Sahan Journal Wins Six Awards From Minnesota SPJ

EPLN receives awards for state, local government reporting - Eden Prairie Local News

Joanna Werch Takes, managing editor of Eden Prairie Local News, displays the awards EPLN received from the Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists. Photo by Jana Peterson, Pine Knot News of Cloquet Eden Prairie Local News (EPLN) received awards in three categories from the Minnesota chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) at this week’s awards banquet, including first-place recognition in the category of State Politics/Gov…

Sahan Journal wins six awards from Minnesota SPJ

Sahan Journal education reporter Becky Dernbach and data reporter Cynthia Tu have received a top Minnesota journalism award for reporting that helped expose a major loophole in the way charter schools award contracts.  Their award for best use of public records was one of six Sahan staff received Thursday night at the 2025 Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists Page One Award ceremony at Nicollet Island Pavilion in Minneapolis. Sahan staf…

Minnesota Reformer recognized at Page One journalism awards  • Minnesota Reformer

Patrick Coolican, editor-in-chief of the Minnesota Reformer, speaks at the Page One Awards on June 26, 2025. Photo by Madison McVan/Minnesota Reformer. The staff of the Minnesota Reformer was awarded the Peter S. Popovich Award, the Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists’ most prestigious honor, at an annual awards ceremony Thursday. Several Reformer reporters also received individual awards for their coverage.  The Peter S. Popovich Awar…