Join us for a discussion about freedom of information

Freedom of information laws will be discussed by three experts at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25, at the Denver Press Club, 1330 Glenarm Place. Sponsored by the Colorado Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, the program is a part of the organization's Sunshine Week project. The event is free and open to the … Continue reading Join us for a discussion about freedom of information

Top of the Rockies contest opens Feb. 1

The Society of Professional Journalists 2015 Region 9 Top of the Rockies Excellence in Journalism contest opens Feb. 1. The annual contest attracts entries from print, broadcast and digital journalists in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. Click here https://coloradospj.wordpress.com/contest/ to access the contest website and enter your award-winning work. The four-week period to submit your … Continue reading Top of the Rockies contest opens Feb. 1

Key information for the Top of the Rockies contest

The 2015 Top of the Rockies Excellence in Journalism contest opens Feb. 1! Download a pdf version of all the rules and contest categories here: https://spjcolorado.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2015-tor-rules.pdf. Enter your award-winning entries at Better Newspaper Contest’s website www.betternewspapercontest.com and click on “contestant login” then, as an “authorized entrant” select Top of the Rockies 2014 from the pull-down menu. Key … Continue reading Key information for the Top of the Rockies contest

In Silverton, putting out the paper is a one-man show

Note: This is one in an occasional series of interviews with Colorado journalists. By Ed Otte It takes grit, hard work, creativity and luck to survive 140 years. That – and three other key factors – explains the durability of the Silverton Standard & the Miner. The 900-circulation nonprofit weekly, founded in 1875, is the … Continue reading In Silverton, putting out the paper is a one-man show

Broncos reporter looks for ‘story lines,’ not game coverage

By Gil Rudawsky If USA Today sports reporter Lindsay Jones could pick one professional athlete to have dinner with, it would be the Denver Broncos’ Terrance “Pot Roast” Knighton. “He’s a genuine good guy,” said Jones, speaking Jan. 8 at the Colorado Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists Fireside Chat at the Denver … Continue reading Broncos reporter looks for ‘story lines,’ not game coverage