Newsroom Resources

Resource Library

The tool below is designed to provide a quick and easy way for Colorado newsrooms and individual journalists to browse and find resources and services that meet a wide range of needs. Most of the items listed below are specifically for news organizations or journalists, but some are more generally for small business support.

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CMP Community Report

CMP Research & Insights

In the summer of 2018, during the initial research and development phase of the Colorado Media Project, we led a broad collaboration to study the changing media landscape across our state. Read our executive summary, or take a deep dive into the various components — from our 2,000+ survey of Colorodans, to digital prototypes and business concepts, to a benchmark study of Colordado’s digital and nonprofit outlets — and more.

Collaborative Journalism Summit (Center for Cooperative Media)

Key Journalism Conferences National Conferences

An annual gathering focused on best practices, challenges, and successes in collaborative reporting projects between newsrooms.

Coloradans Crave Connections with Arts & Culture

CMP Research & Insights

In 2019, with support from the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation and Gates Family Foundation, the Colorado Media Project worked with Colorado Public Radio/Denverite and Rocky Mountain Public Media to explore these questions:

How do Coloradans want to know about and engage with arts and culture in our state and how can media outlets and art organizations serve those needs? How do underrepresented communities in particular feel they are being served by arts and culture organizations and media coverage of arts and culture?

Colorado Association of Black Journalists (CABJ)

Key Colorado Professional Groups, Programs, and Media Professional & Advocacy Groups

The Colorado chapter of NABJ, providing professional development, mentorship, and advocacy for Black journalists in the state.

Colorado Broadcasters Association (CBA)

Journalism Support Organizations (JSOs) & Intermediaries

The CBA is a trade association that represents the interests of Colorado's radio and television stations. It offers training, legal advice, and advocacy for its members.

Colorado College – The Journalism Institute

Key Colorado Professional Groups, Programs, and Media University Journalism Programs

A program that provides students with immersive, hands-on journalism training through its Block Plan. The Institute often partners with local newsrooms and focuses on public interest reporting.

Colorado Department of Local Affairs

State Agency

The Colorado Department of Local Affairs provides funding, training, and support to strengthen local communities through planning, economic development, and public service programs.

Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition (CFOIC)

Key Colorado Professional Groups, Programs, and Media Professional & Advocacy Groups

A nonpartisan alliance dedicated to promoting transparency and protecting First Amendment rights in Colorado. It is a key resource for open records and open meetings laws.

Colorado Grants Guide

Fundraising Resources

Over 1000+ Colorado funder and grant profiles offering funding opportunities to support Colorado nonprofits.

Colorado Health Foundation (CHC)

Major Journalism Funders Colorado-Based Funders

A foundation focused on improving the health of Coloradans, which funds journalism and media projects that report on health equity and related systemic issues.

Colorado News Collaborative (CoLab)

Journalism Support Organizations (JSOs) & Intermediaries

A nonprofit resource hub and partner that supports more than 180 Colorado newsrooms. CoLab champions collaborative journalism, ethics, and equity efforts across the state.

Colorado News consumer survey

CMP Research & Insights

About 2.4 million digitally-savvy Coloradans are interested in state, local, and neighborhood news, and read more than headlines, a Colorado Media Project survey of 2,000+ residents has found. And about 1 million of these Coloradans are willing to pay for local news - the first time this market has been quantified.