Author: Colorado SPJ

SPJ, Arapahoe Community College to Host Media Literacy Panel

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By SPJ COLORADO PRO SPJ Colorado Pro and Arapahoe Community College will host a media literacy virtual panel Wednesday. Oct. 14 from noon to 1 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Access it via Zoom at http://www.Arapahoe.edu/writerstudio, and scroll down page for link. Panelists will be Doug Bell, president of Colorado … Continue reading SPJ, Arapahoe Community College to Host Media Literacy Panel

Denver Gazette Joins Media Landscape

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By ERIN POWELL 8/26/20209News KUSAThere will be a new player in Denver’s media landscape.The Denver Gazette, an online-only newspaper, will launch Sept. 14. Publisher Chris Reen called this a “next-generation newspaper,” and said the product combines the best of both worlds.“It is a full newspaper,” he said in an interview with Next with Kyle Clark ahead of the formal … Continue reading Denver Gazette Joins Media Landscape

More Honors for Recent SPJ Colorado Pro Award Winner

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From Tina Griego, Colorado Independent Susan Greene has been selected as a 2020-2021 Rosalynn Carter Mental Health Journalism Fellow. Among the group of eight fellows selected, she was also chosen as the inaugural recipient of the Benjamin von Sternenfels Rosenthal Grant for Mental Health Investigative Journalism — a partnership between The Carter Center’s Mental Health … Continue reading More Honors for Recent SPJ Colorado Pro Award Winner

A First-Person Memory About a Student Newspaper in Senegal

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DENVER — In the face of so much distressing news (necessary to keep us informed, of course), it can be reassuring to look back at some more reassuring events. This is one of those times. In 2018, SPJ Colorado Pro provided start-up funds for a student newspaper in Gueoul, Senegal, part of a program with … Continue reading A First-Person Memory About a Student Newspaper in Senegal

Google-Funded Online News Outlet Coming to Longmont

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By AXIOS April 21, 2020Local newsrooms have been hit hard by the crisis over the past month, but several are planning expansions that can provide a much-needed shot of optimism for the industry.Driving the news: McClatchy plans to launch a new digital local news outlet called The Longmont Leader this spring, serving the residents of … Continue reading Google-Funded Online News Outlet Coming to Longmont