Colorado Press Women
Serving Colorado communicators with professional development, networking, recognition and advocacy since 1941.
Next Event
Zoom event planned for Jan. 23
After the holidays, CPW has set January 23 for a virtual conversation with the editors of the Denver Gazette, a digital-only daily newspaper launched in mid-September. For more informaton, click here.
CPW has developed a resource the general public can use to help sort fact from fiction: Tips for Spotting Misinformation. Please share with your contacts.
The 2021 NFPW contests for professional communicators and high school students are open for entries. See links under “Recognition” on toolbar.
What’s Happening:
CFOIC busy through pandemic
Sandy Graham recently took over from Donna Bryson as the CPW representative on the CFOIC board. She filed this report: During the pandemic, the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition continues the vital work of keeping [...]
Media engagement efforts continue
Prof. Leticia Steffen of Colorado State University-Pueblo, represented CPW during a Zoom meeting of the Open Media Foundation this summer. Prof. Steffen, associate dean of the College of Humanities and Arts and Social Sciences and [...]
Media literacy bill victim of pandemic purge
The Media Literacy Implementation bill, co-sponsored by Rep. Lisa Cutter and Rep. Barbara McLachlan of the Colorado House of Representatives, fell victim to the state’s post-pandemic purge of legislation on Tuesday, May 26. Although the bill had [...]
Sandy Nance, 2020 National & Colorado Winner
At the University of Colorado-Boulder in the mid-1960s, Sandy Michel decided to study advertising in the journalism school. First, though, she was required to take an introductory newswriting class. Her focus changed: Newswriting was more [...]