Minnesota Journalism Center Annual Report

Minnesota Journalism Center

Annual Report2012-2013

2 MJC Annual Report 2012 - 2013

diReCtoRNora Paul

editoRSue Couling

ASSiStANt editoRSarah Howard

deSiGNNicholas Khow

CoNtRiBUtiNG WRiteRSSue Couling, Sarah Howard,

Nora Paul

CoPY editoRLetta Page

PHotoGRAPHY

Sue Couling, Sarah Howard, Bill Kelley, Mark Vancleave

04 Looking Ahead exciting new research and partnerships

highlight the plans for 2013-2014.

06 History of the MJC

06 Meet the Staff

07 Careers in data Journalism Students learn about the growing field of data-driven journalism.

08 Conversation Among Crafts different perspectives on journalism-

related topics provide interesting insights. 10 edward R. Murrow Program for

Journalists european journalists get a glimpse of the

United States’ 2012 presidential election.

11 From Fact to Fiction Mystery author and former journalist Brad Parks talks about the connection between fiction and reporting.

11 iraq War: 10 Years Later ten years after the start of the Middle east conflict, journalists share personal stories and reflections.

12 Restructuring Premack exploring the Premack legacy and future of

public affairs reporting in Minnesota.

14 See Change 2013 Visual professionals meet for creative

discovery and innovation.

16 Spring Showcase MJC joins in to celebrate a year of excellence

with students, donors and alumni from the School of Journalism & Mass Communication.

18 iRe Watchdog Workshop Journalists hone their investigative skills

at a two-day workshop.

18 oNACamp the online News Association’s oNACamp

takes place at Murphy Hall.

19 MNA Annual Convention MJC meets with newspaper editors and

writers from around the state.

19 NSPA Summer Workshops Murphy Hall hosts high school and collegiate

journalists from around the country.

Note: Some articles were previously published in the Murphy Reporter, the

alumni magazine of the University of Minnesota School of Journalism &

Mass Communication.

Send questions or comments toMinnesota Journalism Center

115 Murphy Hall206 Se Church St.

Minneapolis, MN [email protected]

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origin, gender, age, marital status, disability, public assistance status, veteran status,

sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.

this publication is available in alternative formats upon request. direct requests to Sue Couling at 612-6261723 or [email protected].

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Itisnonewsflashthattheworkof journalistshaschangeddramaticallyoverthepastdecade.Thereisno“singlechannel”newsroomanymore.Competitionfortheaudience’stimeandattentionhasneverbeenmorechallenging.Thecomplexityof issuesandtheplethoraof sourcesforinformationaboutthoseissuesmaketheworkof informingandengagingcitizenscriticallyimportant. Inthiseraof newsapps,“bigdata”andothertechnology-drivenchanges,journalistsneedtokeepupwithaconstantlychangingmedialandscapewhilecontinuingtohonetheirreportingandstorytellingskills.Andwhileunderstandingtechnologyisimportant,itisrelationships,conversationsandcommunitythatarestillattheheartof ajournalist’swork. TheMinnesotaJournalismCenter(MJC)wasbusyin2012offeringavarietyof programmingtohelpjournalistsandothercommunicationsprofessionals.WestartedConversationAmongCrafts,aseriesof eventsthateachfocusonaskillimportanttojournalisticworkandtakesalookathowpeopleinotherfieldsareusingthisskill.Theresultwas

packedhousesandintriguingdialogueoneverythingfrominterviewingtocrowdsourcing.Webroughttogetherlocalleadersinthepracticeof datajournalismtotalkwithSJMCstudentsaboutnewprofessionalopportunities.Wecollaboratedwithnationalprofessionalorganizationstomaketheirhigh-leveltrainingavailabletoregionaljournalists. And,in2012,aftercarefulconsiderationandmuchdiscussionwiththePremackBoardandtheMJCAdvisoryBoard,wedecidedtosunsetalongtimeinitiative,thePremackAwards.Formoreonthisdecisionandthelegacyof theAwards,seepage12. Whilewehavecontinuedtoofferavarietyof collaborationsandconversationsoverthepastyear,2012-2013hasalsobeenatimeof regroupingandinformationgatheringtohelpinformourfutureinitiatives.Thesurveywe’velaunchedtohearfromMinnesotajournalists(you’llreadmoreaboutonpage4)willinspirenewconnectionsandfocusedtrainingopportunities. Lookforbigchangesin2013-2014.Weareintheprocessof creatingnewwaystosupport,encourageandcelebratethevitalworkof public

servicejournalisminordertocarryonthetraditionof thePremackAwardsprogram.Weareworkingtocreatestrongerconnectionsbetweenregionalchaptersandnationalheadquartersof journalismorganizationstosupporttheirexcellenttrainingprograms.Andwewillcontinuetoleveragethetremendousintellectualassetsof beinglocatedwithinaresearchuniversity. IhopeyouenjoyreviewingtheMinnesotaJournalismCenter’s2012-2013activitiesinthisannualreport.YourideasandcommentsabouthowwecanbuildonthestrongprogramsandconnectionswithMinnesotajournalistsandmediaprofessionalsdevelopedovertheMJC’s35yearsarewelcomed.

