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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Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) Conference

Key Journalism Conferences National Conferences

A major national conference providing training and networking for journalists focused on investigative and data-driven reporting techniques.

Knight Foundation

Major Journalism Funders National Funders

A national foundation that invests in journalism, communities, and the arts, with a significant focus on supporting the transformation of local news in the digital age.

Knight Media Forum (KMF) (Knight Foundation)

Key Journalism Conferences National Conferences

An influential, invitation-only annual gathering of leaders from journalism, technology, and philanthropy to discuss the future of news and information.

Lawyers for Reporters

Journalist Safety and Support Organizations

Lawyer for Reporters: Pro bono legal services for local reporting

Legal Clinic Fund for Local News

Journalist Safety and Support Organizations

Legal Clinic Fund for Local News: "provides legal support to local newsrooms and journalists that seek to advance and defend first amendment rights, media freedom, and transparency in their communities"

Lenfest Institute

Journalist Safety and Support Organizations

The Lenfest Institute invests in sustainable local journalism through grants, training, and research that support innovation and community centered news models.

LION Local Journalism Summit (LION Publishers)

Key Journalism Conferences National Conferences

A conference dedicated to supporting independent local online news publishers, with sessions on revenue, audience, and product strategy.

LION Publishers (Local Independent Online News)

Journalism Support Organizations (JSOs) & Intermediaries

LION Publishers is a professional organization that offers coaching, tools, and a community of support for independent local news entrepreneurs.

Listening Post Collective

Journalism Support Organizations (JSOs) & Intermediaries

A project that helps newsrooms use community engagement and journalism to address information needs and build civic power. They provide tools, training, and support for starting community information projects.

Local Media Association (LMA)

Journalism Support Organizations (JSOs)

The Local Media Association supports news organizations through training, collaborative programs, and research that advance revenue innovation and local journalism sustainability.

Local News Policy Coalition (LNPC)

Policy, Legal, and First Amendment Resources

A coalition of local news organizations, managed by The Lenfest Institute and The Media Menter, advocating for federal policies that support the long-term sustainability of local journalism.

MacArthur Foundation

Major Journalism Funders National Funders

Through its Journalism and Media program, the MacArthur Foundation invests in nonprofit news, investigative reporting, and nonfiction multimedia storytelling.