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The Center for Environmental Journalism focuses on student education, professional development and support for working journalists, and production of journalistic content on a range of environmental issues.
The centerpiece of programs for journalists is the Ted Scripps Fellowship in Environmental Journalism while The Water Desk supports journalists covering the Colorado River Basin.
Please check back in December to apply to the fellowship for the 2027/2028 academic year.
Scripps Fellowships
Each year, five exceptional journalists are awarded a Ted Scripps Fellowship in Environmental Journalism.
Over a nine-month period, fellows attend classes at the University of Colorado Boulder, participate in weekly seminars and field trips, and pursue their own journalistic projects on a wide range of environmental topics. Former fellows have gone on to collect Pulitzer Prizes for their work, authored best-selling books, and headed up some of the nation's most respected news organizations.
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The Water Desk
The Water Desk will work with journalists and media outlets to strengthen their water-related coverage and expand its influence. It will also produce its own content, help train the next generation of water journalists, engage with the community to inform water reporting and pursue innovative approaches to 21st-century storytelling. The Water Desk will strengthen water journalism in a variety of ways, including:
Support for journalists: The Water Desk will provide funding, training and other resources to journalists and media outlets that cover Western water issues and the Colorado River.
Original content: Coverage of water issues produced by The Water Desk itself will have particular emphasis on data, multimedia, explanatory and solutions-oriented journalism.
Education and community engagement: The Water Desk will work with CU students, its News Corps program for investigative journalism, as well others beyond the campus to advance learning and to engage the community on Western water issues.
Please visit The Water Desk's website to see water-related journalism and use free multimedia content, including photos, videos and data visualizations. The site also offers resources for journalists and others who want to learn more about water issues.