NoraPaul Director,MinnesotaJournalismCenter


In2012-2013,westartedtosetthestagefornewprogramsandinitiativesattheMinnesotaJournalismCenter.Whenthinkingabouttheroleof thePremackAwardsintheenvironmentof Minnesotajournalism,itwasdecidedthatsunsettingthePremackAwardswillmaketimeandresourcesavailablefornewwaystosupportpublicaffairsreporting.ThisdecisionwassupportedbytheMinnesotaJournalismCenterAdvisoryBoard. InApril2013,weconvenedlocalprofessionaljournalismorganizationstostarttheconversationabouthowwecouldcollaborateandsupporttheirtrainingefforts.Thankstoconnectionslikethese,MJCispartneringwithmanyof theseorganizationstobringnewandcollaborativeprogrammingtoMinnesota.Thistypeof co-creationisvitaltothejournalismcommunity. Butbeyondsimplyworkingtogether,weneedtohearfromMinnesotajournaliststofullyunderstandhowtheMJCcanproperlyservethecommunity. Anygoodprojectstartswithgoodresearch.Tothatendwehavelaunchedasurveyforjournalistsinanysizeortypeof newsroominMinnesotatoshareinformationabouttheircommunities’mostpressingissues,thereportingissuesonwhichtheymostwishtheycouldspendmoretimereporting,theresourcesorskillsetsaboutwhichtheywouldmostliketolearnmoreandthewaystheMinnesotaJournalismCentercouldbesthelpthemdotheimportantworkof publicaffairsreporting.If youareajournalistcoveringatopicthataninformedcommunityneedstobetterunderstand,wehopeyou’lltakeafewminutestofilloutthesurvey.Andif youknowajournalist,pleasesendthelinkalongtothemtofillout:z.umn.edu/mjcsurvey.

Weareexcitedaboutre-energizingtheworkof theMinnesotaJournalismCenterinthecomingyearandareeagertohearyourideasforprogramming. Thusfar,our2013-2014plansincludesponsoringeventsandcreatingtrainingopportunitiesinthefollowingways:

Collaborating with Professional Organizations:In2012-2013wehadtheOnlineNewsAssociationandInvestigativeReporters&EditorsbringtheirpopulartrainingeffortstotheUniversityof Minnesota.InJuly,welaunchedthe2013-2014yearwithatwo-daymobiledesignworkshopprovidedbytheSocietyof NewsDesign. Thisfall,wewillhosttheSocietyforProfessionalJournalists’JournCampandastudentcareerworkshopsponsoredbytheNationalAssociationof TelevisionProgramExecutivesinconjunctionwiththeMinnesotaBroadcastersAssociationJobFair.Weareactivelyseekingopportunitiestocollaboratewithandsupportregionalprogrammingfromnationalorganizations.

Supporting Topical Reporting Interests:WiththePremackAwardsprogramonhiatus,weareshiftingoureffortsandfundingtootherwaystosupportpublicaffairsreporting. Oursurveywillallowustounderstandstatewidejournalistreportinginterestsandneeds.Withthisinformation,wewillcreateprogrammingtobringtogetherreportersandthosewithknowledgeorexperiencethatcanhelpthemmoredeeplyandconfidentlyreportoncomplexissues.

Leveraging University Expertise:Pickatopic—anytopic—andthereis

someoneattheUniversityof Minnesotawhoisdeeplyknowledgeableaboutit.WeattheMinnesotaJournalismCenterknowthatthemostvaluableassetavailabletousisthenetworkof expertsandresearchersavailabletousacrosstheUniversity.WewillbeworkingwithotherUniversitycentersonprogrammingthatbringstogethertheacademyandtheindustryinwaysthatwillinformbothintheserviceof ourcommunities.

Asyoucanseefromthelistof alreadyscheduledeventsonthebackcover,2013-2014promisestobefilledwithchancestohearfrominterestingpeople,engageinnationalorganizations’trainingandsitinonconversationswithexpertsfromavarietyof disciplines.We’vejuststartedenvisioningnewwaystoworkwiththeprofessionaljournalismcommunityandconnectthemwiththerichandvariedacademicresourcesattheUniversity. Welookforwardtothefuture!

-Minnesota Journalism Center Staff

Looking Ahead Partnerships are key to adding impact and expanding reach of the MJC

tell us what you are interested in. take the survey now and then share the link with your colleagues.

z.umn.edu/mjcsurvey

We will be providing a report about the responses to this survey in Fall 2013 and announcing our line-up of programming in early 2014.

Take Our Survey

http://z.umn.edu/mjcsurvey


Some of the professional organizations we’ve hosted or will be working with in the coming year...

College of designdepartment of Anthropologydepartment of Communication Studiesdepartment of englishHeller-Hurwicz economics instituteinstitute for Advanced Study

Soci al Media and Business Analytics Collaborative (SoBACo)

University BookstoresWomen’s Law Student Association

the Minnesota Journalism Center continues to work with a diverse group of University colleges, departments and centers including:


Sue Coulingevents Manager

“My highlight is the Edward R. Murrow Program for Journal-ists. I love learning from the visitors as they examine local issues from so many different cultural perspectives.”

“My favorite event was See Change. As a journalism and graphic design major, it is really invaluable to hear speakers from such impres-sive and diverse backgrounds discuss creativity and design.

“Hearing from au-thor and former jour-nalist Brad Parks was really memorable. He offered inspira-tion for the writers in the room and gave us an inside peek at book publishing.”

“As a graduating journalism major, Spring Showcase was a great chance to celebrate the year and have fun with my classmates.”

Sarah HowardCommunication Manager

History of the Minnesota Journalism Center

Meet the StaffStaffers share their favorite memories of 2012-2013

TheMinnesotaJournalismCenterwasestablishedin1979throughagifttotheUniversityof MinnesotafromthelateJohnCowles,Sr.,chairmanof theMinneapolisStarandTribuneCompany,andhiswife,thelateElizabethBatesCowles. ThecenterishousedinMurphyHall,hometotheUniversityof Minnesota’sSchoolof Journalism&MassCommunication.InJanuary2011,theInstituteforNewMediaStudies(INMS)mergedwiththeMinnesotaJournalismCenter.ThecombinedcenterisnowdirectedbyformerINMSdirectorNoraPaul, whotookoverthepositionfromfacultymemberKathleenA.Hansenin2010.

Thecenter’spurposeistoimprovethepracticeof journalism,promoteinteraction

betweenmediaprofessionalsandtheacademyandserveastheoutreacharmof theSchoolof Journalism&MassCommunication.Tothisend,thecenterorganizes,sponsorsorco-sponsorsmorethan30eventseachyear. TheMinnesotaJournalismCenteralsomanagestheSJMCConferenceCenter,includingallreservationsforseminarsorworkshopsandcollaborateswithothercentersattheSJMCandacrosstheUniversitycampustoprovideawiderangeof eventstoourcommunity.

