§ 24-72.5-102 — Definitions

Colorado § 24-72.5-102

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 24: Government
• Art.: Governmental Access to News Information

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As used in this article, unless the context
otherwise requires:

(1) Governmental entity means the state and any state agency or
institution, county, city and county, incorporated city or town, school district,
special improvement district, authority, and every other kind of district,
instrumentality, or political subdivision of the state organized pursuant to law.
Governmental entity shall include entities governed by home rule charters.

(2) Mass medium means any publisher of a newspaper or periodical; wire
service; radio or television station or network; news or feature syndicate; or cable
television system.

(3) News information means any knowledge, observation, notes,
documents, photographs, films, recordings, videotapes, audiotapes, and reports,
and the contents and sources thereof, obtained by a newsperson while engaged as
such, regardless of whether such items have been provided to or obtained by such
newsperson in confidence.

(4) Newsperson means any member of the mass media and any employee
or independent contractor of a member of the mass media who is engaged to
gather, receive, observe, process, prepare, write, or edit news information for
dissemination to the public through the mass media.

(5) Press conference means any meeting or event called for the purpose of
issuing a public statement to members of the mass media, and to which members of
the mass media are invited in advance.

(6) Proceeding means any investigation, hearing, or other process for
obtaining information conducted by, before, or under the authority of any executive
or administrative body, panel, or officer of the state of Colorado or any city, county,
city and county, or other political subdivision of the state. Such term shall not
include any investigation, hearing, or other process for obtaining information
conducted by, before, or under the authority of the general assembly.

(7) Source means any person from whom or any means by or through which
news information is received or procured by a newsperson, regardless of whether
such newsperson was requested to hold confidential the identity of such person or
means.

Legislative History

Source: L. 90: Entire article added, p. 1264, � 2, effective April 16.