SPJ Colorado Pro
@spjcoloradopro.bsky.social
A nonprofit professional association of journalists in Colorado promoting best practices, ethics and excellence. Online: spjcolorado.org
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.) ⬇️
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November 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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...
www.youtube.com/live/lEECBXK...
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...
www.spj.org/spj-condemns...
October 23, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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...
www.spj.org/spj-condemns...
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...
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October 16, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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...
www.spj.org/spj-announce...
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...
www.youtube.com/live/mPQ6979...
October 15, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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...
www.youtube.com/live/mPQ6979...
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...
www.youtube.com/live/BDosskw...
October 1, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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...
www.youtube.com/live/BDosskw...
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-...
September 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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: 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-...
September 5, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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-...
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.
July 28, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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/
July 28, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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/
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...
www.9news.com/article/news...
July 9, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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...
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...
July 9, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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...
Registration opens July 1 for MediaFest25, Oct. 15-28 in Washington, D.C. It's the nation’s largest media convention for both media pros and college students, co-sponsored by SPJ. Deep discounts for SPJ pro and student members! Details here. ⬇️
mediafest25.com
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June 18, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Registration opens July 1 for MediaFest25, Oct. 15-28 in Washington, D.C. It's the nation’s largest media convention for both media pros and college students, co-sponsored by SPJ. Deep discounts for SPJ pro and student members! Details here. ⬇️
mediafest25.com
mediafest25.com
Colorado news outlets were well represented as sponsors at the Denver Chalk Art Festival, held 6/7 and 6/8 in Denver's Golden Triangle.
June 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Colorado news outlets were well represented as sponsors at the Denver Chalk Art Festival, held 6/7 and 6/8 in Denver's Golden Triangle.
JOURNALIST MEETUP: Calling working journalists of all stripes who are interested in meeting other journalists. At the Denver Press Club on Wednesday, May 21, at 6 p.m. Co-sponsored by SPJ Colorado Pro. RSVP HERE >> denverpressclub.wildapricot.org/event-6190915
May 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM
JOURNALIST MEETUP: Calling working journalists of all stripes who are interested in meeting other journalists. At the Denver Press Club on Wednesday, May 21, at 6 p.m. Co-sponsored by SPJ Colorado Pro. RSVP HERE >> denverpressclub.wildapricot.org/event-6190915
Denver Press Club events: Join Mary Pilon -- a journalist and filmmaker focused on sports and business and the author of “The Monopolists” and “The Longest Race” -- on Thursday, May 29, for a "fireside chat" and to play and discuss Monopoly. Details here: denverpressclub.wildapricot.org/events
May 12, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Denver Press Club events: Join Mary Pilon -- a journalist and filmmaker focused on sports and business and the author of “The Monopolists” and “The Longest Race” -- on Thursday, May 29, for a "fireside chat" and to play and discuss Monopoly. Details here: denverpressclub.wildapricot.org/events
Celebrating the best of Colorado journalism: Watch SPJ Colorado's presentation of its 2025 individual awards: Keeper of the Flame, Journalist of the Year, First Amendment Award, and Educator of the Year. Link here. >>
www.youtube.com/live/IyGRJsm...
www.youtube.com/live/IyGRJsm...
April 25, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Celebrating the best of Colorado journalism: Watch SPJ Colorado's presentation of its 2025 individual awards: Keeper of the Flame, Journalist of the Year, First Amendment Award, and Educator of the Year. Link here. >>
www.youtube.com/live/IyGRJsm...
www.youtube.com/live/IyGRJsm...
JOURNALISTS: DON'T MISS OUT! The action-packed SPJ Region 9 Conference and SPJ Top of the Rockies awards presentation are April 5 in Denver. We'd love to see you! Information here:
spjcolorado.org/2025/03/10/e...
spjcolorado.org/2025/03/10/e...
March 26, 2025 at 5:29 PM
JOURNALISTS: DON'T MISS OUT! The action-packed SPJ Region 9 Conference and SPJ Top of the Rockies awards presentation are April 5 in Denver. We'd love to see you! Information here:
spjcolorado.org/2025/03/10/e...
spjcolorado.org/2025/03/10/e...
