Colorado Press Association
Founded in 1878
Since 2025, the Colorado Press Association has awarded the A-Mark Prize for Responsive Journalism as part of its annual Better News Media Contest. The Prize goes to deep reporting that responds to clearly communicated community needs. Reporting must be produced by a Colorado-based reporter(s) for a Colorado-based news organization(s). Any medium or combination of media is eligible and any news organization with a newsroom primarily serving Colorado residents is eligible.
A-Mark Prize Recipients
2025
First Place
Sam Tabachnik and Shelly Bradbury, “How Pueblo weaponizes contempt of court to inflate jail time for minor crimes,” Denver Post
Second Place
Kaya Williams and Laurine Lasalle, “Series on the process of selling St. Benedict’s Monastery,” Aspen Public Radio and Aspen Journalism
Third Place
Noam Levey, John Ingold, Chris Vanderveen, Sara Wilson, Rae Ellen Bichell, and Lindsey Toomer, “Diagnosis: Debt Colorado,” COLab, KFF Health News, 9News, The Colorado Sun and Colorado Newsline