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 [...]
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, [...]
A descendant of storytellers and story lovers, Donna Bryson first discovered her affinity for journalism in high school, where she edited her school magazine, the Serrandipity after school namesake, 18th century missionary Junipero Serra. Her adviser, Laura Hiltz, encouraged her to pursue journalism in college. Donna was admitted to her first choice of universities, Northwestern’s Medill School of [...]
Society for Professional Journalists Joint Statement on the Importance of Journalism Ethics Ethics Week 2025 As a coalition of organizations dedicated to supporting and advancing journalism, we stand united in reaffirming the essential role of ethical journalism in a functioning democracy. At a time when government actions and rhetoric increasingly seek to undermine and delegitimize principled [...]
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, [...]
Congratulations to Colorado Press Women’s entrants in the National Federation of Press Women’s top contest! All six earned awards for outstanding work against 1800+ entries in the tough nationwide competition. They won three 1st places, two 2nds, two 3rds and two Honorable Mentions. The winners and their awards and entries are (in alphabetical order): Donna Bryson 2nd [...]
