Minnesota News Council

YOU'RE INVITED: Public Forum April 30th

Thursday, April 30, 2009 || 7:00 p.m.
Cowles Auditorim, Hubert H. Humphrey Center, U of MN West Bank

The Minnesota News Council is partnering with SPJ and the Silha Center for the Study of Ethics & Law to bring you a Town Hall meeting on Thursday, April 30. Part of the SPJ Town Hall Meeting Series celebrating Ethics Week, the event will feature the work of Gary Schwitzer, Associate Professor at the University’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication, and Publisher of HealthNewsReview.org and a distinguished panel of working journalists. The event will focus on the reporting of healthcare-related news: challenges, best practices and a dicussion about what's being done well, and where there may be room for improvement. Audience members are encouraged to share their questions and comments.

Panelists:
Susan Albright, MinnPost.com
Jeff Baillon, FOX-9 News
Dave Hage, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Jeff Hansel, Rochester Post-Bulletin
Jeremy Olson, St. Paul Pioneer Press

Jane E. Kirtley, Silha Professor of Media Ethics and Law and Silha Center Director, University of Minnesota, will serve as moderator for this program.

The purpose of the meetings is to increase dialogue between the public and the press. A Q&A session will allow attendees to ask questions about journalism ethics.

Click here to download a program flier.

2009 Premack Awards -- April 20th

You’re invited!

You and your guests are cordially invited to attend the Frank Premack Public Affairs Journalism Awards Ceremony and Reception.

Featuring discussion on the theme:
“Living up to the watchdog role: the media and community institutions”

This year’s winners are MinnPost.com, the Bemidji Pioneer, the St. Paul Pioneer Press, the Rochester Post-Bulletin, the Star Tribune and the Morrison County Record.

The Graven Award winner is Brad Swenson of the Bemidji Pioneer

The Farr Award winner is Joel Kramer and MinnPost.com.

Monday, April 20, 2009
McNamara Alumni Center—A.I. Johnson Room
6:00-7:00 Program
Featuring keynote speaker Joel Kramer of MinnPost.com

Visit www.mjc.umn.edu for details and to view the winning articles.

Event Location
A.I. Johnson Room
McNamara Alumni Center
200 Oak Street, S.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55455

News Coverage of the Somali Community

Watch video and view photos from the News Council’s public forum event on February 12. A panel of local journalists and Somali community leaders sat down to discuss challenges covering the immigrant community and the differing roles of the mainstream media and the ethnic news media in covering the Somali community, and how to improve overall coverage.

VIDEO: News Coverage of the Somali Community (Part 1 of 2)
VIDEO: News Coverage of the Somali Community (Part 2 of 2)
PHOTOS: Event photos

Panelists included:

• Moderator - Wendy Wyatt, University of St. Thomas
• Julia Opoti, Editor — Mshale
• Duchesne Drew, Managing Editor for Operations — Star Tribune
• Ruben Rosario, Columnist (Crime, Justice & Public Safety) — Pioneer Press
• Laura Yuen, Reporter – Minnesota Public Radio
• Esme Murphy, Reporter/Anchor — WCCO-TV
• Mohamed Hassan, President - Somali Institute for Peace and Justice
• Sahra Noor, Director, Language Services and Community Health – Fairview/University of MN Medical Center
• Hassan Mohamud, Attorney/Professor, William Mitchell College of Law
• Dr. Abdirahman D Mohamed, Chief of Staff — AXIS Medical Center
• Hussein Samatar, Executive Director – African Development Center

Presented by the Minnesota News Council, with co-sponsors, The Minnesota Journalism Center and MN Society of Professional Journalists.

Upcoming Events

Frank Premack Public Affairs Journalism Awards
Monday, April 20, 2009
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
McNamara Alumni Center
(U of MN East Bank)
Free and open to the public
Details here

Ethics Week Town Hall Forum
Topic: News Coverage of Health Care-Related Issues
Mark you calendar!
Thursday, April 30
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Cowles Auditorium, Humphrey Center - U of MN West Bank
Free and open to the public

Go to the News Council's EVENTS PAGE for more journalism-related events in the area!

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