Society of Professional Journalists - Minnesota Pro Chapter

28/06/2025

2025 MNSPJ Page One Awards - in pictures (photos by Matthew Montgomery)

27/06/2025

MNSPJ was proud to award the inaugural ‪A-Mark Prize for Investigative Journalism in Minnesota, which recognizes outstanding work in our state with $15,000 in prize money for journalists and their newsrooms. Read more about the winners and the award, sponsored by The A-Mark Foundation, here: https://www.mnspj.org/2025/06/26/mnspj-announces-winners-of-inaugural-a-mark-prize-for-investigative-journalism-in-minnesota/

🥇First Place: A.J. Lagoe, Steve Eckert, Gary Knox and Kelly Dietz of KARE-TV for their “Recovery Inc.” series exposing fraud and exploitation within Minnesota’s addiction recovery industry. https://www.kare11.com/recoveryinc

🥈Second Place: Nathan O'Neal, Casey Ho**er and Joe Augustine of KMSP-TV for their “Costly Crisis” series uncovering a Ramsey County policy to bill people who called a crisis hotline for help. https://www.fox9.com/tag/series/investigators/costly-crisis

🥉Third Place: Deena Winter and J. Patrick Coolican of the Minnesota Reformer for their investigative series uncovering a vast network of fraud across multiple state programs, stemming from a $250 million pandemic scam. https://minnesotareformer.com/2024/09/20/how-fraudsters-have-gamed-minnesotas-medicaid-program-for-millions/

MNSPJ announces winners of inaugural A-Mark Prize for Investigative Journalism in MinnesotaJune 26, 2025News The Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists is excited to announce A.J. Lagoe, Steve Eckert, Gary Knox and Kelly Dietz of KARE-TV as first-place winners of the inaugural A-Mark Prize fo...

27/06/2025

Thanks to all who joined us to celebrate the best of Minnesota journalism tonight at our annual Page One Awards banquet at Nicollet Island Pavilion! Congratulations to all the winners — read the whole list here: https://www.mnspj.org/2025/06/26/mnspj-2025-page-one-awards-winners/

Special shout out to our special award winners:

Journalist of the Year: J. Patrick Coolican of the Minnesota Reformer

Young Journalist of the Year: Mara Klecker of the Minnesota Star Tribune

Best Beat Reporting: Kim Hyatt of the Minnesota Star Tribune

Best Use of Public Records: Becky Dernbach and Cynthia Tu of Sahan Journal for “A $132 million loophole in Minnesota's anti-corruption laws”

Peter S. Popovich Award: The staff of the Minnesota Reformer

MNSPJ 2025 Page One Awards WinnersJune 26, 2025News The Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists announced the winners of its annual Page One journalism awards June 26 at Nicollet Island Pavilion in Minneapolis. Below is a full list of the honorees. Click here to read about the winners of the i...

05/06/2025

The deadline to buy tickets for the 2025 Page One Awards banquet is tomorrow, June 6! If you haven’t already, buy your tickets now.

Join us on Thursday, June 26 at Nicollet Island Pavilion in Minneapolis. We’ll honor Page One Award winners, present the inaugural A-Mark Prize, and hear from New York Times correspondent Ernesto Londoño, our keynote speaker.

Buy your ticket for the 2025 Page One AwardsApril 23, 2025News Please join us the evening of Thursday, June 26 to celebrate the winners of our annual Page One Awards contest. We’ll honor and celebrate the state’s best journalism with an evening of fun at Nicollet Island Pavilion in Minneapolis. ...

29/05/2025

Tomorrow is the last day to register for MNSPJ and NABJ-MN's panel! Local journalists will discuss George Floyd's impact on the news industry, five years after his murder.

Hope to see you at 7 p.m. Tuesday in St. Paul. RVSP here:

Join us for a candid conversation about what's changed in Minnesota journalism since George Floyd's death — and what still needs to change.

28/05/2025

Join us to celebrate the state’s best journalism with an evening of fun on Thursday, June 26, at the Nicollet Island Pavilion in Minneapolis. We’ve got a great night planned, with a cocktail hour, dinner and dessert at this gorgeous venue along the banks of the Mississippi River. We’ll announce the winners of the Page One Awards and the inaugural A-Mark Prize for Investigative Journalism in Minnesota.

Spots are limited and selling fast, so buy your tickets by June 6!

Buy your ticket for the 2025 Page One AwardsApril 23, 2025News Please join us the evening of Thursday, June 26 to celebrate the winners of our annual Page One Awards contest. We’ll honor and celebrate the state’s best journalism with an evening of fun at Nicollet Island Pavilion in Minneapolis. ...

27/05/2025

How has Minnesota's journalism changed since the murder of George Floyd? Join our discussion next Tuesday evening at Minnesota Public Radio in St. Paul.

Our panelists are Harry Colbert, Jr. of MinnPost, Kyndell Harkness of Star Tribune, Ben Hovland and Brandt Williams of Minnesota Public Radio, and Chao Xiong of Sahan Journal.

Reserve your free ticket by Friday!

Join us for a candid conversation about what's changed in Minnesota journalism since George Floyd's death — and what still needs to change.

22/05/2025

This May marks the fifth anniversary of the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police. The Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists and National Association of Black Journalists Minnesota will bring together local journalists for a candid conversation discussing how journalism has changed, what hasn’t and what work needs to continue.

Learn more and register for free here! ⬇️

Join us for a candid conversation about what's changed in Minnesota journalism since George Floyd's death — and what still needs to change.

02/05/2025

Calling all Minnesota college journalists!

There’s still one week to apply for MNSPJ's 2025 student scholarship! Submit your materials by 10 p.m. Saturday, May 10.

MNSPJ accepts unrestricted $2,000 college scholarship applications through May 10February 4, 2025Scholarships Attention college journalists: The Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists (MNSPJ) is now accepting applications for its 2025 student scholarship. This year, MNSPJ will award one $2,0...

24/04/2025

SAVE THE DATE!

Our 2025 Page One Awards Banquet will be held Thursday, June 26th at Nicollet Island Pavilion.

Buy your tickets now:

Buy your ticket for the 2025 Page One AwardsApril 23, 2025News Please join us the evening of Thursday, June 26 to celebrate the winners of our annual Page One Awards contest. We’ll honor and celebrate the state’s best journalism with an evening of fun at Nicollet Island Pavilion in Minneapolis. ...

16/04/2025

SPJ was a sponsor of the April 11-12 Midwest Journalism Conference, and MNSPJ was in attendance. Congratulations to all the award winners at the Friday SPJ Mark of Excellence Awards Luncheon and at the Saturday evening MBJA Sevareid Awards Banquet!

14/03/2025

Twin Cities news media! The boards of and are proud to present recent University of St. Thomas grad Safiya Mohamed as this summer's St. Paul Jaycees Foundation intern. Host her to cover St. Paul, and we'll cover at least 1/2 the cost: https://forms.office.com/r/rGpPSiMxum