Past Opportunities

Applications are now open for the Data-Driven Reporting Project to advance local news and investigative journalism. Led by the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications at Northwestern University, the project will award funds to investigative journalists working for local news outlets and outlets serving underrepresented communities across the U.S. and Canada. The Data-Driven […]

The SPJ Colorado Pro Chapter is hosting Face to Face: Local Journalism in a Virtual World, a hybrid conference for SPJ Region 9 at the Auraria Higher Education Campus at Metropolitan State University of Denver in Denver, Colorado. Join – in person or virtually – April 8-9 to hear from journalists covering their communities, freelancing, […]

Discover new opportunities at ONA Career Day!  On March 31, the Online News Association (ONA) is bringing together recruiters and opportunity seekers for journalism jobs, higher education and fellowships to make valuable connections and benefit from career-focused learning and networking. This event is for: Journalists passionate about audience engagement, analytics, product development and business strategy Experienced professionals exploring career shifts Students looking […]

▪︎ BOOTCAMP: MARCH 28 – APRIL 1, 2022 ▪︎ IRE’s Data Journalism Bootcamp provides a broad foundation in data skills for anyone with beginner to intermediate skills. Skills you’ll learn include: spreadsheets, SQL, data cleaning, finding data sources, using public records and bulletproofing your analysis. Don’t let price deter you from attending! Fellowships are available […]

Apply for The Lenfest Institute‘s newest course, Introduction to Grant Writing for News Organizations! Applications are due Friday March 25, 2022 at 9:59 p.m. MDT. This training will equip new grant writers with both skills and confidence to meet the unique challenges of raising money for news organizations. In this five-week course you will work […]

Across the nation, journalists and news enterprises are moving beyond mere discussions of diversity to do the difficult work of dismantling systems and beliefs that perpetuate inequities. By doing so, news outlets can improve coverage, expand audiences, vastly improve relationships with the communities they cover, and create better working environments for all employees. Creating an […]

On March 21, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Zoom: “How to Tackle Wicked Problems in Local Communities: Exploring the Potential of Deliberative Journalism,” presented by Martín Carcasson who founded and directs CSU’s Center for Public Deliberation. Following his presentation, a panel of journalists and educators will talk about it. The panel includes Larsen, COLab director Laura Frank, Boulder Weekly editor Emma […]

Join a drop-in Q&A session with lawyers from the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press based in Colorado, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Tennessee as part of RCFP’s Local Legal Initiative. Speak with them directly to ask any general legal questions you have regarding libel and your rights as a journalist. The session is not […]

▪︎ MARCH 16 AT 10:30 A.M. MT ▪︎ America’s public schools are coming under unusually strong attention from the general public — scrutiny communities typically rely on journalists to provide. The issues are as disparate as masking mandates and COVID-19 testing; decisions around the spending of federal pandemic relief funds; the pros and cons of […]