Past Opportunities

Black Media Initiative Bridge Project: Audience Revenue is a free six-month program that provides technology and design support for Black publishers looking to launch an audience revenue campaign. Hosted by the Black Media Initiative — a project of the Center for Community Media — the program will run from January to July 2023. Participants “will launch […]

Are you a woman focused on digital innovation in the field? This year-long program offered through the Online News Association can help you develop and hone your leadership and management skills. Participants will learn from some of the top minds in digital media, working closely with mentors on challenges unique to their careers. They will […]

Designed to support rural communities in Colorado, the Rural Action Project (through Colorado State University’s department of Engagement and Extension) works to bring individuals together to shape their community’s future by providing support and funding for community projects that work to address community needs and strengthen bonds. CSU needs your voice as part of the Rural […]

Come join us for an information session on the second round of grants offered through Colorado Media Project’s Advancing Equity in Local News program. The Advancing Equity in Local News grant will support projects that address one or more of these three priorities:• Support internal diversity, equity and inclusion capacity-building efforts in Colorado newsrooms• Strengthen connections and […]

Coming in October 2022, the Independent News Sustainability Summit will bring the leaders of independent local news back together in one place. The summit is: ▪︎ A first-of-its-kind conference focused on revenue and sustainability for independent news businesses▪︎ An in-person gathering for independent publishers and other current and future news leaders▪︎ A celebration of the best work, innovation, and experimentation in […]

During election cycles, countries around the world feel the impact of the digital revolution. It is extremely important to be well versed on how technology is affecting information-sharing and voting. To prepare key stakeholders for how new technologies affect information and elections, the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas joined forces with the United […]

IRE’s second annual event focused solely on diversity and equity issues, the DBEI Symposium, will be held virtually on October 20-21, 2022..  The symposium will focus on helping journalists with newsroom diversity issues and with investigating inequality in their communities, from education and labor to housing and criminal justice.

Where are Colorado’s news deserts? How much original, local journalism is being produced to serve residents in each of our state’s 64 counties? What new sources and forms of local news and information are popping up, to fill news gaps? And who owns all of these outlets? On Friday, October 21 from 11 a.m. to […]

The Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) Student Competition is open for entries! Calling all college journalism students! Here is an opportunity to develop a journalism idea to test out in partnership with a local news source. THE CHALLENGE:Come up with a utility journalism idea to test out in partnership with a local news source. Utility journalism, […]