're expecting some snow in the midst of the Midwest Journalism Conference. If you arrive early and stay late you should be fine. It gets a little tricky Friday night into Saturday morning. Read more: https://bit.ly/3KeJDgq

24/03/2023

Last Day to SAVE!! - https://mailchi.mp/1ccf69006af0/midwest-journalism-conference-hotel-deadline-tuesday-15365669

20/03/2023

Midwest Journalism Conference - Early Registration Pricing Ends FRIDAY! - https://mailchi.mp/bef8e5781013/midwest-journalism-conference-hotel-deadline-tuesday-15365461

07/03/2023

Storytelling with Boyd Huppert - Get your room booked NOW! - https://mailchi.mp/ba1b37f94101/2e81kkodjm-15363853

20/02/2023

The deadline is fast approaching to apply for MBJA's scholarships, including our new diversity scholarship. Do you know a college student in the Midwest who would bring diverse perspectives to the newsroom? Urge them to apply now! The deadline is March 1. https://midwestjournalists.org/scholarships

17/02/2023

DEADLINE APPROACHING - MBJA Scholarship Opportunities - https://mailchi.mp/e2fd28ffdbf8/2e81kkodjm-15362249

03/02/2023

Registration Now Open for Midwest Journalism Conference - https://mailchi.mp/a112bcb6a5a2/2e81kkodjm-15360833

25/03/2022

LAST DAY TO SAVE ON MJC REGISTRATION! - https://mailchi.mp/1222ca775e03/midwest-journalism-conference-hotel-deadline-tuesday-14808949

30/08/2021

The fall in-person Midwest Journalism Conference, originally scheduled for Oct 8-9, has been canceled. We are planning our next event for the spring.

https://midwestjournalism.com

15/04/2021

Congratulations to the winners of the 2021 MBJA Eric Sevareid Awards in the NEWSCAST category:

Student Market Radio

Award of Merit
WUEC - “WUEC Blugold Radio Sunday News 12-6-20”

First Place
St. Ambrose University - Radio - “SAU News This Week: November 6, 2020”

Student Market Television

Awards of Merit
UTVS, St. Cloud State - “UTVS News”
LCTV - Loras College - “LCTV News”

First Place

UW-Madison TV - “The Badger Report”

Small Market Radio

Awards of Merit
KORN - “Mitchell's Morning News-December 30th, 2020-7:30 am”
KCCR - “November 3rd 3 PM KCCR News”

First Place
AM 600 WMT - “WMT 8AM News Cedar Rapids in State of Emergency after 140 mph wind storm”

Small Market Television

Awards of Merit
KBJR - “KBJR 6 News at 10”
WDIO TV - “WDIO News at Six”

First Place
KTTC - “KTTC News at 6; June 3, 2020”

Medium Market Radio

Award of Merit
Siouxland Public Media - “Siouxland Public Media News 11.19.20”

First Place
KLIN - “KLIN 5:00 Report”

Medium Market Television

Awards of Merit
WLUK-TV - “FOX 11 News at 9”
WDAY - TV News - “Breaking News, State's First Covid Outbreak, Inspiring Recovery”

First Place
WMTV NBC 15 - “The Morning Show: Overnight Unrest”

Large Market Radio
First Place
WCCO Radio - “March 25th, 2020 Newscast”

Large Market Television
First Place
WISN - “Mayfair Mall Mass Shooting

See the full list at www.midwestjournalists.org.

Curious about your plaques? No worries!! An in-person Midwest Journalism Conference and Eric Sevareid awards banquet is tentatively planned for October 8th and 9th with details released in the months ahead.

Ever wanted to get some additional training to advance your journalism career but the cost of attending has kept you at home? We can help.

