Past Opportunities

Workshop #2: Legal Workshop with Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (9 a.m. to 1 p.m. MT, Jan. 22, 2021). Visit IRE for information and registration. 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 […]

Workshop #1: Upping your game: Make every day a watchdog day. (10 a.m. to 2 p.m. MT, Jan. 9, 2021.) Visit IRE for Information and registration. 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 […]

From Privacy Beat: “What would be possible — for advertising, for privacy and for journalism — if the Internet had a way to govern, in the public interest, how identity data are shared and used?” You’re invited to look in on a part two of a free, public, provocative, three-part discussion on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021 at […]

Has your reporting (or the reporting of a journalists you know) made an impact on U.S. government or policy at the national, state, or local level? This annual prize from Harvard’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy is awarded to the journalist(s) whose investigative reporting best promotes more effective and ethical conduct of […]

From Privacy Beat: “What would be possible — for advertising, for privacy and for journalism — if the Internet had a way to govern, in the public interest, how identity data are shared and used?” You’re invited to look in on a free, public, provocative, three-part discussion that begins Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021 at 12 […]

The 2020 Better News Media contest is open to current news media members of the Colorado Press Association, including daily, weekly, monthly and online-only publications. Entries are made by news media members and not individuals. Early bird pricing is available through Dec. 11, and the entry deadline is Jan. 1, 2021 at 12 p.m. noon. […]

ElectionSOS has launched rapid response funding for news organizations working to sustain audience-centered election coverage. The goal of the fund is to provide support for journalists who are working to create a well-informed citizenry during post-election emergencies, fast-changing situations and risk of misinformation and disinformation. In other words, to enable reporting to support democracy and […]

Threats to journalists’ safety are on the rise, and media companies are hiring private security contractors to help protect them. Some of this security has been armed and there have been violent confrontations and at least one recent shooting. These incidents have led to debate about how to safely and effectively protect journalists without creating […]

After the most polarizing election in American history, exacerbated by rampant online misinformation and echo chambers – what do we still have in common, and how do we heal our divisions? Where is Colorado’s post-Election 2020 public square, where we can come together for productive conversations that promote understanding? What is the shifting role of traditional […]