Nick KhowPrograms Assistant

Alex EastmanPrograms Assistant

Nora Pauldirector of MJC

Advisory Board Members

•Nancy Barnes, Editor, Star Tribune

•John Bodette, Executive Editor, St. Cloud Times

•Mike Burbach, Editor, St. Paul Pioneer Press

•Steve Hedlund, Principal, The Hedlund Group

•Lisa Hills, Executive Director, Minnesota Newspaper Association

•Joel Kramer, Publisher, MinnPost

•Jim Pagliarini, President and CEO, TPT Twin Cities Public Television

From the School of Journalism & Mass Communication:

•Kathleen A. Hansen, Director of Undergraduate Studies

•Albert Tims, Director, SJMC

•Keith Moyer, Senior Fellow

“Connecting with lo-cal journalists keeps me informed about what’s going on in the industry and is invaluable to my work as an SJMC in-structor teaching the next generation.”


OnSeptember28,2012,morethan40studentsgatheredinMurphyHalltohearaboutdatajournalismandtolearnhowtobecomeengagedwiththisburgeoningfield. Theeventfeaturedapanelof TwinCitiesjournalistsonthecutting-edgeof datajournalism:SJMCstudentandAP-GoogleScholarKevinSchaul;computer-assisteddatareporterforthe St. Paul Pioneer PressMaryJoWebster;directorof newstechnologyatMinnPostKaetiHinck;andseniorreporterforthePublicInsightNetworkatAmericanPublicMediaJeff SevernsGuntzel.ThepanelwasmoderatedbySJMCassistantprofessorSethLewis. Thepanelemphasizedinnovationandcutting-edgetechnologywhenusingdatatotellstories,andtheystressedtheimportanceof journalists’understandingof thenumberstheyuseinstorytelling. Asadirectoutcomeof thisgathering,studentsinterestedindatajournalismcreatedthestudentgroup“jCode.”

Jeff Severns Guntzel

Senior ReporterPublic insight Network

American Public Media

Kaeti Hinckdirector of News technology

MinnPost

Kevin SchaulSJMC Undergraduate,

AP-Google Scholar Winner, intern with MinnPost data team

Moderated by

Seth LewisSJMC Assistant Professor

MaryJo WebsterComputer-Assisted

Reporting editorSt. Paul Pioneer Press

Panel Explores Careers in Data JournalismStudents learn about the growing field of data-driven journalism

1: Data Journalism panelists Kevin Schaul, MaryJo Webster, Kaeti Hinck and Jeff Severns Guntzel. 2: SJMC student Schaul with moderator and SJMC assistant professor Seth Lewis. 3: Audience members listen to the panelists. 4: Webster and Hinck.

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Conversation Among Crafts


TheConversationseriesstartedwithasimpletopic.Interviewingtechniquesareamongthemostimportantskillsajournalistmusthone.Butjournalistsarenottheonlyprofessionalswhorelyonskillfulinterviewing.OnApril10,2012,attendeesheardaboutinterviewingskillsaspracticedbyanoralhistorian,asocialsecurityfraudinvestigator,anexecutiveheadhunterandalaborlawspecialist.PanelistsincludedT.J. Conley,laborandemploymentlawyer;Jay Brunn,fraudinvestigatorfortheSocialSecurityAdministration;Lars Leafblad,principal,KeyStoneSearch;andDeborah LockefromtheMinnesotaHistoryCenter,whohasbeenconductingoralhistoryinterviewsinMinnesotaandCanadawithmembersof theDakotaNation.

TheDecemberConversationAmongCraftsinspiredattendeesastheylearnedaboutuniqueandcutting-edgewaysof usingdatatotellastoryordisplayinformation.Panelistssharedvisualizationsrangingfromvirtualsculpturetoaproductlifecycletoa‘day-in-thelife’of aNiceRidebicycle.TheexpertpanelincludedDaniel Keefe,McKnight-LandGrantAssistantProfessor,Departmentof ComputerScienceandEngineering,Universityof Minnesotaanddirectorof InteractiveVisualizationLab(IV/LAB);Jennifer Jevnisek,environmentalscientist,BraunIntertecCorp.;Alan Palazzolo,interactivenewsdeveloperatMinnPost;andJason Voiovich,Directorof corporatemarketing,LogicPD.

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TheConversationAmongCraftsserieswasbornin2012fromtheideathataparticularcraft,trendorprocessisusuallynotuniquetoasingleindus-try,onlytoitsapplicationinindustrypractice.Whenweexaminethatideafrommanydifferentperspectives,wegaininsightintonewapproachesandpreviouslyunexploredwaysof operat-ing.Patternsemergeandcross-industrysimilaritiesareidentified.

Overthepastyear,theconversa-tionshaveincludedtraditionaljour-nalistsaswellascomputerscientists,historians,governmentofficials,lawyers,geologists,corporatestrategistsandlibraryscientists. Whatwe’velearnedisthis:any-one,regardlessof jobtitleorindustry,canofferanewperspectiveonanoldtopic.Learningcomesfromunexpectedplaces.

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1: Attendees Wendy Lee, Katherine Glover and Joel Hoekstra. 2: Nora Paul welcomes guests. 3: Attendees Gayle “G.G.” Golden, Jenna Ross and Jim Mesick. 4: Jason Voiovich. 5: Alan Palazzolo.



TheConversationcontinuedinFebruarywithadiversecrowdgatheringtodiscusswebanalytics,whichinvolvesthecollectionandanalysisof Internetdatatoprovideinsightintoasite’sreaders,customers,prospectsandutility.InthisConversationAmongCraftshowever,theprofessionalpanelistswentfarbeyondthesimple“howmanyhitsdidIget?”tosharetheirworkwithpublicopinionmining,affinitystringsandaudienceanalysisasabasisfordevelopingneweditorialproductsandsearch-informedcontentcreation.TheexpertpanelincludedRavi Bapna,Boardof OverseersProfessorof InformationandDecisionSciences,CarlsonSchoolof ManagementandAcademicDirector,SocialMediaandBusinessAnalyticsCollaborative(SOBACO),Universityof Minnesota;Chris Cook,mobileplanningandstrategy,TargetCorporation;Kristi Jensen,programdevelopmentlead,eLearningSupportInitiative;andDenise Olszewski,digitalprojectmanager,Star Tribune.