15/04/2021

The Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association is proud to announce the winners of the 2021 Eric Sevareid Awards. For the complete list of winners, visit our website.

https://midwestjournalists.org

15/04/2021

Congratulations to the winners of the 2021 MBJA Eric Sevareid Awards in the TALK/PUBLIC AFFAIRS category:

Student Market Radio

Award of Merit

University of Nebraska, Omaha - Radio - “Earth Day 2020”

First Place
University of Nebraska - Lincoln Student Radio - “Campus Voices”

Student Market Television

Awards of Merit
LCTV - Loras College - “LCTV Decision 2020”
TommieMedia.com - “In Depth with College Republicans and College Democrats & #8211; Oct. 29, 2020”

First Place
UTVS, St. Cloud State - “The Culture - Episode 3 of Season 3”

Small Market Radio

Awards of Merit
KALA Radio - “POW in Iowa 1943-1946”
KALA Radio - “Cave Markings: Cherokee Life Before Removal”

First Place
WLBL/WLBL-FM - “Route 51 - Reasonable Force”

Small Market Television

Award of Merit
WXOW - “Hometown Conversations”

First Place
KTTC - “Corovnavirus Town Hall”

Medium Market Radio

Award of Merit
KLIN - “The Big Ten: To Play or Not To Play”

First Place
Siouxland Public Media - “GOING VIRAL: Lessons Learned During the Pandemic”

Medium Market Television

First Place
PBS Wisconsin - “Wisconsin Life #713: Let It Snow”

Large Market Radio

Award of Merit
NET Radio - “Speaking of Nebraska: A COVID-19 Town Hall with Governor Ricketts”
Iowa Public Radio - “Derecho Rescue”

First Place
Minnesota Public Radio - “All Things Considered on MPR News”

Large Market Television

Award of Merit
CCX Media/Northwest Community Television - “Joint Community Conversation”

First Place
WISN - “UpFront: Kenosha In Crisis”

More awards announced here on the hour today. Look for the full list at www.midwestjournalists.org tonight.

Curious about your plaques? No worries!! An in-person Midwest Journalism Conference and Eric Sevareid awards banquet is tentatively planned for October 8th and 9th with details released in the months ahead.

Ever wanted to get some additional training to advance your journalism career but the cost of attending has kept you at home? We can help.

15/04/2021

Congratulations to the winners of the 2021 MBJA Eric Sevareid Awards in the SPOT NEWS category:

Student Market Television

Awards of Merit
MUTV Marquette University - “Daniels Coverage”
UTVS, St. Cloud State - “Becker Fire Continues to Burn”

First Place
UTVS, St. Cloud State - “Press Bar and Parlor Burns to the Ground”

Small Market Radio

First Place
KCCR - “August 30th Hand County Tornado”

Small Market Television

Awards of Merit
KMOT - TV - “Downtown Minot Halls Apartment Fire”
KFYR TV - “Mandan Apartment Fire”

First Place
WSAW - “Wisconsin Supreme Court Overturns Safer at Home Extension”

Medium Market Radio

Award of Merit
KFGO Radio - “Fargo Riot”

First Place
KLIN - “A COVID Kegeling Collision”

Medium Market Television

Awards of Merit

KCRG - TV9 - “The Day the Derecho Hit”
WDAY - TV News - “Fargo Riot”

First Place
WLUK-TV - “Safer At Home Overturned”

Large Market Radio

Awards of Merit
WUWM Radio - Large - “Police Brutality Protest”
NET Radio - “Lincoln Protests”

First Place
Minnesota Public Radio - “Clashes, looting devastate Twin Cities after George Floyd's death”

Large Market Television

Award of Merit
WISN - “Officers Shot: Fugitive Manhunt”

First Place
WISN - “Mayfair Mall Mass Shooting”

More awards announced here on the hour today. Look for the full list at www.midwestjournalists.org tonight.

Curious about your plaques? No worries!! An in-person Midwest Journalism Conference and Eric Sevareid awards banquet is tentatively planned for October 8th and 9th with details released in the months ahead.

Ever wanted to get some additional training to advance your journalism career but the cost of attending has kept you at home? We can help.

15/04/2021

Two years ago...places ready to go. This year will be holding off until October on giving the flags out.

