SPJ’s Top of the Rockies winners 2020 Print: Circulation less than 10,000 Category NameAwardCreditsOrganizationEntry TitleGeneral Website ExcellenceFirst PlaceDurango Herald Development TeamDurango HeraldThe Durango HeraldGeneral Website ExcellenceSecond PlaceStaffFarmington Daily TimesThe Farmington Daily TimesGeneral Website ExcellenceThird PlaceStaffAlbuquerque Business FirstAlbuquerque Business First websiteA&E and Food: Single StoryFirst PlaceBilly Arnold, Allie GrossJackson Hole News&GuideThe Metal MentalityA&E and Food: Single … Continue reading TOR 2020 – Under 10,000

SPJ’s Top of the Rockies winners 2020 Category NameAwardCreditsOrganizationEntry TitleRadio Commercial: General Broadcast ExcellenceFirst PlaceWayne YaffeeKNUSWayne Yaffee  - 710 KNUS NewscastRadio: General Broadcast ExcellenceSecond PlaceScott CurtisKNUSScott Curtis - 710 KNUS NewscastRadio: Non-commercial General Broadcast ExcellenceFirst PlaceMichael Elizabeth Sakas, Ryan Warner, Carl  Bilek, Matt HerzColorado Public RadioA CPR News special: Students speak up about gun violenceRadio: … Continue reading TOR 2020 – Broadcast General Excellence

By the Denver Press Club April 7, 2020 The Denver Press Club has received a $500,000 gift from the estate of late Club member Walter Baas, a longtime photojournalist for Rocky Mountain PBS and KMGH-TV.The donation is believed to be the largest gift since the Club was founded in 1867, according to Club historian Alan … Continue reading Major Gift Enables Denver Press Club to Pay Off Mortgage, More

NewspapersBreaking News Reporting (Large) 10,000+ Students Winner: Students, community protest Honor Code Office on campus – by Staff, Brigham Young UniversityFinalist: SLC police confirm death of U student MacKenzie Lueck, charge suspect with murder – by Elise Vandersteen Bailey, Jacqueline Mumford and Ana Luiza F. Ramos, University of UtahFinalist: BYU valedictorian comes out as gay … Continue reading SPJ Region 9 Mark of Excellence Winners Announced

By TAYLOR ALLEN Colorado Public Radio March 30, 2020 Essential workers who are exempt from Colorado’s stay-at-home order are eligible to get full tuition credit for child care until May 17. The directive went into effect immediately Monday [March 30, 2020]. Michelle Barnes, the executive director of the Department of Human Services, said the idea … Continue reading Governor Addresses Free Child Care for News Media, Other Essential Workers