Chloe Waskey

I grew up in Denver with the news always on — 9News in the background, CPR on the radio, NPR podcasts on long drives. I cannot remember a time when I did not want to be a journalist. It was never a decision so much as something I always knew.

I recently graduated from Colorado State University with a degree in Journalism and Media Communication and a minor in Political Science. During my time at CSU, I worked my way from Staff Reporter to News Editor at the Rocky Mountain Collegian, where I edited and fact-checked up to twelve stories a week, mentored reporters, led newsroom planning and coordinated breaking news coverage. My reporting focused on local government, public policy, housing and civic life across Fort Collins. I am a 2025 Society for Professional Journalists scholarship recipient and a Dean's List student.

I plan to sharpen my skills in local and regional news reporting, building the beat knowledge and source networks that make a journalist indispensable to their community. Long term, I aspire to cover national politics as a Washington correspondent, bringing the same commitment to accountability and public service that drives my local reporting to the biggest stages in American democracy. Wherever I am, my goal is always the same: to serve the public and get it right.

I believe journalism is a public service above all else. My approach to reporting is grounded in the four principles of the SPJ Code of Ethics: to seek truth and report it, minimize harm, act independently and be accountable and transparent. Quality journalism is a vital resource that every person is entitled equal access to, so I am committed to producing honest and courageous reporting that holds institutions accountable, centers the people most affected by policy and power and upholds the basic right to knowledge. A free press is essential to democracy, and it is the responsibility of journalists to uphold a means public deliberation. That is a responsibility I take seriously.

Articles that chronicle my commitment