Across Colorado from Greeley to Pueblo -- through partnerships with print, digital, radio, and television stations -- Rocky Mountain Public Media's Above the Noise initiative aims to set the table for civil conversations that build trust among neighbors and empower communities to cope with the rise of artificial intelligence, deep fakes and widespread misinformation.
A new chapter for CMP Director Melissa Milios Davis
This fall, after nearly five years as CMP Director, I will be stepping into a new role within our broader coalition as Network Manager for Press Forward – the national philanthropic campaign to strengthen communities by reinvigorating local news. You can read more in a Q&A here – including just a few of the many lessons from Colorado I’ll take with me.
Meet the 14 Newsrooms Selected for the 2024 CMP/LMA Colorado State Cohort of the Lab for Journalism Funding
Colorado Media Project and Local Media Association are pleased to announce the 14 news organizations selected to participate in an intensive, six-month fundraising lab that brings the proven training of LMA’s Lab for Journalism Funding and CMP’s insights into Colorado philanthropy to independent news organizations across the state
A New Sol Rises for Spanish-Speakers in the Roaring Fork Valley
The Sopris Sun is proud to announce that beginning June 28, el Sol del Valle will embrace a new look, a new day for printing and distribution (Fridays), and a deeper commitment to the standalone product, now under the auspices of The Sopris Sun nonprofit.
Engines for Democracy, Running on Fumes: Topline Challenges — and Resources —for Colorado Newsrooms
A sobering new report from Impact Architects reinforces the topline challenges continuing to plague Colorado newsrooms: sustainability and capacity. We also unveil a new searchable database of resources from nearly 50 Colorado-based and national organizations — making it easier for individual news organizations and journalists across the state to find and access services that meet a wide range of needs.
2024 Summer: Journalism Internships and Opportunities in Colorado
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.
Colorado Newsrooms Join Forces to Strengthen Elections Coverage in 2024
A New Mission-Aligned Printing Press to Serve Colorado's Front Range Publishers
Today, we are delighted to join the National Trust for Local News and Colorado Community Media in announcing plans for a new community press to serve Colorado. NTLN expects to begin printing CCM's 23 weekly newspapers in May 2024, and aims to offer "mission-driven" printing services to other local papers and community-based partners in the coming months.
Press Forward Colorado: CMP Takes Lead Role as Local Home for Nationwide Initiative
Reimagining the Public Square: Coloradans Deserve Better
Against the headwinds of divisive national rhetoric, increasing polarization of local communities, digital overwhelm and social isolation — we believe it’s time for pragmatic, solutions-focused Coloradans to reclaim the public square from political pundits and conflict entrepreneurs. As the new documentary “Join or Die” puts it, building “community connections could hold the answers to our democracy’s present crisis.”
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.
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.
Meet the 13 Colorado Newsrooms Selected for Hearken's Engaged Elections Fellowship
CO Engaged Elections Fellowship: Tune up your political coverage ahead of 2024!
This fall, up to 12 Colorado newsrooms will be selected to receive training, cohort support, and coaching from Hearken to develop a winning strategy to surface and respond to their public’s critical information needs related to elections. Each participating newsroom will also receive a $1,000 stipend to support their engagement strategy. Apply by Aug. 7.
Colorado Indigenous Communities Call for 'Reach, Representation and Respect' from Local Media
Coming Fall 2023: Advancing Equity in Local News Grant Opportunity
Community News Innovation and Sustainability: Join Us to Explore Five Wicked Problems
Today, Colorado Media Project is excited to announce $360,000 in new commitments to ecosystem partners who are dedicated to helping our state’s local newsrooms explore and pilot innovative solutions to wicked problems that they are facing right now, in communities across the state. And we invite you to join us.