15/04/2021

Congratulations to the winners of the 2021 MBJA Eric Sevareid Awards in the SPORTSCAST/PROGRAM category:

Student Market Radio

Awards of Merit
MUR - Marquette University - “Wire Sports Weekly Women's Basketball”
MUR - Marquette University - “Wire Sports Weekly Men's Basketball”

First Place
St. Ambrose University - Radio - “Unsportsmanlike Conduct: August 26, 2020”

Student Market Television

Awards of Merit
UTVS, St. Cloud State - “Crunch Time Season 8 Episode 9”
UTVS, St. Cloud State - “Sidelines - October 9th, 2020”

First Place
LCTV - Loras College - “SportsZONE”

Small Market Television

Awards of Merit
KTTC - “SPORTS EXTRA 01-31-2020”
KFYR TV - “The Evening Report at Six Sportscast”

First Place
KTIV - “SportsFource Extra”

Medium Market Radio

Award of Merit
KLIN - “Story Time with Stai - Coached Up”

First Place
KLIN - “Story Time with Stai - Armor All”

Medium Market Television

Awards of Merit
KCRG - TV9 - “Christensen Sportscast: Gustafson & the Hawkeyes”
WLUK-TV - “Pregame Live”
First Place
WHO-HD Television - “SoundOFF”

Large Market Television

Awards of Merit
CCX Media/Northwest Community Television - “2020 CCX Sports Hall of Fame Special”
Midco Sports Network - “Midco Sports Magazine - Episode #92”

First Place
Midco Sports Network - “Midco Sports Magazine - Feel Good Therapy”

More awards announced here on the hour today. Look for the full list at www.midwestjournalists.org tonight.

Curious about your plaques? No worries!! An in-person Midwest Journalism Conference and Eric Sevareid awards banquet is tentatively planned for October 8th and 9th with details released in the months ahead.

Ever wanted to get some additional training to advance your journalism career but the cost of attending has kept you at home? We can help.

15/04/2021

Congratulations to the winners of the 2021 MBJA Eric Sevareid Awards in the SPORTS REPORTING category:

Student Market Radio

Award of Merit
MUR - Marquette University - “From Player to Coach”

First Place
Minnesota State University Moorhead - Radio - “Youth Hockey during COVID”

Student Market Television

Awards of Merit
Minnesota State Univ. Moorhead - “MSUM Tennis Club”
Minnesota State Univ. Moorhead - “Beeninga Brothers”

First Place
UTVS, St. Cloud State - “Brett Larson & Scott Sandelin: A Partnership for the Ages”

Small Market Radio

Awards of Merit
Watertown Radio - “DeSmet Dreams Of B Title Ended By Pandemic”
KCCR - “Pierre Plans for Pandemic Baseball”

First Place
KCCR - “Oahe Speedway Opening Weekend”

Small Market Television

Awards of Merit
KMEG - TV - “Siouxland flourishing as girls wrestling numbers are on the rise in Iowa”
WDIO TV - “Two Generations of Wallins Racing in the Beargrease”

First Place
KMEG - TV - “She the North: Donaldson's path to the NBA”

Medium Market Radio
First Place
KNSI - “The Best of High School Sports: The Winners”

Medium Market Television

Awards of Merit
PBS Wisconsin - “Wisconsin Life: Fondy Blades”
KCRG - TV9 - “Soccer, the Pandemic and the Murphy Brothers”

First Place
KWQC TV6 - “A future Sports Broadcaster”

Large Market Radio

Awards of Merit

WCCO Radio - “Emma Dalton Gets Her Moment for Maple Grove”
Iowa Public Radio - “Coronavirus Disrupts Iowa High School Baseball And Softball”

First Place
NET Radio - “High School Football Takes The Field; An Attempt At Normal During Pandemic”

Large Market Television

Awards of Merit
Midco Sports Network - “Midco Sports Magazine - Driven: Lance Christensen Jr.”
Midco Sports Network - “Midco Sports Magazine - Back On Track: The Sorlien Family”

First Place
KARE 11 TV - “One Man's Marathon”

More awards announced here on the hour today. Look for the full list at www.midwestjournalists.org tonight.

Curious about your plaques? No worries!! An in-person Midwest Journalism Conference and Eric Sevareid awards banquet is tentatively planned for October 8th and 9th with details released in the months ahead.

