Presenter: Paul Hannah, Media Lawyer

Confused about how and when Fair Use applies to entries on Facebook, Twitter and blogs? Paul Hannah provides pointers on Copyright law for journalists, concerned citizens, bloggers and all concerned about Fair Use in online expressions. As a well-known Twin Cities media attorney, Mr. Hannah knows the law and can clarify it for those who may be intimidated, confused or overwhelmed by it.

Time: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 | 4:30 – 6:00 p.m.

Location: Women Venture Meeting Room
2324 University Ave West, St. Paul (just East of Raymond)

Free parking available.

COGI-tations are public forums sponsored by Minnesota Coalition on Government Information, www.mncogi.org

When:

Thursday, May 27 | 4:00 p.m.

Where:
Ted Mann Concert Hall
2128 4th St. S, Minneapolis, MN

This presentation is free and open to the public. Registration is required.

The Humphrey Institute’s Center for the Study of Politics and Governance will host a forum with “Meet the Press” for part of its Across America series– special discussions with key political and community leaders–at 4 p.m. on Thursday, May 27, at Ted Mann Concert Hall. Registration is required.

The Minnesota News Council and the Twin Cities Media Alliance are pleased to present the 2010 Minnesota Ethnic & Community Media Awards.

Enter your work now — the submission deadline is April 30, 2010.  Visit http://news-council.org/contest/ to enter online or to download a printer-friendly entry form.

The Minnesota Ethnic & Community Media Awards are open to all ethnic media in the state of Minnesota, and to all community media in the Twin Cities metro area. (“Community media” includes print, broadcast and online media that serve geographic communities, as well as media that serve specific groups such as labor, women, etc.)

Nominations may be submitted by news organizations or individuals. Articles that originally appeared in the Twin Cities Daily Planet are not eligible. All entries will be judged by panels of independent judges including journalism faculty, professional journalists, and members of the communities that the participating ethnic and community media serve.

We are pleased to offer our monthly newsletter in an online format. If you have not signed up to receive this monthly update, please sign up to join our mailing list at the top of our homepage.

In this issue:  our fiscal year ends Wednesday, March 31st; sign up to hear about MNC events before anyone else; register for the Midwest Journalism Conference; and read about upcoming events.

You can view Newsworthy Online by clicking here.

The 2010 Midwest Journalism Conference will feature some fantastic guest speakers including veteran print journalist Chris Hedges and freelance journalist Roxana Saberi.  Local journalists Tom Crann (MPR), Jason DeRusha (WCCO-TV), Tom Hauser (KSTP-TV), Rick Kupchella (BringMeTheNews.com) will also lead sessions on topics ranging from social media in the newsroom, to improving interviewing techniques.  Attendees will also have the opportunity to have their print and broadcast work critiqued by local professionals. 

A variety of different registration options are available (one- and two-day passes).  Make your hotel reservation by March 23rd to ensure the group rate.

Download the conference program and registration form here.

More information is available at the Northwest Broadcast News Association Web site.

The Midwest Journalism conference is a collaborative effort, presented jointly by the the Northwest Broadcast News Association, the Minnesota Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, the Minnesota Associated Press and the local chapter of the Radio Televion Digital News Association.

March 14-20, 2010

Sunshine Week is a national initiative to open a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information. Participants include print, broadcast and online news media, civic groups, libraries, nonprofits, schools and others interested in the public’s right to know.

Sunshine Week is led by the American Society of News Editors and is funded primarily by a challenge grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation of Miami.

Locally, check for daily updates from the League of Women Voters Minnesota at: http://www.stateofdemocracymn.org/

Read more about what’s going on nationally to celebrate Sunshine Week: http://www.sunshineweek.org/About.aspx

Join the News Council on Tuesday, March 16 for a FOIA Day Celebration at Minneapolis Central Library.

We are pleased to offer our monthly newsletter in an online format. If you have not signed up to receive this monthly update, please sign up to join our mailing list at the top of our homepage.

In this issue:  check out a complete recap of the Jan. 27th Major Parties Gubernatorial debate; sign on as a MNC contributor before our fiscal year-end; and sign up to follow us on Twitter and Facebook!

You can view Newsworthy Online by clicking here.

The Minnesota News Council congratulates long-time board and council member Reed Anfinson on receiving the 2010 John R. Finnegan Freedom of Information Award.

The Minnesota Coalition on Government Information (MnCOGI) announced Feb. 8 that Reed Anfinson, publisher of the Swift County Monitor-News, will receive the 2010 John R. Finnegan Freedom of Information Award.    Anfinson will be honored at the annual Freedom of Information Day recognition event, on Tuesday, March 16, noon-1:00 at the Minneapolis Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis. More »

 

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The full photo gallery from the Jan. 27 Major Parties Gubernatorial Debate is now available.

All photos by Scott Theisen for the Minnesota News Council.

Video courtesy of The UpTake.

Follow the debate and debate news on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mn_newscouncil and #TMPDebate2010