JOURNALISTS: Help us help you communicate what we do! SPJ Colorado Pro is collaborating with the Colorado Press Association, the Colorado Broadcasters Association and others on a journalism awareness curriculum. But we need your help! Learn more here. ⬇️

"The Vail Daily has filed a motion with the court asking Olguin-Fresquez to lift the gag order, arguing that the judge’s order constitutes an unconstitutional prior restraint."

WHAT TIME IS IT? IT'S TOP OF THE ROCKIES TIME! SPJ’s Top of the Rockies contest honoring excellence in journalism in Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming is now open for entries. Find out more here. #TOR26

On your marks… Get set… SPJ’s four-state Top of the Rockies contest honoring excellence in journalism opens for entries Wednesday, Dec. 10! Find out more here. #TOR26

JOURNALISTS: Help us help you communicate what we do! SPJ Colorado Pro is collaborating with the Colorado Press Association, the Colorado Broadcasters Association and others on a journalism awareness curriculum. But we need your help! Learn more here. ⬇️

The latest news about the news in Colorado from SPJ Colorado Pro board member @coreyhutchins.bsky.social

SPJ COLORADO PRO IS ON YOUTUBE! Stream our recent events, watch our awards presentations, and more on our chapter YouTube channel. Subscribe and keep tabs on all the action.

BONUS: When Coloradans join national SPJ, their SPJ Colorado Pro chapter membership is free!

NEW CHAPTER BOARD MEMBER: Congratulations to Colorado journalist Isabel Guzman, SPJ Colorado Pro's newest board member. Learn more about Isabel here.

SPJ'S NATIONAL AWARDS NOW OPEN FOR ENTRIES! Entries are now being accepted for the Society of Professional Journalists' Sigma Delta Chi Awards, honoring excellence in professional journalism in 2025. Deadline: 2/8/26. Enter by 1/6/26 to save on fees. Click below for info. @spj-posts.bsky.social

SPJ strongly condemns President Donald Trump’s latest attacks on journalists, including his disparaging treatment of Mary Bruce during Monday’s Oval Office press availability, and his recent “Quiet, piggy” insult aimed at Catherine Lucey. 🔗Read the full statement: www.spj.org/spj-statemen...

STUDENT JOURNALISTS: The SPJ Mark of Excellence Awards, honoring the best in student journalism, are now open for entries. Entries are first judged regionally. First-place regional winners advance to the national competition. Entry deadline: Feb. 11. Enter by Jan. 6 to save $5 on entry fees.

There's still time to apply for FREE MONEY FOR COLLEGE! We're accepting applications for our scholarships of up to $5,000. Details here.

Email newsletters have long been a mainstay for news platforms. John Frank, Alayna Alvarez Esteban Hernandez of Axios Denver won 1st prize for newsletters in SPJ's 2025 Top of the Rockies Awards for excellence in journalism. Judges said: "This newsletter clicks all the boxes for 'the perfect one.'"

At our event last night, Justin Adams of CBS Colorado gave an inspiring talk about Theodore "Bubbles" Anderson, Colorado's only Negro Leagues player, and on the importance of journalism. If you missed the event, you can watch it here. (Joined in progress.) ⬇️ www.youtube.com/live/lEECBXK...

JOIN US TUESDAY 11/4! SPJ Colorado Pro presents journalist and play-by-play broadcaster Justin Adams talking about the only Colorado-born baseball player in the Negro Leagues and his induction into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame. Details here.

In case you missed it: Our first chapter newsletter!

JOIN US NOV. 4! SPJ Colorado Pro presents journalist and play-by-play broadcaster Justin Adams talking about the only Colorado-born baseball player in the Negro Leagues and his induction into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame. Details here.

SPJ Colorado Pro stands with the Society of Professional Journalists in condemning recent attacks by federal agents on journalists reporting on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity and protests. Read SPJ's full statement here. @spj-posts.bsky.social ⬇️ www.spj.org/spj-condemns...

Welcome to the first edition of the SPJ Colorado Pro newsletter!

ROUND THREE FROM MEDIAFEST25: Here's SPJ Colorado Pro board member Michael Karlik's third dispatch from the nation’s largest news-media gathering for pros and college students.

MORE FROM MEDIAFEST25: Here's SPJ Colorado Pro board member Michael Karlik's latest dispatch from the nation’s largest news-media gathering, plus results of the Society of Professional Journalists' national leadership election. And watch SPJ's national membership meeting.

JOIN US NOV. 4! SPJ Colorado Pro presents journalist and play-by-play broadcaster Justin Adams talking about the only Colorado-born baseball player in the Negro Leagues and his induction into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame. Details here.

SPJ Colorado Pro congratulates Colorado State University's SPJ student chapter, recognized as the Outstanding Campus Chapter Regional Finalist for SPJ's Region 9 (Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming). The faculty advisor is Dr. David Wolfgang. More here. ⬇️ www.spj.org/spj-announce...

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. Michael Karlik, a member of the SPJ Colorado Pro chapter’s board, is on hand for MediaFest. Here is his dispatch from opening day.

