Let’s recast the definition of “freedom of information”

Note: This is one a series of articles in the SPJ Colorado Pro Chapter 2015 Sunshine Week project. Sunshine Week is March 15-21. By Tom Johnson Confused? Unsettled? Inundated and floundering in a tsumani of digital data, tools, processes and unprecedented expectations driven by concepts like site dwell-time, click-throughs and 24-hour-a-day deadlines? I doubt this … Continue reading Let’s recast the definition of “freedom of information”

Leadville newspaper editor wages freedom of information battle

This is one in an occasional series of interviews with Colorado journalists. It is also part of the SPJ Colorado Pro Chapter's 2015 Sunshine Week project. Sunshine Week is March 15-21. By Ed Otte Weekly newspapers face greater risks than metro-area news organizations when they challenge local government over freedom of information issues. This is … Continue reading Leadville newspaper editor wages freedom of information battle

Q&A with Brian Calvert of High Country News

Note: This is one in an occasional series of interviews with Colorado journalists. By Ed Otte Headquartered in a small town in Western Colorado, High Country News has a big regional reputation for environmental news coverage. The Paonia-based multimedia news outlet produces a 29,000-circulation biweekly publication, website (www.hcn.org) and syndication service featuring cultural, environmental and … Continue reading Q&A with Brian Calvert of High Country News

SPJ Colorado Pro presents speakers to Auraria chapter students

Society of Professional Journalists Auraria chapter president Aaron Graff introduces speakers at the Feb. 5 multimedia journalism program on the Auraria campus. Phil Tenser, digital executive producer at KMGH 7News; Jim Hill, digital media manager at KUNC public radio; Gil Asakawa, manager of student media at CU-Boulder; and Dan Petty, digital director of sports at The … Continue reading SPJ Colorado Pro presents speakers to Auraria chapter students