Ever wanted to get some additional training to advance your journalism career but the cost of attending has kept you at home? We can help.

15/04/2021

Congratulations to the winners of the 2021 MBJA Eric Sevareid Awards in the SPORTS PLAY BY PLAY category:

Student Market Radio

Awards of Merit
MUR - Marquette University - “Women's Basketball vs DePaul”
MUR - Marquette University - “Men's Basketball vs. Xavier”

First Place
University of Nebraska, Omaha - Radio - “OMAHAvsKANSAS MBB”

Student Market Television

Award of Merit
UTVS, St. Cloud State - “SCSU Men's Basketball February 14th, 2020”

First Place
MUTV Marquette University - “Men's Lacrosse vs. Jacksonville”

Small Market Radio

Awards of Merit

KCCR - “Oahe Capitals vs. Sioux Center Storm Hockey March 13th 2020”
Watertown Radio - “Platte - Geddes Vs Hamlin 9AA Championship 11 - 12 - 2020”

First Place
Hub City Radio - “New Beginnings For Saints Basketball”

Small Market Television

Awards of Merit
BEK TV - “High School Football: Fargo South vs Fargo Davies - Noah Reed”
BEK TV - “High School Football: Linton-HMB vs LaMoure-LM - David Sugarman”

First Place
BEK TV - “High School Football: Mandan vs Bismarck Legacy - Chris Clayton”

Medium Market Radio

First Place
KLIN - “High School Football: Lincoln Pius X vs Lincoln North Star”

Medium Market Television

Award of Merit
KCRG - TV9 - “9.2 Friday Night Lights: Grinnell at Clear Creek Amana”

First Place
WHO-HD Television - “WHO13 Sports”

Large Market Television

Awards of Merit
Midco Sports Network - “Summit League Tournament - Jay Elsen”
CCX Media/Northwest Community Television - “Wayzata vs. Hopkins Girls Basketball, Featuring Paige Bueckers”

First Place
Midco Sports Network - “North Dakota Hockey - Alex Heinert”

More awards announced here on the hour today. Look for the full list at www.midwestjournalists.org tonight.

Curious about your plaques? No worries!! An in-person Midwest Journalism Conference and Eric Sevareid awards banquet is tentatively planned for October 8th and 9th with details released in the months ahead.

Ever wanted to get some additional training to advance your journalism career but the cost of attending has kept you at home? We can help.

15/04/2021

Congratulations to the winners of the 2021 MBJA Eric Sevareid Awards in the SOFT FEATURE category:

Student Market Radio

Awards of Merit
WRST - FM - Student - “A Kwick Pandemic”
University of Nebraska, Omaha - Radio - “Gerald Ford Birthplace”

First Place
Minnesota State University Moorhead - Radio - “MSUM Drumline”

Student Market Television

Awards of Merit
LCTV - Loras College - “Heather's Heart”
TommieMedia.com - “Furry friends bring comfort to St. Thomas campus”

First Place
MUTV Marquette University - “Marquette's Melodic Secret”

Small Market Radio

First Place
Hub City Radio - “Remembering Cameron Isreal & Terry Strong”

Small Market Television

Awards of Merit
KMEG - TV - “Siouxland native goes into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”
KXMB TV - “A North Dakota first”

First Place
KTTC - “KIDS WITH COURAGE: Abri Bentley”

Medium Market Radio

Award of Merit
WHWC - “Spectrum West: Al Ross with Billy Krause”

First Place
Siouxland Public Media - “Young Iowan Shares Insight on the Candidates and Her Own Political Aspirations”

Medium Market Television

Awards of Merit
WMTV NBC 15 - “Mama Gerry”
PBS Wisconsin - “Wisconsin Life: You are the Hero”

First Place
PBS Wisconsin - “Wisconsin Life: A Doll Like Me”

Large Market Radio

Awards of Merit
NET Radio - “Pandemic Is The Only Thing That Can Slow This Piano Man”
Minnesota Public Radio - “In Duluth, confronting racism with a 'Hello'”

First Place
Wisconsin Public Radio - “Why Isn't The UP Part Of Wisconsin?”