WATCH: Here's a video of our Oct. 14 Book Talk event at the Denver Press Club featuring Denver author Kurt Wagner talking about "Battle for the Bird," his book tracing the tumultuous history of the social media platform now known as X. >> www.youtube.com/live/mPQ6979...

Our friends at the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition have updated their free online guide to Colorado's open-government laws with links to relevant 2025 statutes and recent court rulings. @coloradofoic.bsky.social

DUES NEWS: Join the Society of Professional Journalists now and your Colorado Pro Chapter membership is free! Details here.

OCTOBER 14: Join us for the next event on the SPJ Colorado Pro calendar.

WATCH: If you missed last night's fascinating discussion of citizen journalism, you can watch the video here. Thanks to panelists Vince Bzdek, Jacob Richards, Vanessa Otero and Chaim Goldman and moderator Patrick Ferrucci. www.youtube.com/live/BDosskw...

TUESDAY: Join us as a panel representing diverse views tackles the topic of citizen journalism and what it means for ethics, fairness, privacy and fact-based reporting. Details here.

BOOK TALK: Join us October 14 as SPJ Colorado Pro welcomes author Kurt Wagner for a Book Talk event tracing the tumultuous history of the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. Details here.

SPJ COLORADO EVENT SEPT. 30! We invite you to join us for an expert panel discussing citizen journalism and how it differs from professional reporting. Members and non-members are invited. More here. spjcolorado.org/2025/09/09/e...

SPJ Colorado Pro congratulates Mariana Ortega Rivera, a recent journalism graduate from Metropolitan State University of Denver. She is one of 10 students and recent grads chosen nationwide to be a part of the SPJ News team at the MediaFest25 conference. More here. www.spj.org/spj-selects-...

DEADLINE TODAY for an early-bird discount only for members of the Colorado news media. Use the code NFPW25.

DEADLINE: SEPT. 9 -- The Society of Professional Journalists is offering 50 scholarships for MediaFest25 to help professional members with financial need. Scholarships cover full registration and one night of lodging. Learn more here. >> www.spj.org/mediafest25-...

FREE MONEY FOR COLLEGE! The SPJ Colorado Pro Chapter is now accepting applications for our scholarships of up to $5,000. Details here.

FREE MONEY FOR COLLEGE! The SPJ Colorado Pro Chapter is now accepting applications for our scholarships of up to $5,000. Details here.

Colorado journalists: Be a national voice for your profession! SPJ Colorado Pro members are eligible to run for vice president, secretary-treasurer and at-large director of national SPJ. Deadline: Aug. 25. Information here.

Jackie Sedley of KGNU Community Radio questioned opponents of a plan to create a regional trail system through Rocky Flats, a former nuclear weapons plant that's now a wildlife refuge. The interview has won a first-place prize for agriculture/environment news in SPJ's 2025 Top of the Rockies Awards.

FREE MONEY FOR COLLEGE! The SPJ Colorado Pro Chapter is now accepting applications for our scholarships of up to $5,000. Details here.

Recognizing champions of Colorado journalism.

The BEST OF THE BEST in Colorado journalism! A beta version of the SPJ Colorado Pro Chapter's webpage honoring recipients of our annual individual awards (Keeper of the Flame, Journalist of the Year, First Amendment Award, Educator of the Year) is now live. And you can help us fill in some blanks.

Congratulations to longtime SPJ Colorado Pro Chapter stalwart and friend Cara DeGette, editor of the Greater Park Hill News, who was honored July 25 with the hanging of her caricature portrait at The Denver Press Club. Also caricatured: Jim Clarke, Joe Galetovic and Jean-Luc Currie.

The SPJ Colorado Pro Chapter’s 2024-25 board celebrates a stellar year (including our successful Region 9 conference in April). Also thanks to our outgoing board members Cara DeGette, Fred Brown and Rhema Zlaten. Meet our incoming 2025-26 board here: spjcolorado.org/board-2/

Jerry McBride of The Durango Herald won all three places for spot news photography by a large newsroom in the 2025 SPJ Top of the Rockies Awards, taking first place for his images of a truck that drove off twisting U.S. Highway 550. "Riveting and compelling work! Excellent capture," judges said.

The Colorado Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, the nation’s oldest and broadest organization for professional journalists, has named Deb Hurley Brobst as its president for 2025-26 and appointed Michael de Yoanna, Thelma Grimes and Michael Karlik to its board.

REGISTRATION OPEN for MediaFest25 in D.C.!

Chris Vanderveen, Chris Hansen, Anna Hewson and Aaron Adelson of Denver's KUSA-TV, 9NEWS have won SPJ's Sigma Delta Chi award for public service for "Debt in the Dark," their investigation of UCHealth and its pattern of suing its patients. Access here >> www.9news.com/article/news...

COMING TO COLORADO: National Federation of Press Women national conference! Join SPJ Colorado Pro's friends at Colorado Press Women on Sept. 11-13 for the 2025 NFPW Communications Conference in Golden, for journalists, PR professionals, educators and students. Info: www.nfpw.org/2025-confere...