from left to right; Kelly Kinnunen, Kasey Hatzung, Emily Sauer, Liz Werner, Rachel Yuen, Salli Jaaskelainen, Stephanie Kinnunen, Kyra Gibson, Lauren Fischer, Adam Hanson, Katy Petershack

Tom BrokawThe SPJ Page One Awards Banquet, held in Minneapolis on May 14, proved a rewarding and exciting night for the NEED staff. We submitted entries for issues 4, 5 and 6 and won seven first place awards including “Best Overall Magazine” (for less than 50,000 circulation). NEED was also recognized for excellence in several other categories.Rachel Yuen and Stephanie Kinnunen

The awards ceremony was great experience and opportunity for all who attended. Awards were also given for distinguished newspaper, television and radio journalism. After meeting remarkable Minnesota journalists, we listened to a speech by news veteran Tom Brokaw about the value and future of journalism.

Founded in 1909, the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) is the oldest, largest and broadest-based organization of journalists in the US.Liz Werner and Kyra Gibson

Kasey Hatzung and Emily Sauer from Fusion Hill
Lauren Fischer and Adam Hanson
Lauren Fischer and Katy PetershackMagazine Awards Received:

FIRST PLACE

Best overall
Issues, 4, 5 and 6

Best overall design
Issues, 4, 5 and 6

Best department
WORK (Issues 4, 5 and 6)

Best commissioned photography
Begging in the Rain by Paul Corbit Brown(HOME issue 5)

Best feature design
In the Crossfire (KIDS issue 5)

Best spread design
Muhammad Yunus (DIALOGUE issue 5)

Best single page design
In the Crossfire (KIDS issue 5)

SECOND PLACE

Best cover using photography
The Sounds of Success (GENEROSITY issue 5)

THIRD PLACE

Best use of multimedia
Breaking the Cycle (HOME issue 5)

Best single news story
Kosi Flood (Blog 12/05/08)

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