A Q&A with Peter Eichstaedt

Note: This is one in an occasional series of interviews with Colorado journalists. By Ed Otte In "The Dangerous Divide: Peril and Promise on the US-Mexico Border" Broomfield journalist Peter Eichstaedt writes about the human and legal conflicts in the Southwest borderlands that receive sporadic coverage by American news organizations. The book, published in May, … Continue reading A Q&A with Peter Eichstaedt

SPJ Colorado Pro visits Auraria

Professor Shaun Schafer, coordinator of the journalism program at Metropolitan State University-Denver; English and journalism professor Kristi Strother of Community College of Denver; Yolanda Valencia, campus SPJ chapter program developer; Fox31 investigative reporter Tak Landrock; Aaron Graff, campus SPJ chapter president. Schafer and Strother are co-advisers for the Auraria campus chapter that includes MSU Denver … Continue reading SPJ Colorado Pro visits Auraria

A Q&A with Lee Anne Peck

NOTE: This is one in an occasional series of interviews with Colorado journalists. By Ed Otte Colorado Pro Chapter member Lee Anne Peck was named Volunteer of the Month for October by the Society of Professional Journalists. Peck, a journalism professor at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, was selected for the national honor … Continue reading A Q&A with Lee Anne Peck

Katie Kuntz doesn’t just report the pot beat

By Vicky Gits Since Katie Kuntz, 22, joined Rocky Mountain PBS I-News in July after graduation from the University of Iowa two months earlier, she has become somewhat famous on the Internet as a chronicler of marijuana news. In addition to public television, her stories get play in medical marijuana publications such as 420 Magazine. … Continue reading Katie Kuntz doesn’t just report the pot beat