Banning advertising from legal, regulated businesses raises serious practical, legal, and policy concerns, but also unfairly targets local television and radio stations that serve as the main source of information for Colorado communities ...

KUNC and The Colorado Sound and Rocky Mountain Public Media (RMPM), home to Rocky Mountain PBS, KUVO Jazz, and THE DROP 104.7 have entered into a non-binding Letter of Intent (LOI) to explore a potential merger ...

Jared Morgan will be paid $45,000 as a result of the settlement which stemmed from him being blocked from Kersey's official Facebook page. They're also required to change their social media policy ...

Either way, honors like this one from SPJ and the very cases themselves serve the public good by keeping all governments on notice that the public is always watching through the eyes of the media ...

Westword’s award-winning investigations, edgy or absurd cartoons, unapologetic columns and reviews, and detailed event listings have been a landmark for readers, according to a 2018 profile in the High Country News by former Westword columnist Gustavo Arellano ...

But longtime Denver TV insiders like Ogden say this merger comes with a much higher cost to independent reporting in Colorado. Ogden predicts deep cuts will be needed to make the finances of this merger work. He expects to see 80 to 90 journalists laid off in Denver ...

The panel of legislators charged with crafting the budget rejected a proposal that proponents said would increase transparency around how much Colorado Parks and Wildlife spends to bring additional wolves into the state ...

Likening the recent record-setting warm temperatures to hot political rhetoric, Colorado Sen. Mike Weissman, D-Aurora, pleaded for an end to death threats and other hate speech directed at lawmakers of both parties ...

Colorado’s second-highest court ruled that a public figure cannot sue for defamation solely because a person publicly accuses them of committing a crime, as the statement may be constitutionally protected opinion ...

But regardless of who wins, there’s an opportunity for state lawmakers and a new governor to follow New Mexico’s lead and recognize that “journalism is the backbone of an informed democracy” — as N.M. state Sen. Peter Wirth put it — and worthy of public investment ...