Throughout the high-stakes, high-anxiety 2024 election, Coloradans who’ve taken our Voter Voices survey have been consistent about their top concern: Democracy and good government. That’s the chief takeaway from the
Thousands of Coloradans responding to a survey by their local newsrooms say candidates competing for their votes this year need to be focused primarily on several broad issues: democracy and
A lot of Coloradans are worried about our democracy. And they want candidates to pay attention to it too. That is the message that comes through loud and clear from
Tracking trends, anticipating challenges and spotting opportunities to make Colorado’s news ecosystem ever stronger
The 2023 State of News: Colorado is based on the most comprehensive survey of state news outlets to date. In October and November 2023, the Colorado News Survey was distributed
In an alarming act against press freedom and your right to know, Sandra Fish, a seasoned Colorado Sun reporter, was unjustly ousted from the Republican state assembly on April 6.
The Colorado News Collaborative (COLab), Colorado Press Association, Colorado Broadcasters Association, Colorado Media Project, Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition and Denver Press Club write to express our collective dismay and
CORRECTION: A previous version of this story contained a photo that misidentified an officer as Parker Police Department’s Chris Valko. The Colorado News Collaborative has removed the photo and we
One of two Kiowa County sheriff’s officers who in 2020 fatally gunned down an unarmed man with three bullets to the back has been found guilty of attempted manslaughter. Wednesday’s
On Tuesday, May 25, we heard from Indigenous Voices working group members and other collaborators discussing the newly released report, “Reach, Representation and Respect: Recommendations to Improve Relations Between Indigenous
The schools that take Colorado’s “most vulnerable” students are disappearing. Can they be saved? Should they?
The Voices Initiative began in January of 2021 as a community organizing project of the nonprofit Free Press, Colorado Media Project (CMP) and the Colorado News Collaborative (COLab). It was
The kitchen table, round and glass, with wooden legs, sits in a sunlit corner of Alejandra Carrera and Clemente Flores’ apartment. It is one of the first things visitors see.
La mesa de la cocina, redonda, de cristal y con patas de madera, reposa en un rincón soleado del apartamento de Alejandra Carrera y Clemente Flores. Es una de las
The Voices Initiative began in January of 2021 as a community organizing project of the nonprofit Free Press, Colorado Media Project (CMP) and the Colorado News Collaborative (CO-Lab). It was
Este año el día de las elecciones es el 8 de noviembre, pero como todo elector elegible registrado en Colorado recibirá una papeleta de votación por correo en octubre, puedes
For 102 years, the League Of Women Voters has helped Americans understand how they can cast their vote in elections. The nonpartisan organization has never endorsed a political party or
Even though Colorado’s voting system is often regarded as one of the most efficient in the country, not all Coloradans believe so. It comes down to partisanship: Democrats often believe
Colorado is known for its mail-in-ballot system that some election experts have called the “gold standard” in the nation. But with unfounded claims of massive voter fraud rampant, some state
Colorado’s new Behavioral Health Administration shut down part of the Western Slope’s only psychiatric hospital on Wednesday in response to complaints about the quality and safety of the care it
In 2022, Colorado News Collaborative (COLab) retained Corona Insights to conduct research to develop a deeper understanding of how Hispanic/Latino residents of the Roaring Fork Valley (RFV) consume, evaluate, and
Where to find the data, how to explore it, and questions to ask to reproduce the story for your community
Welcome to Language, Please — a living resource for all journalists and storytellers seeking to thoughtfully cover evolving social, cultural and identity related issues. You might be a copy editor
This report explores a small, yet impactful, way that journalists can connect with misrepresented or stigmatized audiences: using person-centered language, as opposed to stereotypical labels, to describe communities in news
The Colorado News Collaborative (COLab) is a nonprofit seeking to stop the spread of news deserts in our state. We serve as a local media resource hub and ideas lab
Editor’s Note: This report has been updated as of 8-26-2022 to add corrections and clarifications. For more details on those changes, please see the note at the end of the
Algunas brechas socioeconómicas clave entre coloradenses negros, latinos y blancos se redujeron en la última década, pero la equidad sigue siendo “un sueño incumplido”
Some key socioeconomic gaps between Black, Latino and white Coloradans narrowed in the last decade, but equity remains “a dream unrealized”
State regulators have overlooked what former Mind Springs workers describe as a long pattern of fraud
On May 17th, the Colorado News Collaborative, or COLab, in collaboration with Colorado Public Radio, hosted a statewide conversation about mental health care reforms and addressed Coloradans’ questions about the state’s mental
A pattern of “severe, life-threatening” prescription errors by the troubled mental health center responsible for treating 10 Western Slope counties put many of its patients at risk, according to the
On the anniversary of the 2021 Atlanta shootings, Asian Avenue Magazine’s Annie VanDan, Asian Pacific Development Center’s Harry Budisidharta, The Colorado Sun’s Thy Vo and Colorado Dragon Boat Festival’s Sara Moore came together to
Mind Springs President and CEO Sharon Raggio stepped down Tuesday, Jan. 4. Her resignation after 14 years in the position comes after the Colorado News Collaborative and many of its
Election Day is Nov. 8 this year, but since every eligible registered Colorado voter will receive a mail ballot in October, you can vote sooner. The Colorado News Collaborative has
Two counties are breaking from their mental health provider. Others are taking notes.
