Opportunities - Current, Opportunities, CMP News
Sam Moody
Press Forward's National Pooled Fund Announces ...

PLocal news outlets that fill coverage gaps with original reporting — and have a budget under $1 million — will be eligible to apply for national Press Forward funding.

Press Forward's National Pooled Fund Announces First Open Call for Funding
CMP Research, Ideas, Research
Melissa Davis
Workforce Pathways for Local Journalism in ...

New white paper by Corey Hutchins of Colorado College shares findings from a 2023 CMP-supported working group — and explores solutions. In addition to sharing ideas surfaced by newsroom and higher education leaders in the working group, the report captures takeaways from newsroom-hosted student internships supported by CMP through its Advancing Equity in Local News program in 2023, and from a cohort-based program that COLab provided for students placed in Colorado newsrooms in summer 2023. It is published to contribute to ecosystem learning and continuous improvement of Colorado’s journalism workforce pipeline.

Workforce Pathways for Local Journalism in Colorado
CMP News, Collaboration, Community Engagement
Melissa Davis
Colorado Newsrooms Join Forces to Strengthen ...

More than two dozen Colorado newsrooms have launched an unprecedented collaboration to better cover the 2024 elections.

Colorado Newsrooms Join Forces to Strengthen Elections Coverage in 2024
CMP News
Melissa Davis
Press Forward Colorado: CMP Takes Lead Role as ...

The Colorado Health Foundation, The Colorado Trust, Gates Family Foundation, The Gill Foundation, and Rose Community Foundation have stepped forward to lead Press Forward Colorado as a local affiliate of the nationwide initiative.

Press Forward Colorado: CMP Takes Lead Role as Local Home for Nationwide Initiative
CMP News, Community Engagement, Opportunities - Current, Opportunities
Sam Moody
Call for Partners: Engaging Communities in an ...

Colorado’s local and statewide newsrooms and nonpartisan community and civic groups are invited to join forces with Rocky Mountain Public Media, Colorado State University’s Center for Public Deliberation, the Colorado Press Association, Colorado News Collaborative, and the Colorado Media Project in a statewide campaign to reclaim and reimagine the public square across all of Colorado’s 64 counties.

All Colorado newsrooms are invited to participate in this project to the depth of their choosing. This could range from promoting the initiative and encouraging your audiences to participate in regional events, to asking your community the common questions (to be developed in conjunction with participating newsrooms), to reporting the results and ensuring your community is represented in the statewide reporting, to joining a cohort that will receive additional training and support for community listening and engagement, and/or joining the steering committee for the project.

Call for Partners: Engaging Communities in an Election Year … and Beyond

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Workforce Pathways for Local Journalism in Colorado

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Workforce Pathways for Local Journalism in Colorado

New white paper by Corey Hutchins of Colorado College shares findings from a 2023 CMP-supported working group — and explores solutions. In addition to sharing ideas surfaced by newsroom and higher education leaders in the working group, the report captures takeaways from newsroom-hosted student internships supported by CMP through its Advancing Equity in Local News program in 2023, and from a cohort-based program that COLab provided for students placed in Colorado newsrooms in summer 2023. It is published to contribute to ecosystem learning and continuous improvement of Colorado’s journalism workforce pipeline.

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The Future of Printing: Findings and Solutions from a Collaborative Working Group

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The Future of Printing: Findings and Solutions from a Collaborative Working Group

What happens when one of Colorado’s few remaining commercial printing presses stops? This new report, commissioned and published by Colorado Media Project (CMP), summarizes research, findings, and recommendations from an industry working group led by the Colorado Press Association (CPA) and the Colorado News Collaborative (COLab) throughout 2023.

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Reimagining Colorado's Public Square: The 2023 CMP Summit & Report

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Reimagining Colorado's Public Square: The 2023 CMP Summit & Report

Why should concerned citizens and residents, including state and local officials, care about what’s happening in Colorado’s local journalism industry? This 2023 white paper updates key data points on local news deserts and ownership from CMP’s 2019 report, “Local News is a Public Good”; spotlights what we know Colorado communities want, need, and expect from local news; and challenges all of us to rise to the occasion.

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Announcing $350,000+ in Grants to Advance Equity and Inclusion in Local Newsrooms Across Colorado

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Announcing $350,000+ in Grants to Advance Equity and Inclusion in Local Newsrooms Across Colorado

Recipients of our 2023 Advancing Equity in Local News grants will address three overarching priorities identified by community members and journalists of color through the Voices Initiative, led by Colorado News Collaborative with support from Colorado Media Project since 2020.

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Frente a Frente: Two Dual-Language Newsrooms Team Up for Statewide Coverage of the 2022 Candidates and Issues

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Frente a Frente: Two Dual-Language Newsrooms Team Up for Statewide Coverage of the 2022 Candidates and Issues

"Frente a Frente con los candidatos" — or “Face to face with the candidates” — is a special section published in Spanish and English in print and online by CMP grantees El Comercio de Colorado (an award-winning publication covering the Front Range, including the newly created 8th Congressional District) and Enterate Latino (which serves Western Slope communities from Grand Junction to Parachute).

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Watch Now: Get the Scoop on the Colorado Community Media Acquisition

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Watch Now: Get the Scoop on the Colorado Community Media Acquisition

Mission-driven collaboration and creative financing—including a foundation-backed loan guarantee—helped keep Colorado Community Media in local hands last month. Impact investors and operators shared their “story behind the headlines” at a panel discussion hosted by CMP on May 25.

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Sen. Michael Bennet and CO Journalists Discuss his 'Future of Local News' bill

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Sen. Michael Bennet and CO Journalists Discuss his 'Future of Local News' bill

Sen. Bennet’s co-sponsored legislation would create a 13-member commission to examine new pathways to public funding for local news that meets information needs and addresses inequities in coverage and representation. Journalists from outlets large and small and offered insights into how they're faring, prodded Bennet about what his bill might accomplish, and urged him to examine certain aspects he might not have considered.

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Reframing Resistance Coverage Can Build Trust in Local News

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Reframing Resistance Coverage Can Build Trust in Local News

News Voices: Colorado is listening to residents around the state to understand their questions about how local news is covering the protests, how that coverage is specifically impacting Black residents — and what can be done to repair trust.

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Coronavirus resources for Colorado journalists

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Coronavirus resources for Colorado journalists

In this challenging time, journalists in Colorado and around the country are playing a crucial role to keep our communities informed. In support of their work, we share resources and advice for covering the COVID-19 pandemic, adjusting to remote work, and other important topics — and announce a Colorado-specific journalists’ network to track and combat the spread of viral misinformation online throughout 2020.

Making historic connections at Migrahack

Making historic connections at Migrahack

At Colorado Migrahack, participants can find a treasure trove of materials on historic immigration in Colorado – such as records on waves of Jewish immigration to the region, including the Jewish Consumptives’ Relief Society (JCRS). It was a “charity sanatorium,” one of many such health care facilities created in the early 1900s to treat those with tuberculosis.

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