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PANEL DISCUSSIONS

Deadline: Will Newspapers Survive?
Several Northern Star alumni took part in a June 12, 2008, discussion about the future of the industry.

Video: Part 1 ... Part 2

Northern Star Alumni Symposium

 VIDEO REPORT

Watch the discussion from our March 15 symposium about new media. Requires Windows Media Player.

 

Panelists and Northern Star Hall of Famers
Markos Moulitsas and Diane Mermigas

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SHOW

Photos from the March 15 event.


2007 Telescope Newsletter

Catch up on news from 120
Northern Star alums


Left: 2007 Young Alumni Award winner Matt Bute, along with new Hall of Famers Lois Self and Bruce Ladd.

The Hall of Fame is taking a one-year break, but will return in 2009. We have many worthy nominations, and encourage you to submit even more.

Photo Album from the March 3, 2007
Hall of Fame dinner.


Northern Star
Hall of Fame Induction and Dinners


Photo Albums
2006

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2004
2003



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Northern Star Alumni Mission Statement

Northern Star Alumni exists to: Develop mentoring programs and other training efforts between students and industry professionals. · Maintain a scholarship fund and award an annual scholarship to Northern Star students. · Provide a network for social and professional opportunities and interaction. Support and defend students' constitutional rights to free press, and oppose any effort to introduce non-student control, direct or indirect, over the Northern Star's content.


Links

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From previous years:

2007 Inductee Bios
2007 Young Alumni Award

2006 Inductee Bios
2006 Young Alumni Award

2005 Inductee Bios
2005 Young Alumni Award

2004 Inductee Bios
2004 Young Alumni Award

2003 Inductee Bios
2003 Young Alumni Award

2002 Inductees Bios

2001 Inductees Story / Bios

2000 Inductees Story / Bios

Hall of Fame Nomination Form: Nominate someone for the 2008-09 class. Deadline is Nov. 15, 2008.

Hall of Fame background


news

Hot Issue: Recently, we asked Star alumni to offer words of advice, encouragement or caution to our current students as they look ahead to journalism careers in a time of great uncertainty. You gave us an earful.
Read your responses


Keep Us Posted: Have you changed jobs, won awards, gotten married, had kids, scaled mountains or done anything else noteworthy this year? Drop us a note and we'll include it in the newsletter. Be sure to tell us the year you graduated and what your jobs were at the Star.

 

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2002 Newsletter
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who we are

Northern Star Alumni

Barry Schrader - President
Greg Rivara - Past President



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