Past Opportunities

The call for applications is now open. The deadline to apply is March 31, 2021 at 9:59 p.m MST. The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation is inviting nonprofit newsrooms and newsrooms that serve underrepresented communities to apply for the Sustainable Publishing Solutions (SPS) grant. Now in its second year, this opportunity will offer […]

The first annual News Product Alliance Summit, presented with OpenNews, will be held March 30-31, 2021! The NPA Summit will help news product thinkers develop deep peer relationships, learn new skills and co-create best practices for product in the news industry. Learn more about how to attend.

On March 24, 2021 from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m., as part of History Colorado‘s This Is What Democracy Looks Like Speaker Series: What if the biggest challenges we have facing American democracy are found in the ways we communicate with one another —that is, our media? KGNU Public Radio’s Maeve Conran and audio archivist and […]

< How to Create, Grow & Monetize Newsletters > In this free, four-week massive open online course from the Knight Center, students will learn the fundamental skills required to launch and maintain a newsletter through a standard product life cycle and how a newsletter can fit into their work product and serve their audience. Scheduled […]

IRE’s 2021 Virtual TV Watchdog Workshop #3 — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. MT, March 20, 2021 Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) will hold their TV Watchdog Workshops virtually in 2021. These four half-day workshops, open to broadcast journalists, will focus on tips and techniques for journalists working in television news. Each virtual workshop will […]

The FacebookJournalismProject has announced two new Accelerator programs for North American newsrooms: The Subscriptions Accelerator and the Memberships Accelerator. Applications are due March 19, 2021. Facebook will be hosting an informational webinar on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 to provide more insight on the application process and answer frequently asked questions.  The Accelerator, Facebook’s premier journalism sustainability […]

At 11:30 a.m. Thursday, March 18, 2021, the Colorado News Collaborative and our news partners presented a one-hour statewide conversation about mental health as part of our ongoing series, On Edge. The panel was live-streamed and recorded, and can be viewed here: The live conversation was hosted by Jordan Chavez of 9News (who bravely broke stigma barriers […]

For Sunshine Week 2021, please join the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition the evening of March 18 for a lively and timely online discussion, “Truth Be Told: The Proliferation of Online Misinformation and Disinformation — And What We Can Do About It.” The expert panel will address these issues and more:  Why do people believe what […]

On Wed, March 10, 2021 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. MST, Facebook will be hosting an informational webinar to provide more insight and answer frequently asked questions on the application process for the newly-announced Accelerator programs: The Subscriptions Accelerator and The Memberships Accelerator.  Applications for both Accelerator programs are due March 19, 2021.