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Understand Colorado open records and meetings

Legal, access & press freedom

CFOIC’s searchable Sunshine Laws guide covers Colorado records requests, open meetings, executive sessions and court access, with topic navigation and links to statutes and cases.

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Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition

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Description: CFOIC’s searchable Sunshine Laws guide covers Colorado records requests, open meetings, executive sessions and court access, with topic navigation and links to statutes and cases.
Who can use it: Journalists; Colorado residents. Public resource.
Cost: Public online guide.
Task: Read the guide
Provider: Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition
Format: Guide

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Worksheet

Plan a safer reporting assignment

Editorial & reporting

CPJ’s five-page risk assessment template helps reporters and editors plan an assignment, assess physical and digital risks, and document check-ins and contingencies.

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Committee to Protect Journalists

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Description: CPJ’s five-page risk assessment template helps reporters and editors plan an assignment, assess physical and digital risks, and document check-ins and contingencies.
Who can use it: Reporters; Freelancers; Assignment editors. Public resource.
Cost: Public online guide.
Task: Explore the resource
Provider: Committee to Protect Journalists
Format: Worksheet

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Guide

Improve reader membership retention

Revenue & sustainability

The Membership Guide’s retention chapter explains churn and retention and explores billing, customer service and participation practices that support a reader membership program.

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Membership Puzzle Project / The Membership Guide

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Description: The Membership Guide’s retention chapter explains churn and retention and explores billing, customer service and participation practices that support a reader membership program.
Who can use it: Audience teams; Membership managers; Newsroom leaders. Public resource.
Cost: Public online guide.
Task: Read the guide
Provider: Membership Puzzle Project / The Membership Guide
Format: Guide

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Get help with an operations question

Leadership & operations

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Colorado Press Association

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Who can use it: News organizations and people seeking CPA resource guidance.
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Provider: Colorado Press Association
Format: Contact and referral

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Guide

Plan a nonprofit news organization

Leadership & operations

INN’s Startup Guide walks founders through mission, operations, technology, ethics and financial planning for a nonprofit newsroom.

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Institute for Nonprofit News

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Description: INN’s Startup Guide walks founders through mission, operations, technology, ethics and financial planning for a nonprofit newsroom.
Who can use it: Nonprofit news founders; Newsroom leaders exploring nonprofit models. Public resource.
Cost: Public online guide.
Task: Read the guide
Provider: Institute for Nonprofit News
Format: Guide

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Podcast and transcript

Review newsroom workload and delegation

Leadership & operations

In this December 2024 conversation, Samantha Ragland discusses delegation, workload and the tasks newsroom leaders can stop doing.

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Local News Matters / Samantha Ragland

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Description: In this December 2024 conversation, Samantha Ragland discusses delegation, workload and the tasks newsroom leaders can stop doing.
Who can use it: Public episode page for newsroom leaders and teams.
Cost: Public page and automated transcript; no displayed charge observed.
Task: Improve newsroom management
Provider: Local News Matters / Samantha Ragland
Format: Podcast and transcript

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Checklist

Support staff facing online abuse

Leadership & operations

CPJ’s two-page checklist helps editors assess online-abuse risks before assigning stories and plan account security, reporting procedures and support for staff and freelancers.

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Committee to Protect Journalists

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Description: CPJ’s two-page checklist helps editors assess online-abuse risks before assigning stories and plan account security, reporting procedures and support for staff and freelancers.
Who can use it: Editors; Commissioners; Newsroom managers. Public resource.
Cost: Public online guide.
Task: Explore the resource
Provider: Committee to Protect Journalists
Format: Checklist

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Research report

Understand Colorado newsroom capacity

Leadership & operations

COLab’s 2026 State of News report examines staffing, revenue, audiences and capacity in Colorado news organizations using responses about their work in 2025.

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Colorado News Collaborative with Colorado Press Association and Colorado Media Project

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Description: COLab’s 2026 State of News report examines staffing, revenue, audiences and capacity in Colorado news organizations using responses about their work in 2025.
Who can use it: Newsroom leaders; Funders; Researchers. Public resource.
Cost: Public online guide.
Task: Explore the resource
Provider: Colorado News Collaborative with Colorado Press Association and Colorado Media Project
Format: Research report

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