Large Market Television

Awards of Merit
Midco Sports Network - “Midco Sports Magazine - An Ode to the Race”
Midco Sports Network - “Midco Sports Magazine - The Hidden Gem”

First Place
KARE 11 TV - “I Touched Lives”

More awards announced here on the hour today. Look for the full list at www.midwestjournalists.org tonight.

Curious about your plaques? No worries!! An in-person Midwest Journalism Conference and Eric Sevareid awards banquet is tentatively planned for October 8th and 9th with details released in the months ahead.

Ever wanted to get some additional training to advance your journalism career but the cost of attending has kept you at home? We can help.

15/04/2021

Congratulations to the winners of the 2021 MBJA Eric Sevareid Awards in the SOCIAL MEDIA category:

Student Market Radio

First Place
University of Nebraska, Omaha - Radio - “Snacketology 2020”

Small Market Radio

Awards of Merit
KORN - “School Board Scuffle Over Mask Mandate”
KCCR - “Riverfront Broadcasting News LIVE on Facebook”

First Place
KCCR - “KCCR Storm Tracker/Severe Weather Coverage”

Small Market Television

Award of Merit
WSAW - “Officer involved shooting stuns neighbors as they watch it unfold”

First Place
WQOW News 18 - “WQOW Social Media”

Medium Market Television

Awards of Merit
PBS Wisconsin - “WisContext: COVID-19 Pandemic Daily Metrics Threads”
WLUK-TV - “Protests turn destructive in downtown Green Bay”

First Place
WBAY - “WBAY Social Media - NEW Protests”

Large Market Television

Award of Merit
CCX Media/Northwest Community Television - “COVID-19 Coverage: "As Straightforward As it Gets"”

First Place
CCX Media/Northwest Community Television - “Local Vote 2020”

More awards announced here on the hour today. Look for the full list at www.midwestjournalists.org today.

Curious about your plaques? No worries!! An in-person Midwest Journalism Conference and Eric Sevareid awards banquet is tentatively planned for October 8th and 9th with details released in the months ahead.

Ever wanted to get some additional training to advance your journalism career but the cost of attending has kept you at home? We can help.

15/04/2021

Congratulations to the winners of the 2021 MBJA Eric Sevareid Awards in the SERIES category:

Student Market Radio

Awards of Merit
University of Nebraska, Omaha - Radio - “Misconceptions”
University of Nebraska, Omaha - Radio - “Lethal and Loose”

First Place
MUR - Marquette University - “COVID Across America”

Student Market Television

Awards of Merit
LCTV - Loras College - “Tech Beat with Chase Guerdet”
LCTV - Loras College - “Game Time”

First Place
MUTV Marquette University - “COVID Across America”

Small Market Radio

Awards of Merit
KORN - “KORN News Radio-COVID-19 Updates”
KQAL - “Culture Clique - 50 Years of In Black America”

First Place
KCCR - “Senate Bill 136 Therapy Dogs In Court”

Small Market Television

Awards of Merit
KTIV - “Education Today”
WSAW - “The New Back to School: Student Panel”

First Place
KXMB TV - “Barriers to Justice”

Medium Market Television

Awards of Merit
WMTV NBC 15 - “Class During COVID”
WDAY - TV News - “48 Hours on a Covid Floor”

First Place
WOI - TV - “Disaster Divide: stories of Iowans after the devastating derecho”

Large Market Radio

Awards of Merit
Iowa Public Radio - “Systemic Racism's Legacy in Iowa”
NET Radio - “Remote Learning in Remote Nebraska”

First Place
Minnesota Public Radio - “Portraits of Valor”

Large Market Television

Awards of Merit
WISN - “Coronavirus In Wisconsin”
CCX Media/Northwest Community Television - “Removing Racial Covenants”

First Place
WISN - “Jacob Blake Police Shooting”

More awards announced here on the hour today. Look for the full list at www.midwestjournalists.org tonight.

Curious about your plaques? No worries!! An in-person Midwest Journalism Conference and Eric Sevareid awards banquet is tentatively planned for October 8th and 9th with details released in the months ahead.

