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

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