Coming soon: The First, a new documentary film about the First Amendment
The Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition is fiscal sponsor for a new film about the First Amendment to be aired on PBS stations starting in October.
Journalism
‘A simple but monumental question for the future of government transparency in Colorado’
A case in the Court of Appeals about the redaction of public records “presents a simple but monumental question for the future of government transparency in Colorado,” the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition says in an amicus brief.
Wrap-up: Lawmakers in 2026 session rejected CORA response-time extension and PUC open meetings exemption, improved courts transparency
Efforts to weaken the Colorado Open Records Act and give an open meetings law exemption to the state Public Utilities Commission fell short during the 2026 session of the General Assembly.
CFOIC mourns the loss of long-time board member Fred Brown, known for his ‘fervent advocacy for ethical reporting and government transparency’
Fred Brown, who died this week at age 85, demonstrated his passion for both journalism ethics and access to government information long before he joined the board of the newly formed Colorado Freedom of Information Council in 1988.
WATCH: Panel discussion about proposed consolidation of Colorado TV news market
Following a screening of Stripped for Parts, a documentary about the hedge-fund takeover of The Denver Post and other newspapers around the country, a panel discussed what the pending purchase of TEGNA by Nexstar Media Group could mean for broadcast journalism in Colorado.
CFOIC’s 2025 year in review: press freedom battles, a vetoed records bill, a ‘private’ judicial system, auto-deleted Signal texts and a $25.4 million CORA request
Coloradans fought for press freedom and freedom of information in 2025 in settings as small as the Eastern Plains town of Bennett and as big as the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C.
Bennett trustees approve First Amendment settlement with newspaper that lost town’s advertising over article about sex assault
Bennett trustees voted to settle a First Amendment claim brought by a weekly newspaper that lost town advertising last spring because the board didn’t like an article about a sexual assault that allegedly happened in the locker room of a middle school.
Educating everyone about the First Amendment
Two new resources are designed to help Americans learn more about the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
In existence for just 14 months, the Estes Valley Voice files its third open-government lawsuit
The Estes Valley Voice had been in existence for just four months when it filed its first open-government lawsuit. Now 14 months since it launched in June 2024, the digital news outlet has filed — remarkably — a total of three.
Free Press, Free Country campaign and documentary will show that ‘journalism is not partisan, it’s patriotic’
Fast Forward Films launched Free Press, Free Country, a campaign to educate Coloradans about the critical importance of strong, independent journalism in a democracy. The Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition is serving as the fiscal sponsor and as an adviser for the project.