Election Reflections with the Society of Professional Journalists
After more than 21 months of debating, campaigning and political posturing, it appears that the election is (kind of) finally over. Join the Minnesota Pro Chapter of SPJ 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.
Brown Bag Lunch with a Journalist to Feature Reporter Chris Ison
The Twin Cities Media Alliance will host Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Chris Ison at this month’s Brown Bag Lunch With A Journalist, Wednesday, November 26. The event takes place at the East Lake Library at noon. It is free and open to the public — but you do have to bring your own lunch.
Celebration of local ethnic and community media hosted by TC Media Alliance
The Twin Cities Media Alliance is hosting a celebration of local ethnic and community media Friday, December 5 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. It’s a chance to meet and network with local grassroots journalists and other local media folk, and sample the global flavors of Eat Street. There will be a brief program at 7 p.m. honoring the winners of the first Minneapolis Community and Ethnic Media Awards, sponsored by TCMA and New America Media.National Press Club Panel “The First Amendment, Freedom of the Press and the Future of Journalism”
The National Press Club will host a discussion on the state of journalism in an era of media transition from a print, broadcast, online and academic perspective on Monday, November 17 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m in Coffman Union Theater. National Press Club treasurer, Bloomberg News reporter and SJMC M.A. alum Alan Bjerga will moderate the discussion as panelists present their own opinions and engage in a lively exchange of ideas.
Can one person make a difference? An evening with Paul Rusesabagina
The Minnesota Journalism Center will host author Paul Rusesabagina, inspiration for the 2004 film Hotel Rwanda, as he recounts his inspiring story of courage and compassion in the opening days of the Rwandan genocide on Monday, November 3 at Northrop Memorial Auditorium. The event takes place at 7:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public.
Public Hearing: November 20, 2008
UPDATE: The November 20th hearing has been canceled. Please stay tuned for more upcoming events.
Join us for our next ethical exercise with a panel of journalists and members of the public on November 20. All public hearings are free and open to the public, and held over the Thursday lunch hour.
More information and location TBA.
The National Press Club Comes to Minneapolis
The National Press Club, the world’s leading professional organization for journalists, and the University of Minnesota School of Journalism and Mass Communication’s Minnesota Journalism Center are teaming up to look at the future of the news media and how to protect its core values.
The Nov. 17 event will begin at 7:00 p.m. at the University’s Coffman Memorial Union on the east bank of the Minneapolis campus. The event is free and open to the public. Parking information is available at http://www1.umn.edu/twincities/maps/CMU/CMU-map.html.
This NPC Centennial Forum on The First Amendment, Freedom of the Press and the Future of Journalism will feature leading Minnesota journalists: Nancy Barnes, editor and senior vice president, Minneapolis Star Tribune ; Thom Fladung, editor and vice president, St. Paul Pioneer Press; Joel Kramer, chief executive officer and editor, MinnPost; and Nora Paul, director, University of Minnesota Institute for New Media Studies. The panel will be moderated by Alan Bjerga, a Bloomberg News correspondent, the Club’s treasurer, and a University of Minnesota alum. More »
An Election Connection: a cross-cultural get-together with MPR News and Minnesota Council of Nonprofits
Minnesota Public Radio News and Minnesota Council of Nonprofits are partnering on two nonpartisan events during the week before the 2008 election. Chris Roberts of MPR News will host an informative and entertaining evening for people who are new to the election process Tuesday, October 28. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. The program will take place between 7-8 p.m. at the Paul and Sheila Wellstone Center for Community Building in St. Paul.
Twin Cities Media Alliance Brown Bag Lunch with Paul Schmelzer
Join the Twin Cities Media Alliance for a brown bag lunch Wednesday, October 22 with Paul Schmelzer, managing editor Minnesota Independent, and a winner of the prestigious Premack and SPJ Page One awards for journalistic excellence. Paul coordinated the Independent’s coverage of the RNC protests - a subject you can ask him about at lunch. Paul also writes the blog Eyeteeth: A journal of incisive ideas, which appears regularly in the Twin Cities Daily Planet, and has written for Adbusters, Cabinet, Ode, Raw Vision, Utne and other publications.
The FCC’s New Media Ownership Rules: Emotion and Reason in Rulemaking
The Silha Center for the Study of Media Ethics and Law will feature Rosemary Harold, Legal Advisor to FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell, at its fall forum Thursday, October 23.