Thefinaleventinthe2012-2013seriesconvenedonMay14withadiscussiononcrowdsourcing.Crowdsourcingallowsreporterstogathersources,ideasandcontentfromalargegroupof people,whetheritbethegeneralpublicorfellowreporters.Crowdsourcingusesthepowerof manytosolveaproblem.Inthisevent,Michael CaputotalkedabouthowthePublicInsightNetworkatAmericanPublicMediaallowsreporterstosolicitthegeneralpublictogathersourcesandstoryideas.Philip Sellew,associateprofessorof ClassicalandNearEasternStudiesattheUniversityof Minnesotadescribedhisproject,AncientLives,whichtranslatespapyrusscrollswiththehelpof peoplearoundtheglobe.Heevenhadthegroupdoingsomeliveupdatingduringtheevent.Noah Skogorboeof theMinnesotaHistoricalSocietyfollowedsuit,showingtheattendeeshowtoparticipateinacrowdsourcedprojectinAustraliathatissimilartoMNHS’splanstodigitizeMinnesota’snewspaperarchives.

MAY 2013FeBRUARY 2013

WeB ANALYtiCS CRoWdSoURCiNG

In2013-2014,we’llcontinuethese-rieswhilerefiningthestructuretohelpfacilitatemorein-depthconversations.Wewanttoprovideactionableinsightsthatparticipantscanapplytotheirownwork. Ideasforupcomingtopicsincludemanagingdigitalassets,publicrecordsaccessandtheFreedomof InformationAct,trendspottingviasocialmediaandfastcycleinformationchecking.

If youwouldliketosuggestatopic,participateasaConversationpanelistorrecommendanexpertononeof thesetopics,pleasesendanemailto [email protected]. Seemjc.umn.edufordates,timesandspeakerdetails.

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6: Denise Olszewski of the Star Tribune. 7: MJC director Nora Paul talks with Chris Cook of Target. 8: Ravi Bapna of SOBACO, Carlson School of Management.


InNovember,duringthe2012PresidentialElection,19internationaljournalistsfrom16EuropeancountriesvisitedtheUniversityof Minnesotaaspartof theEdwardR.MurrowProgramforJournalists. MadepossiblethroughapartnershipwiththeMinnesotaInternationalCenterandtheU.S.Departmentof State,thetripallowsjournaliststoexploretheUnitedStatesandlearnaboutourpolitics,cultureandinternationalrelations. TheMurrowFellows,whohailedfromsuchcountriesasRussia,Norway,SwitzerlandandTurkey,startedtheirtripwithinformationalpanelsaboutthetwoproposedConstitutionalAmendmentsonMinnesota’sballot:themarriageamendmentandtheVoterIDamendment.“IfinallyunderstandtheVoterIDamendment!”saidAlinaAnghel,atelevisionreporterfromRomania.“Itwasgreattohearbothsidesandlearnmoreaboutthisissue.” Followingthepanel,journalistswerepairedwithaTwinCitiesmediaprofessionalwithsimilarreportinginterests.Editors,writersandproducersfromsuchentitiesastheStar TribuneandKSTP-TVparticipated.“ThejobshadowingwassointerestingandIlearnedsomuch,”saidUrosUrbas,abusinessreporterinSlovenia,whowasmatchedwithJohnVomhof Jr.of theMpls./St. Paul Business Journal. OnElectionDay,theFellowsvisitedapollingplacetoobservevotingprocessesandthenvisitedtheSt.Paulcampaignofficeof PresidentBarackObama.ThentheytouredMinnesotaPublicRadiotolearnabouthowthestationwascoveringtheelection. Onthefollowingday,theFellowsheardfromSJMCfacultymembersHeatherLaMarre,AmyKristinSandersandBrendanWatsonabouttheimpactof theelectionandadebrief of politicalcommunicationpractices.TheprogramfinishedwithapaneldiscussionabouttheAffordableCareAct(commonlyreferredtoasObamacare)anditsimpactonbusinessandAmericanhealth.

1: The Murrow Fellows with staff from SJMC and the Minnesota Journalism Center. 2: Mike Tegeder of the Church of Gichitwaa Kateri and St. Francis Cabrini Church and Kevin Petersen, co-founder of the Pro-Marriage Amendment Forum. 3: Uros Urbas interviews a voter on Election Day. 4: MPR News Director Chris Worthington speaks to the Fellows. 5: Barack Obama communications staffer Preston Maddock is interviewed by Mary Elizabeth Regan of Ireland. 6: Astrid Meland of Norway speaks with a Barack Obama campaign volunteer. 7: The Fellows gather outside of Barack Obama’s St. Paul campaign office. 8: Jackie Crosby of the Star Tribune and Vidya Venkataraman speak about healthcare. 9: John Rash speaks about media and politics.

Edward R. Murrow Fellows Visit MinnesotaMinnesota Journalism Center hosts international journalists for eighth year

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OnApril18,2013,formerjournalistandaward-winningcrimeauthorBradParksvisitedMJCtoexploretheconnectionbetweenjournalisticreportingandfictionalwriting.