2 of the Rocky Mountains' finest photojournalists - Helen Richardson of The Denver Post and Chancey Bush of the Albuquerque Journal - bring their craft into focus at SPJ's Region 9 Conference in Denver, April 5. Tickets are going fast, so sign up today! Details below.
spjcolorado.org/2025/03/10/e...
spjcolorado.org/2025/03/10/e...
March 24, 2025 at 7:41 PM
2 of the Rocky Mountains' finest photojournalists - Helen Richardson of The Denver Post and Chancey Bush of the Albuquerque Journal - bring their craft into focus at SPJ's Region 9 Conference in Denver, April 5. Tickets are going fast, so sign up today! Details below.
spjcolorado.org/2025/03/10/e...
spjcolorado.org/2025/03/10/e...
How do journalists maintain neutrality when many in the public assume they're biased? On April 5, veteran journalist Deb Hurley Brobst will discuss that with Erin McIntyre, Brian K. Martin and Monte Whaley at the SPJ Region 9 Conference in Denver. Details here. spjcolorado.org/2025/03/10/e...
March 21, 2025 at 6:23 PM
How do journalists maintain neutrality when many in the public assume they're biased? On April 5, veteran journalist Deb Hurley Brobst will discuss that with Erin McIntyre, Brian K. Martin and Monte Whaley at the SPJ Region 9 Conference in Denver. Details here. spjcolorado.org/2025/03/10/e...
APRIL 5! SPJ's 4-state conference in Denver will offer a full day of provocative sessions about the changing media landscape. Keynote speaker is Kevin Flynn, longtime Colorado journalist, author and politician. Here's the schedule and how to register. coloradospj.wordpress.com/2025/03/10/e...
March 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
APRIL 5! SPJ's 4-state conference in Denver will offer a full day of provocative sessions about the changing media landscape. Keynote speaker is Kevin Flynn, longtime Colorado journalist, author and politician. Here's the schedule and how to register. coloradospj.wordpress.com/2025/03/10/e...
DEADLINE SOON for SPJ's national contest. Details here: www.spj.org/sigma-delta-...
February 8, 2025 at 5:56 PM
DEADLINE SOON for SPJ's national contest. Details here: www.spj.org/sigma-delta-...
With $$$ support from SPJ Colorado and other donors, the CU Independent sent 5 student journalists (Lucy Adlen, Rachel Glazer, Clementine Miller, Lincoln Roch, Baylan Wysuph) to the Alamo Bowl 12/28 to cover the Colorado-BYU game and visit with superfan "Miss" Peggy Coppom.
January 15, 2025 at 6:59 PM
With $$$ support from SPJ Colorado and other donors, the CU Independent sent 5 student journalists (Lucy Adlen, Rachel Glazer, Clementine Miller, Lincoln Roch, Baylan Wysuph) to the Alamo Bowl 12/28 to cover the Colorado-BYU game and visit with superfan "Miss" Peggy Coppom.
Transition news from our friends at friends at the Colorado News Collaborative (COLab). Click below for more.
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January 8, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Transition news from our friends at friends at the Colorado News Collaborative (COLab). Click below for more.
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The Society of Professional Journalists Colorado Pro Chapter is now live on Bluesky! It's been a busy year for us, and we have a lot more coming up in 2025. We'd love to have you join us; learn how here.
coloradospj.wordpress.com/about/
Happy new year from all of us at SPJ Colorado!
coloradospj.wordpress.com/about/
Happy new year from all of us at SPJ Colorado!
January 2, 2025 at 10:15 PM
The Society of Professional Journalists Colorado Pro Chapter is now live on Bluesky! It's been a busy year for us, and we have a lot more coming up in 2025. We'd love to have you join us; learn how here.
coloradospj.wordpress.com/about/
Happy new year from all of us at SPJ Colorado!
coloradospj.wordpress.com/about/
Happy new year from all of us at SPJ Colorado!