MediaFest25: Another update from the nation’s largest news-media conference

MediaFest25, the nation’s largest news-media gathering for professionals and college students, concludes its four-day run in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, October 18. The conference is 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, is … Continue reading MediaFest25: Another update from the nation’s largest news-media conference

MediaFest25: Colorado SPJ Pro’s opening-day dispatch from the nation’s largest news-media conference

MediaFest25, the nation’s largest news-media gathering for pros and college students, kicked off its four-day run in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, October 15. The conference is 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, … Continue reading MediaFest25: Colorado SPJ Pro’s opening-day dispatch from the nation’s largest news-media conference

SPJ Colorado Pro Chapter offers scholarships to journalism students

The Colorado Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists has opened applications for scholarships of up to $5,000 to journalism students from or living in Colorado. The deadline for applications is Feb. 14, 2026. See application guidelines below. The scholarships are open to high school seniors and college and university students attending any accredited … Continue reading SPJ Colorado Pro Chapter offers scholarships to journalism students

SPJ Colorado Pro Chapter names president, new board members

The Colorado Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, the nation’s oldest and broadest organization for professional journalists, has named its president for 2025-26, appointed three journalists to its board, and said thanks and farewell to three departing board members.  Deb Hurley Brobst, who served as co-president of the chapter along with Doug Bell … Continue reading SPJ Colorado Pro Chapter names president, new board members

VIDEO: SPJ Ethics Week webinar – Ethical issues with sources come in big and small packages

By Deb Hurley Brobst / SPJ Colorado Pro co-president Reporters’ relationships with sources are important, but sometimes navigating ethical quagmires regarding them can be difficult, a panel of journalists said April 17 during a webinar presented by the Society of Professional Journalists’ Colorado Pro Chapter. WATCH THE WEBINAR BELOW. https://youtu.be/z55wmZAdE54?si=5FoaOtsH-5xpmOV1 Those ethical issues can be … Continue reading VIDEO: SPJ Ethics Week webinar – Ethical issues with sources come in big and small packages