“Theabilitytotellstoriessetsthehumanspeciesapart,”Parkssaid.“Ispentmylifedevelopingasenseof whatagoodstoryis,andthattranslatestojournalisticwritingorfictionalwriting.” Parksadmitsmanyof hisfictionalideasstemfromtheworldaroundhim.“Manyof mycharactersandstorylinesaren’tfarfromreal-life,”hesaid. Healsospokeabouthowareporter’sinsistenceonthetruthcanhelpwhencreatingfiction.“Whenyou’retellingastory,‘something’happened.Yourjobisto

findthetruthaboutthe‘something.’”But,forParks,thetransitionintofictionwasn’teasy.“IttookmeawhiletolearnthatitwasOKtomakestuff up,”hesaid.“Iwasdefinitelyworriedaboutangryletters,”headmitted. Parkstalkedabouthowfreeingfictionalwritingcanbeandhowhavingtimetoinvestigateastoryisliberatingif you’reusedtothe“grind”of dailyjournalism.“Tellingthetruthtakestime,whichyoudon’talwayshavewithdailyjournalism,”hesaid.“Whenyou’rewritingabook,youhavethetimetoinvestigatedetailsandplacesthatyoumightnothaveasajournalistatanewspaper.” Parksstartedhisjournalisticcareeratage14andfoundedaweeklysportsnewspaperheranoutof hisdormroomatDartmouthCollege.Aftergraduating,hebegana20-yearcareerinjournalismbeforeturningtofictionwritingin2008.HeheldreportingrolesatThe Washington PostandThe Star-LedgerinNewark,N.J. Parks’mostrecentnovel,“TheGoodCop,”followshisperennialprotagonist,investigativejournalistCarterRoss,through

From Fact to FictionMystery author and former journalist Brad Parks talks about the connection between fiction and reporting

OnFeb.26,2013—nearly10yearsafterthestartof OperationIraqiFreedom—theMJCwelcomedagroupof journalistswhohavecoveredtheconflicttoexploretheeffectof mediacoverageontheentireregion. ThetalkwasmoderatedbyProfessorWilliamBeeman,chairof theUniversityof MinnesotaDepartmentof Anthropology.Beemanhelpedsetthestagebygivinganoverviewof thestateof affairsintheMiddleEasttoday. FollowingBeeman’sintroduction,ReeseErlich,freelancejournalistandauthorof “TargetIraq:WhattheNewsMediaDidn’tTellYou”and“ConversationswithTerrorists:MiddleEastLeadersonPolitics,ViolenceandEmpire,”spokeabouttheeffectthatAmericanmediacoveragehadduringthetenseera. ErlichwasfollowedbylocaljournalistswhoworkedonthegroundintheMiddleEastinthedecadeafter9/11:Jeff SevernsGuntzel,whoreportedformediawebsiteElectronicIraqandPaulMcEnroe,investigativereporteratthe Star Tribune.

1: Author Reese Erlich. 2: Paul McEnroe of the Star Tribune. 3: Professor William Beeman, chair of the University of Minnesota Department of Anthropology. 4: Jeff Severns Guntzel of American Public Media

Journalists Cover Conflictten years after the start of the Middle east conflict, journalists share first-hand stories and reflections

theworldof gunsmuggling.Hispreviousnovelsare“Facesof theGone,”“Eyesof theInnocent,”and“TheGirlNextDoor.”HeiscurrentlyatworkonhisfifthCarterRossmystery.

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Throughoutits35years,thePremackAwardscametobeknownastheMidwest’sPulitzerPrize.NamedforFrankPremack,thehard-drivingprojectseditorattheMinneapolis Tribunewhodiedatage42in1975,theprizewasgivenannuallyforMinnesota-basedpublicaffairsreportingexcellence. Originallycreatedtolastjustafewyears,thePremackAwardsfundingwaspickedupin1979bytheMinnesotaJournalismCenterandtheUniversityof MinnesotaSchoolof Journalism&MassCommunication. Theawardwasuniqueinthatitsboardnotonlyconsistedof membersof themedia,butof activists,politiciansandengagedcitizenswhoallsharedthebelief thatstrongpublicaffairsreportingleadstoaninformedcitizenry.TheireffortsovertheyearsmadethePremackawardsprogrampossible. Anotheruniqueaspectof thisawardprogramwasitsjudging.Entrieswerenotjudgedbya“juryof peers”aswithotherjournalismawards,butbyapanelof citizens,activistsandlawmakerswhodeterminedwhich

reportingwasmostimpactful. Overtheyears,theenvironmentof localjournalismawardschangedasotherorganizationsbegantorecognizequalityreportingandwriting.Thecompetitionforentriesroseandtheprestigeof thePremackAwardsdiminishedbeyondregionalinterest.In2012,thePremackBoardrealizedthisandsawthatitwastimetorethinktheeffortandexpenseof holdingthePremackAwardsprogram.Wewondered:Isthereabetterwaytoservetheneedsof thejournalistsdoingtheimportantworkof publicaffairsreportinginMinnesota? Afterbrainstormingideasandpotentialprogramming,thePremackBoardvotedtoputthePremackAwardsonhiatustoseewhatotheropportunitiescouldbedeveloped.

Whilethegrantingof awardstojournalistsdoinggreatpublicaffairsreportingmaybeonhold,themissionof theMinnesotaJournalismCentertosupportandcelebratethisworkisclear.Weareexploringnewopportunitiesandnewwaystosupportoutstandingpublicaffairsreporting.Formoreonfutureplans,seethe“LookingAhead”sectiononpage4.

Restructuring PremackBuilding new initiatives that support great public affairs reporting

1: Nora Paul, director of the Minnesota Journalism Center, brandishes Frank Premack’s legendary bull whip at the 2012 Premack Award ceremony. 2: Dan Balz, Washington Post policital correspondent, former vice president Walter Mondale and former Minnesota NAACP president Matthew Little at the 2004 Premack Awards Ceremony. 3: Joel Kramer speaks at the 2009 Premack Awards ceremony after he and MinnPost were honored with the George A. Farr Award. 4: A Premack Award winner from 1983. The article was published in the St. Paul Pioneer Press and written by Allen Short and Jeffrey Kummer. Over the 35 year history, 130 articles were recognized for their impact. 5: Laura Waterman Wittstock, who received the George A. Farr Award in 2011, was honored with a drumming circle.

