DeGette wins nod for ‘Best of Statehouse’ online news series

TCI’s own Cara DeGette snagged an honorable mention “Cappie” award for best online in-depth statehouse reporting at the annual Association of Capitol Reporters and Editors conference last weekend in Raleigh-Durham, N.C. It was a bold choice for an organization that admits its struggles with “shrinking capitol news bureaus and economic hard times for media outlets across the country” since our series took on one of their own.

Journalists’ Group Weighs In On Capitol Access

This week the Colorado Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists delivered duplicate letters to House Speaker Andrew Romanoff and Senate President Peter Groff providing its position on the newly formed five-member Colorado Capitol Press Association. “To put…

‘Colorado Matters’ to Air Segment on Capitol Press Credential Flap

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Colorado Confidential Founder Responds To Baseless Claim

The founder and CEO of Colorado Confidential’s parent company is challenging a reporter who has publicly claimed that this news organization has direct links to the Democratic Party apparatus to either provide some “proof” — or back off.

Gene Amole: The Subtle Snub That Spoke Volumes

The wall at the Denver Press Club is filled with framed caricatures honoring the (mostly) men and women who have chronicled and defined the people and events that have built and sustained Colorado. Rocky Mountain News reporter John…

Colorado Capitol Press Association: The Form

The following is the form established by the newly-formed Colorado Capitol Press Association that is currently posted at the Colorado General Assembly’s Web site. When completed, the CCPA, a group of five self-appointed reporters who regularly work at the

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Proving Journalism Creds Inspires One Word: Demeaning

Don Knox, a well-known and respected past business editor at both the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post, described his entire experience applying for press credentials to cover the Colorado Legislature this year in one word. Then he repeated…

‘Real’ Colorado Journalists Wear Purple

In journalism, it’s been termed the Battle between the Old and the New.

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Colorado Capitol Press Association: The Rules

Colorado Capitol Press Association’s rules, as specified on the Colorado General Assembly’s Web site.

“The Association’s rules are modeled on the Congressional Press Galleries,” according to the site. “A summary of the rules is below. Please read the full

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