Ever wanted to get some additional training to advance your journalism career but the cost of attending has kept you at home? We can help.

14/04/2021

Congratulations to the winners of the 2021 MBJA Eric Sevareid Awards in the PHOTOJOURNALISM category:

Student Market Television

Awards of Merit
MUTV Marquette University - “A New Era”
Minnesota State Univ. Moorhead - “Women of Troy”

First Place
UTVS, St. Cloud State - “St. Cloud Singer Celebrates Sister in New Single”

Small Market Television

Awards of Merit
WXOW - “The Man Behind the Napkins”
WKBT - TV - “Falling In Love”

First Place
KQDS - TV, Fox 21 - “Howie's Mud Bog”

Medium Market Television

Awards of Merit
NET-Television - “Nebraska Stories: Art, The Piano Man”
KSFY/KDLT - “Fr. Christensen's Fight”

First Place
PBS Wisconsin - “Wisconsin Life: Skijoring”

Large Market Television

Awards of Merit
CCX Media/Northwest Community Television - “Golden Valley Man Serenades His Neighborhood”
CCX Media/Northwest Community Television - “Plymouth Couple Create Halloween House out of Yard Waste”

First Place
KARE 11 TV - “Holly & Greenie”

More awards announced here on the hour today and tomorrow. Look for the full list at www.midwestjournalists.org Thursday night.

Curious about your plaques? No worries!! An in-person Midwest Journalism Conference and Eric Sevareid awards banquet is tentatively planned for October 8th and 9th with details released in the months ahead.

Ever wanted to get some additional training to advance your journalism career but the cost of attending has kept you at home? We can help.

14/04/2021

Congratulations to the winners of the 2021 MBJA Eric Sevareid Awards in the WEATHER category:

Student Market Television

First Place
UTVS, St. Cloud State - “Weather - Noah Cote`”

Small Market Television

Awards of Merit
WDIO TV - “Justin Liles - "Christmas Blizzard"”
KMEG - TV - “End of Year Blizzard Wrap-Up”

First Place
KBJR - “Adam Lorch”

Medium Market Television

Awards of Merit
WBAY - “Steve Beylon”
WBAY - “Brad Spakowitz”

First Place
KGAN - “Meteorologist Nick Stewart”

Large Market Television

First Place
WISN - “Mark Baden”

More awards announced here on the hour today and tomorrow. Look for the full list at www.midwestjournalists.org Thursday night.

Curious about your plaques? No worries!! An in-person Midwest Journalism Conference and Eric Sevareid awards banquet is tentatively planned for October 8th and 9th with details released in the months ahead.

Ever wanted to get some additional training to advance your journalism career but the cost of attending has kept you at home? We can help.

14/04/2021

Congratulations to the winners of the 2021 MBJA Eric Sevareid Awards in the INVESTIGATIVE category:

Student Market Radio

First Place
University of Nebraska, Omaha - Radio - “Taxo Plasma Gondi”

Student Market Television

First Place
UTVS, St. Cloud State - “Press Bar Owner in Custody for Arson”

Small Market Television

Awards of Merit
WSAW - “7Investigates: When You Can't Call 911”
WKBT - TV - “News 8 Now Investigates-Unpaid Campaign Stops”

First Place
WKBT - TV - “Breaking the Silence”

Medium Market Radio

First Place
KFGO Radio - “Fargo Lands Amazon”

Medium Market Television

Awards of Merit
KCRG - TV9 - “I9 Investigation: Delayed Derecho Response”
WLUK-TV - “The missing and the murdered”

First Place
WBAY - “Waushara County DA MIA”

Large Market Television

First Place
WISN - “Unemployment Backlog Crisis”

More awards announced here on the hour today and tomorrow. Look for the full list at www.midwestjournalists.org Thursday night.

Curious about your plaques? No worries!! An in-person Midwest Journalism Conference and Eric Sevareid awards banquet is tentatively planned for October 8th and 9th with details released in the months ahead.

Ever wanted to get some additional training to advance your journalism career but the cost of attending has kept you at home? We can help.