Frank Premack

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• Nancy Alfton, Arts activist• Brian Anderson, MSP Communications• G. Barry Anderson, MN Supreme Court• Kelly Boldan, West Central Tribune• Karen Boros, WCCO• Darin Broton, Tunheim Partners• Mike Burbach, St. Paul Pioneer Press • Barry Casselman, The Preludium• Nancy Conner, MNSCU• Art Coulson, Redbird Media• Craig Cox, Minneapolis Observer• Gary Eichten, Minnesota Public Radio• Tim Engstrom, Albert Lea Tribune• George Farr, Minnesota DFL Party Chairman• John Finnegan, Sr., St. Paul Pioneer Press• Gayle “G.G.” Golden, University of Minnesota• Sally Graven, Honorary board member• Kathleen A. Hansen, University of Minnesota• Noelle Hawton, Tunheim Partners• John Holmes, Holmes & Associates• Tom Horner, Himle Horner• Seitu Jones, Artist• Sean Kershaw, Citizens League

• Mary Lahammer, tpt Twin Cities Public Television• DJ Leary, Political analyst and raconteur• Matt Little, Minnesota NAACP• Deb Locke, Minnesota Historical Society• Rose McGee, Artist and entrepreneur• Amy Nelson, St. Paul Pioneer Press• Nora Paul, University of Minnesota• Wayne Popham, Lawyer• Rohan Preston, Star Tribune • Jim Pumarlo, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce• Heidi Raschke, Mpls.St.Paul Magazine• Jim Rosenbaum, District Court Judge• Tom Scott, Center for Urban and Regional Affairs• Chuck Slocum, Republican Party of Minnesota• Warren Spannaus, Minnesota Attorney General• Joe Spear, Mankato Free Press• John Stanoch, Qwest• Lori Sturdevant, Star Tribune• John Sundvor, Fargo Forum• George Thiss, Republican State Chairman• Peter Vanderpoel, Minneapolis Tribune• Frank Wright, Star Tribune

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Do You See Change?Conference allows for creative discovery and innovation

Partners

Whatdoyouseewhenyoumixdesigners,photographers,inventorsandvisualistsfortwodays?Well,youseechange.Andthat’sexactlythegoalof SeeChange:ThePowerof VisualCommunication,whichgathersluminar-iesfromacrossthevisualspectrumtoinnovateandexplore. Thefourthannualconferenceopenedtheeveningof May21,2013,withakeynotefromBrianCollins,chief creativeofficerof NewYorkCity-basedCOLLINS,whoseclientsincludeCoca-Cola,BP,MicrosoftandHershey’s.HisworkhasbeenfeaturedinThe New York Times,FortuneandFast Company,whichnamedhimoneof fiveAmericanMas-tersof Design.“Asdesignersweneedtomovefromcommunicatingcontenttocreatingit,”hesaid.“Weneedtomovefromdesigningobjectstodesign-ingsystems.”

Daytwoof theconferencebeganwithawarm-upfromMarcelaLorca,movementdirectorof Minneapolis’GuthrieTheater.Throughouttheday,leadersinthefieldsof design,photog-raphy,creativityandvideographytooktothestageatthetheaterinCoffmanMemorialUniontoshare,collaborateandteach.FeaturedspeakersincludedCarlDeTorres,founderof multidis-ciplinarydesignstudioCarlDeTorresGraphicDesign;SvenSeger,chief cre-ativeofficerof FutureBrand;GuillermoNagore,managingcreativedirectoratSYPartners;ChristopherHirsheimerandMelissaHamilton,foodpublicationgurusatCanalHouseCooking;photog-rapherJimFiscus;JorgPierach,presi-dentandcreativedirectoratFastHorse;AaronDoeringandCharlesMillerfromtheLearningTechnologiesMediaLabattheUniversityof Minnesota;Geoff

Warner,founderof architecturefirmAlchemyandcreatorof weeHouse;andJasonSondhiandIvanKanderof Shortof theWeek. SeeChangewasstartedwithanendowmentfromformerSJMCfacultymemberR.Smith“Smitty”Schunemanandhiswife,Pat.SJMCalumnaandformerSchunemanstudentMaryK.BaumannandAIGAMinnesota’sBrentStickelswererecruitedtoactaspro-gramdirectors,alongwithsteeringcom-mitteemembersSteveBickel,JoeDuffy,MichaelHart,WillHopkins,DanielJasperandSteveNiendorf.SupportfortheeventisprovidedbySJMCadjunctinstructorJerryBroeckert,aswellasSJMC,theMinnesotaJournalismCen-ter,AIGAMinnesotaandtheUniversityof MinnesotaCollegeof Design.

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1: More than 250 people fill Coffman Theater for the fourth annual See Change Conference. 2: Keynote speaker Brian Collins. 3. Beth Mallow and Sven Seger. 4: Conference attendees discuss new ideas during the networking reception at the Weisman Art Museum. 5: Conference attendees at the welcoming reception at Coffman Memorial Union. 6: Carl DeTorres. 7: Marcela Lorca. 8: Ivan Kander and Jason Sondhi.

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OnApril24,2013,nearly275guestsgatheredatTCFBankStadium’sDQClubroomforSpringShowcase:ACel-ebrationof Excellence,whichcelebratesstudentandalumniachievementsandhonorsthegenerosityof donorsandiscoordinatedbyMJCstaff. Theeventbeganwithacocktailhourandstudentshowcase.Nearly50studentswereon-handtodiscuss20projectscreatedthroughoutthe2012-2013schoolyear.FrommagazinestoiPadappsandstrategiccommunica-tioncampaigns,everyaspectof SJMC’scurriculumwasrepresented.“It’ssomuchfuntobepartof theshowcase,”saidbroadcaststudentArthurNienhuis.“Gettingtotalktopeopleabouttheworkyou’vecreatedmakesitthatmuchmorefulfilling.” TheprogramcontinuedwithSJMCdirectorAlbertTimsannouncinghigh-lightsfromthepastyear,includingtwostudentswinningHearstAwardsandSJMC’sNSACteamwinningitsdistrictcompetition,plusstudentsparticipatinginNews21andtheDowJonesNewsFundInternship.TimsalsorecognizedSJMCgraduatestudentHollyMillerasthefirststudenttocompletetheschool’sM.A./J.D.jointdegree. SJMCstudentDrewCoveyouspokeabouttheimportanceof undergraduatescholarships.Coveyou,whoisthe2013-2014recipientof theDaveandLindaMonaScholarship,spokeabouthisrolesintheUniversity,includinghisserviceonasearchcommitteefortheViceProvostforStudentAffairsandDeanof StudentsandhisroleastreasurerfortheUniversity’sAmericanIndianStudentCulturalCenter.“Allof theserolesarewaysinwhichIservetheUniversitycommunity,andallareunpaid,”hesaid.“Receivingthisscholarshipwillenablemetocontinuedevotingmytimetocausessuchastheseandcontinuetobeanactivememberof thiscommunity.” SJMCPh.D.candidatesandrecipientsof the2012RalphD.CaseyDisserta-

