Kathleen Spring, Colorado Press Women’s 2026 Communicator of Achievement, was honored at our 85th Anniversary celebration in April. A born storyteller, Kathleen would invent stories for her two younger brothers when they were doing yard work. She knew she wanted to be a writer but couldn’t afford college, so she went into business administration. After a [...]
CONGRATULATIONS to the following CPW members whose writing took awards in the NFPW At Large Professional Communications contest. First place winners have been entered in the national NFPW contest and will be recognized Sept. 26 at a banquet during the NFPW annual conference at the Turf Valley Resort in Ellicott City, Maryland. Donna Bryson First PlaceWriting - [...]
Nicole Vap Laura Frank More than 130 television news stations across the country could go dark if the merger between Nexstar and Tegna goes through, investigative journalist Nicole Vap said in a prescient on-line discussion hosted by Colorado Press Women on March 18. Vap talked with COLab executive director Laura Frank about the potential consequences of [...]
A big CONGRATULATIONS to all those who placed in this year’s NFPW contest! Contest director Helen Plotkin said the 2025 contest drew a record number of high-quality entries from across the nation. Even an honorable mention was difficult to win in this contest, she said. To compete at the national level, entrants had to win a [...]
Denver Preconference Tour Features Indigenous Food That Tells a Story Tocabe specializes in Native American-inspired cuisine like this fry bread taco topped with beans, roasted green chiles, and veggies. Photos courtesy of Tocabe Fry bread tacos. Braised bison ribs in a seasonal berry barbeque sauce. Smoky, earthy green chile stew. That’s just a sampling of the mouth-watering [...]
Registration is now open for the 2025 NFPW Communications Conference, which will be held Sept. 11–13 at the Denver Marriott West in Golden, Colorado. Themed “The Next Frontier,” the conference will highlight Colorado’s Old West history as well as its innovative leadership in communications, science and technology. Conferencegoers can register for the full conference or a single [...]
By Sandra Fish NEDERLAND — From mountain rescues to local government goings on, from Black Hawk through Nederland and over to Jamestown, The Mountain-Ear has covered communities along the Peak to Peak Highway since 1977. Managing Editor Barbara Hardt and her staff talked with 10 members of Colorado Press Women about the mountain communities they cover, [...]
Three Colorado Press Women members won first places with their entries in the NFPW At-Large Communications Contest, which means those entries are now competing in the National NFPW professional contest. Five members won an award. Winners and their entries are: Donna Bryson 1st place - Feature Story in Online publication "The U.S. Air Force wants a [...]
Story & photo by Ann Lockhart How has reporter Marianne Goodland survived covering the Colorado legislature for 27 years? She said “I have a life outside the legislature…a husband and a daughter and I play the harp. It keeps me grounded.” She has even played the harp on the final day on the Colorado House floor [...]
By Sharon Almirall Three weekly newspaper publishers stressed integrity in local journalism at a Colorado Press Women Zoom panel on February 22. They noted the weight of leadership is part of their concerns as they make hard editorial and financial decisions. They spoke on the challenges of financial sustainability, press freedom, pushback and innovation. Erin McIntyre, [...]
