EVENT: ‘What’s True About True Crime?’ On Oct. 27, explore crime, information and public trust at a U.S. Media Literacy Week workshop

How do stories about crime shape public trust and understanding? And what legal and ethical considerations guide decisions about releasing information? Those questions will be at the center of a U.S. Media Literacy Week event on Oct. 27: “What’s True About True Crime? Crime, Information & Public Trust.” Front Range Community College’s Journalism and Criminal … Continue reading EVENT: ‘What’s True About True Crime?’ On Oct. 27, explore crime, information and public trust at a U.S. Media Literacy Week workshop

EVENT: A special screening of the National Association of Black Journalists’ 50th anniversary documentary, plus panel discussion

Join the Colorado Association of Black Journalists and the Colorado Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, as we present a special screening of "Beyond the Headlines: The NABJ Journey," followed by a panel discussion. "Beyond the Headlines" is the National Association of Black Journalists' 50th anniversary documentary, directed … Continue reading EVENT: A special screening of the National Association of Black Journalists’ 50th anniversary documentary, plus panel discussion

Thinking about going freelance? Already freelancing and trying to make it work? Join SPJ Colorado Pro and veteran Colorado journalist Steve Knopper for “No Newsroom Required: The Ins and Outs of Freelance Journalism,” a conversation about the ins and outs of freelance journalism and creating a sustainable career outside a traditional newsroom. Knopper has spent … Continue reading EVENT: Join us Sept. 1 for ‘No Newsroom Required: The Ins and Outs of Freelance Journalism’ with Steve Knopper

MediaFest25, the nation’s largest news-media gathering for professionals and college students, has concluded its four-day run in Washington, D.C.. The conference was sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists, the Associated Collegiate Press and the College Media Association. Michael Karlik, a member of the SPJ Colorado Pro chapter’s board of directors, was on hand for … Continue reading MediaFest25: Fired Indiana University student-paper adviser, former Voice of America staffers, and more from the national news-media conference

Trustworthy news has become a scarce resource. It's being replaced by a flood of agenda-driven content disguised as news. Trusted Sources, a new documentary film by Don Colacino featuring Colorado journalists, shows how we got here, how to find trustworthy news, and how to protect good journalism. (Watch the trailer here.) Join the Society of … Continue reading SPJ Colorado Pro presents ‘Trusted Sources,’ a film about finding trustworthy news in a sea of deception