tionAwardElizabethHousholderandSoyoonKimspokeabouttheimportanceof graduatefunding.“Beingabletoreceivefinancialsupportasyoucompleteresearchcanbedirectlylinkedtothequalityof thedissertation,”saidKim.“Thesefinancialawardshelpstudentsdevotethemselvestotheirresearchandacademicpursuits,”saidHousholder. Theeventalsohonoredalumniachievements.TheSJMCAlumniSocietyBoardannouncedtherecipientsof itsAbovetheFoldAward,whichhonorsalumniundertheageof 40whohaveshownexemplaryaccomplishmentsintheircareers.TheawardwenttoTimBlevins,seniorwriteratOLSON;JessicaFleming,headof thefoodandrestaurantbeatattheSt. Paul Pioneer Press;VadimLavrusik,journalistprogrammanageratFacebook;andGabbyNelson,direc-torof internalandexternalrelationsatSelectComfort. TheeveningclosedwithakeynotefromNationalGeographicphotographerAnnieGriffiths,whoreceivedtheSJMCAlumniSocietyBoard’sAwardforExcel-lence.Griffiths,whosharedherremark-ablephotographywiththeaudience,spokeaboutherexperiencesasawomanphotographingaroundtheworldandhermulticulturalencounters. Griffithsistheexecutivedirectorof RippleEffectImages,acollectiveof photographersworkingtotellthestoriesof womenandgirlsindevelop-ingcountries.Shespokeaboutherglobalinteractionswithwomenthroughthisorganizationandthedeepobligationshefeelstohelpthemtelltheirstories.“Ihavelearnedincrediblethingsfromthesewomen,”shesaid. Griffithsclosedbysharinganan-ecdoteaboutanexperienceonacattlefarm.Sheawoketoabeautifulmorningandranoutsidetotakephotosonlytodiscovershewasmissingacrucialpieceof clothing—“Findacareerthatmakesyouforgetyourpants!”sheexclaimed.

Celebrating ExcellenceAnnual event honors alumni achievements and student accomplishments

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1: Annie Griffiths. 2: Members of the 2012-2013 NSAC team in the photobooth. From left: Michelle Hum, Tanner Uselmann, Anastacia Economou, Aaron Thelen, Kelly Starkey, James Lager and Craig Nelson. 3: SJMC student Devan Grimsrud and SJMC alumni mentor Genevieve Courteau in the photobooth. 4: Ph.D. candidates Soyoon Kim and Elizabeth Housholder. 5: Griffiths with SJMC Alumni Society Board president Sarah Bauer. 6: SJMC students Bridget Bennett, Ichigo Takikawa, Emily Dunker and Amanda Snyder with Griffiths. 7: SJMC student Drew Coveyou. 8: SJMC mentor Trout Lowen speaks with Leah Smith of the Murphy News Service. 9: SJMC Alumni Society Board vice president Chad Haldeman with Above the Fold recipients Jessica Fleming, Tim Blevins and Gabby Nelson, and SJMC director Albert Tims. 10: Janice Bitters, recipient of the 2013-2014 Beverly Kees Scholarship, with Kate Parry of the Star Tribune. 11: Silha Professor Jane Kirtley, dual-degree graduate student Holly Miller, Helen Silha and SJMC assistant professor Amy Kristin Sanders. Photos by Mark Vancleave.

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Morethan55journalistsandjournal-ismstudentsfromaroundtheMidwestattendedtheInvestigativeReports&EditorsWatchdogWorkshop,held September29-30,2012,atMurphyHall. OnSaturday,bothprintandTVjournalistsgatheredinsessionstohearfromavarietyof speakerswhocoveredtopicssuchasdatajournalism,openrecords,electionreporting,theartof interviewingandeffectiveInternetuse. OnSunday,workshopattendeesgainedhands-oncomputerexperienceinanalyzingdatasetstoidentifytrends,spotinconsistenciesandgainotherinsight.

1: Jaimi Dowell of IRE and NICAR leads a hands-on workshop in Computer-Assisted

Reporting Training. 2: MaryJo Webster, computer-assisted data reporter for the St.

Paul Pioneer Press, spoke about digging deeper with data and documents. 3: Guests gather on a Saturday morning to learn more about investigative reporting. 4: Ron Nixon of The New York Times led a session about

kickstarting election coverage in time for the 2012 Presidential Election.

Journalists Hone Skills at IRE WorkshopMinnesota Journalism Center co-sponsors two-day investigative Reporters & editors Watchdog Workshop

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Since2009,theOnlineNewsAssociation,fundedbygrantsfromtheGannettFoundation,hasbeenholdingONACampsessionsaroundthecountry. OnDecember1,2012,morethan80journalists,educatorsandstudentssetup“camp”inMurphyHalltohearsessionsaboutawidevarietyof topicsfrombothlocalandnationalexperts. MITLabfellowLisaWilliamspresentedaboute-books;DougMitchellfromNationalPublicRadioandLauraYuenfromMinnesotaPublicRadioexploredtellingstorieswithsound;DanPetty,regionalengagementeditorof theDenver Post,

gaveinformationaboutSEO,digitalstorytellingandsocialnetworks;SilhaProfessorJaneKirtleyinformedthecrowdaboutInternetlaw;YuriVictorof The Washington Postexploredmobilereportingtoolsandstrategy;KevinQuealyof The New York Times ledathree-hoursessionaboutdatavisualization;digitalmediastrategistKevinSandslookedatbusinessstrategiesfortheweb;andmagazinewriterandeditorAmandaHessspokeaboutcreativedigitalcontentandbrandingyourself asawriter. Foracompletesummaryof theevent,includinglinksandpresentations,seez.umn.edu/onacamp.

