Got entries? These SPJ contests for journalistic excellence are now open (updated 2/8/26)

Make sure your team's work gets recognized for journalistic excellence, regionally and nationally. These Society of Professional Journalists contests are now open for entries, but the entry deadlines are approaching fast. Details below. SPJ Top of the Rockies Awards (regional) -- Honors excellence in journalism in Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming. THIS CONTEST IS … Continue reading Got entries? These SPJ contests for journalistic excellence are now open (updated 2/8/26)

SPJ COLORADO PRO NEWS: Dues news, Top of the Rockies, board vacancy, events and more

By Mark Harden / SPJ Colorado Pro Chapter communications chair Hello, and welcome to the first edition of the newsletter of the Society of Professional Journalists’ Colorado Pro Chapter. Actually, our chapter did have a newsletter in years past, but it’s been dormant for quite a while. We thought we’d bring it back to make … Continue reading SPJ COLORADO PRO NEWS: Dues news, Top of the Rockies, board vacancy, events and more

MediaFest25: Fired Indiana University student-paper adviser, former Voice of America staffers, and more from the national news-media conference

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

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