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. >> spj.org/mediafest25-go…

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

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

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/eve…

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. spjcolorado.org/2025/09/25/boo…

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. ⬇️ spjcolorado.org/2025/09/09/eve…

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. youtube.com/live/BDosskwLA…

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

DUES NEWS: Join the Society of Professional Journalists now and your Colorado Pro Chapter membership is free! Details here. spjcolorado.org/2025/10/06/spj…

OUR NEXT EVENT is next Tuesday 10/14! Come join us.

Our friends at the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition (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.org/open-governmen…

WATCH 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 you're now using. Video here. >> youtube.com/live/mPQ6979iP…

MediaFest25, the nation’s largest news-media gathering for pros and college students, kicked off its four-day run in Washington, D.C., on 10/15. Michael Karlik, a member of the SPJ Colorado Pro chapter’s board, filed this dispatch from opening day. spjcolorado.org/2025/10/16/med…

We congratulate 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. ⬇️ spj.org/spj-announces-…

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. spjcolorado.org/2025/10/17/eve…

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 SPJ's national leadership election. And watch SPJ's national membership meeting. spjcolorado.org/2025/10/18/med…

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. spjcolorado.org/2025/10/19/med…

Welcome to the first edition of the SPJ Colorado Pro newsletter! spjcolorado.org/2025/10/21/spj…

SPJ Colorado Pro stands with the Society of Professional Journalists in condemning recent attacks by federal agents on journalists reporting on US Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity and protests. Read SPJ's full statement here. Society of Professional Journalists ⬇️ spj.org/spj-condemns-a…