Colorado forecast: Sunshine and lots of SPJ events
The SPJ Chapter at the University of Northern Colorado is showing renewed signs of life.
On March 10 from 5-7 p.m., SPJ will be hosting a Sunshine Week event (a bit early, because of Spring break) on the UNC campus in Greeley.
Panelist include: Bob Moore, executive editor of the Fort Collins Coloradoan; Dale Edwards, assistant professor of journalism and mass communications at UNC, Jakob Rodgers, a reporter for the Greeley Tribune and Lee Christian, an attorney who specializes in mass communications law.
For more details, contact chapter advisor Lynn Klyde-Silverstein at lynn.klyde@unco.edu
Meanwhile, the Colorado Pro Chapter also has some great events planned:
-On Feb. 25 at 6 p.m., SPJ will sponsor a talk with Mike Madigan, author of “Heroes, Villains, Dames and Disasters.” The book recounts the colorful history of The Rocky Mountain News, which closed down last Feb. 28, just a few weeks shy of its 150th anniversary.
-On March 8 at 6 p.m. Colorado SPJ and the Denver Women’s Press Club will co-sponsor a discussion of the state of investigative reporting.
Panelists include Laura Frank, former investigative reporter for The Rocky Mountain News, Tony Kovaleski, investigative reporter for KMGH – Channel 7, Steve Zansberg and Chris Beall, partners in the Denver law firm of Levine, Sullivan, Koch & Schulz, which specializes in media law.
-On March 25 at 6 p.m., Colorado SPJ will host an evening with James McGrath Morris, author of “Pulitzer: A Life in Politics, Print and Power. The book is billed as the first comprehensive biography of publisher Joseph Pulitzer in more than 40 years.
All three of these Colorado SPJ events will be held at the historic Denver Press Club, 1330 Glenarm Place. For more details, contact Sara Crocker at sara.c.crocker@gmail.com