ONA’s Daylong Camp Comes to MinnesotaMinnesota Journalism Center co-sponsors free, daylong workshop about online strategy and reporting

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Meeting the State Journalists from across Minnesota gather for Minnesota Newspaper Association’s annual convention

Themaroonandgoldboothof theSchoolof Journalism&MassCommunicationwasapopularstopforattendeesof theMinnesotaNewspaperAssociation’sannualconventioninBloomington,Minn.inJaunary2013.Theconventionfeaturesawiderangeof trainingandeducationalopportunitiesforjournalists,MNA’sBetterNewspaperContestAwardsBanquet,alivelytradeshowandsilentauctionandMNA’sannualmeeting. Throughthetradeshow,theSJMCandMJChaveanopportunitytomeetwithjournalistsandnewspaperprofessionalsfromallaroundthestate.Attendeesstopbytograbacopyof theUniversityof Minnesota’sstudent-runnewspaper,theMinnesota Daily,exploregraduateprogramsavailableatSJMC,learnaboutupcomingMJCeventsandpickupbrochuresontheSchool’sundergraduateprogramtobringhometocollege-boundchildren.

Oneof thehighlightsisthechancefornewspaperstolearnmoreabouttheMurphyNewsService,a“mini-AP”whereSJMCstudentsaregivenstoriesbyeditorsandsentonassignment. Traditionally,theconventionalsoseesanetworkingreceptionhostedbySJMCandMJCthatgathersalumni,supportersof SJMC’snewspapers

practicumclasses,MurphyNewsServicesubscribersandotheradvocatesof theSJMC. Morethan600publishers,editors,reporters,photographers,designers,circulationmanagers,advertisingprofessionalsandjournalismstudentsattendtheconventioneachyear.

Sue Couling, MJC events manager, ready to welcome visitors to the SJMC booth.

SJMC Hosts High School and Collegiate JournalistsAnnual summer workshops attract students from around the country

Eachsummer,theUniversityof MinnesotaSchoolof Journalism&MassCommunicationandMinnesotaJournalismCenterhoststwomulti-dayworkshopsforstudentjournalists. InlateJuly2012,SJMCwelcomedmorethan50highschoolstudentjournalistsandtheiradvisersfortheNationalScholasticPressAssociationSummerWorkshop.StudentsattendedworkshopsandsessionsatMurphyHalltolearnmoreaboutsuchtopicsasusingInDesign,managingwebsites,journalisticwritingandeditorialleadership.Theseworkingsessionswerecreatedtopreparestudentswithessentialskillsfortheupcomingschoolyearattheirhighschoolpublication. Thefollowingweekend,inAugust2012,SJMCwelcomednearly60collegiatejournalistsaspartof theAssociated

CollegiatePress’sSummerWorkshop,whichfeaturedintense,hands-ontrainingthatsentteamsoutinthefieldtoworkonstoriesandthengetfeedbackfromadvisersandprofessionals. Whileattendingtheworkshops,thestudentsstayedinon-campushousing,touredtheschool’sstudent-runnewspapertheMinnesota Dailyandenjoyedpopulartouristdestinations,suchastheMallof America. TheAssociatedCollegiatePressisasisterorganizationof theNationalScholasticPressAssociation,whichisheadquarteredattheUniversityof Minnesota. FormoreinformationaboutNSPA,ACPorupcomingsessionsvisitstudentpress.org.

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Upcoming Events

SePteMBeR 2013

NoVeMBeR 2013

deCeMBeR 2013

oCtoBeR 2013

A sampling of some of the many events hosted or co-sponsored by the Minnesota Journalism Center for Fall 2013.

Visit mjc.umn.edu for information on all MJC programs, news and events.

More information on the web:Minnesota Journalism Center: mjc.umn.eduSchool of Journalism & Mass Communication: sjmc.umn.eduSilha Center for the Study of Media Ethics & Law: silha.umn.edu

115 Murphy Hall206 SE Church St.Minneapolis, MN [email protected]

Careers in Event Planning

Minnesota High School Press Association Convention

Conversation Among Crafts: Managing Digital Assets

Society of Professional Journalists’ JournCamp

Investigative journalism: A conversation with Washington Post associate editor Steve Luxenberg

Conversation Among Crafts:Accessing Public Records

National Association of Television Program Executives Student Career Workshop / Minnesota Broadcasters Association Job Fair

Making the World Suck Less with reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian

Silha Lecture: The Lessons of the Pentagon Papers: Has Obama Learned Them?

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APhotoADay.org Geekfest 20136th - 8th Murphy Hall 130

J-School Engagement Fair13th Murphy Hall 100

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Coffman Memorial Union

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Blegen Hall

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Murphy Hall 100

Coffman Memorial Union

Cowles Auditorium, Humphrey School of Public Affairs

Bell Museum of Natural History

the Minnesota Journalism Center at the University of Minnesota School of Journalism & Mass Communication is conducting a survey to determine key topics of reporting interest in communities across the state and reporters’ interest in training. Please take a few minutes to answer our questions.

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For more information about the Minnesota Journalism Center visit mjc.umn.edu.

We will be providing a report about the responses to this survey in Fall 2013 and announcing our line-up of programming in early 2014.

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19th Thomas Mallon, author of Watergate Weisman Art Museum

Immigration and the Eurozone Crisis with John Hooper, The Guardian and The Observer’s Southern European editor

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Minnesota Journalism Center Annual Report

Documents

Transcript of Minnesota Journalism Center Annual Report