New Board Set, NewsTrain on track and SPJ’s EIJ 2013

Hope everyone’s summer has gone swimmingly. Hard to believe it’s already drawing to a close. Your Colorado Pro board is set, with the July elections behind us (thanks to all who voted). We’d like to welcome new board members: Tak Landrock, a multiple award-winning investigative reporter at KDVR FOX 31 with a 20-year Colorado career … Continue reading New Board Set, NewsTrain on track and SPJ’s EIJ 2013

Top of the Rockies finalists announced!

We'd like to congratulate the finalists of this year's Top of the Rockies regional journalism contest. Download the .pdf of the winners here TOR_Finalists_2013 judgments-results-433.136797908 (exact rankings revealed at the Awards Reception Friday May 17 at the Denver Press Club). We had a record number of entries this year, so the Colorado Pro chapter would … Continue reading Top of the Rockies finalists announced!

2013 Helen Verba Scholarship Winners announced

The Society of Professional Journalists Colorado Pro chapter is pleased to announce our Helen Verba scholarship winners for 2013: Alison Noon of the University of Colorado at Boulder and Collene Lewis of Metro State University. Alison Noon will graduate from the University of Colorado Boulder with a double degree in Political Science and Journalism in … Continue reading 2013 Helen Verba Scholarship Winners announced

Great Stories Still Count, Delivery Ever Changing

BY ED OTTE Strong content and compelling storytelling are the top priorities in the ever-changing digital age of journalism. That was the message from a panel of speakers at The Future of News forum March 14 at The Denver Post sponsored by the Colorado Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, Rocky Mountain PBS … Continue reading Great Stories Still Count, Delivery Ever Changing

Sunshine Week celebrated at CSU with SPJ

BY ED OTTE Students and faculty heard firsthand accounts of efforts to obtain public records information and open closed-door government meetings at a Society of Professional Journalists Sunshine Week forum March 12 at Colorado State University in Fort Collins. "The session provided practical advice for student journalists to use as they cover university and government … Continue reading Sunshine Week celebrated at CSU with SPJ