An investigative look into Colorado’s mental health safety net
Will planned reforms fix or further the problems?
COLab exposes decades of problems within Colorado’s publicly funded mental health safety-net system, including at one especially troubled community mental health center. The Colorado Sun looks at how an unprecedented workforce shortage is affecting safety-net care.
Our investigation into Colorado’s safety net system. And our profiles of Coloradans facing challenges in a time of crisis.
In the spring of 2021, a group of Latinx Coloradans from across generations, regions and professions began meeting to tackle a series of questions: What would it take to ensure
En la primavera de 2021, un grupo de latinos de Colorado, de varias generaciones, regiones y profesiones, comenzó a reunirse para abordar una serie de preguntas: ¿Qué se requiere para
How do we transform local news so that it’s more inclusive and better serves all?
Open Media will host a Town Hall event on behalf of PEN America with the help of Colorado News Collaborative (COLab) on the evening of Wednesday, October 13 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. MT. This event
Mark Your Calendars: Your Contribution to 26 Newsrooms is Doubled Starting Nov. 30
On Sept. 21, Coloradans joined in for a two-hour panel discussion and community conversation centered on the newly-released report, ‘The time is right now:’ A call to action from Black
On Sept. 21, Coloradans joined in for a two-hour panel discussion and community conversation centered on the newly-released report, ‘The time is right now:’ A call to action from Black
In early 2021, News Voices: Colorado — a collaboration among the Colorado News Collaborative (COLab), Colorado Media Project and Free Press — convened the Black Voices Working Group. The group,
In early 2021, News Voices: Colorado — a collaboration among the Colorado News Collaborative (COLab), Colorado Media Project and Free Press — convened the Black Voices Working Group. The group,
You know that Colorado’s growing population and warming climate have put the state’s water future at risk. You may also know that recently, Lake Mead’s water level fell so low
Our heartfelt thanks to all of you who attended last night’s COLab/Denver Press Club panel on newsroom burnout. We had a terrific audience, both live and remote. We are grateful
When Silvia Solis moved to Longmont four years ago, she and her husband were expecting their first child. “My family was so far away,” she recalls. She felt isolated. Lonely.
If we at COLab had our way, there would be journalists in every Colorado community watchdogging local governments and demanding accountability from those who run them. But at least for
The resources you never knew existed — and how to use them in your reporting
Casey Sheridan has announced his resignation as Kiowa County sheriff a year after two of his officers gunned down an unarmed handyman during a routine traffic stop. The second-term law
Kiowa County’s sheriff ignored questionable incidents, records show
Watch the live event here (and via recording afterwards). News Matters is a new documentary film that follows the desperate attempts by Colorado journalists and citizens to fight off hedge
The story of the relationship between local journalism and Colorado’s Latinx community is complicated, contentious and ever-changing. It is a story that includes a media history of generalization, demonization and of
The story of the relationship between local journalism and Colorado’s Latinx community is complicated, contentious and ever-changing. It is a story that includes a media history of generalization, demonization and of
The Striking Silence Around a Police Killing in Small-town Colorado
Veteran award-winning investigative reporter John Ferrugia is joining COLab, the Colorado News Collaborative, a new nonprofit coalition of journalists from more than 100 news outlets statewide. Ferrugia will help local
Coloradans joined in a statewide conversation on mental health during these challenging times. 9News and the rest of the Colorado News Collaborative presented a one-hour statewide conversation about mental health as
KIOWA COUNTY, Colo. – Nearly a year has passed since the local undersheriff and a rookie deputy gunned down handyman Zach Gifford in this Eastern Plains county where trust in law
Navee Essien has grown up keenly aware of her gifts. More times than she can count, people have reminded the senior at Aurora’s Rangeview High how fortunate she is to
It started about four years ago when Laurel Carpenter and Melissa Humphrey bought matching parkas and then matching comfort shoes. Soon enough, the nurses-slash-best friends from Grand Junction found themselves
Tylan Jones is not naive. He is a 20-year-old Black man living in the United States. This reality does not easily accommodate naivete. When he was in middle school, he
Even now, nearly three months after COVID invaded his body, Jason McGinnis cannot stop asking himself how he contracted the virus. On its face, the answer seems clear: He’s a
Scott Zayatz upped his dosage of antidepression and antianxiety medication in early spring when the pandemic started clobbering the nation and the presidential race, post-primary, turned foul. The 43-year-old news
Dick Carleton came to Breckenridge from Virginia when he was 24. He had a business degree from Virginia Tech, a ‘69 Volkswagen bug, $100 and three friends willing to share
Millete Birhanemaskel, a refugee, long-time Denver resident and businesswoman, grappled with 2020 as many others have: She tried to protect her family, her employees, her tenants from COVID’s reach. She
Some words fail us, and for Robert Werthwein, “depression” is one of them. The 41-year-old director of Colorado’s Behavioral Health Office prefers to say “everything turned to complete shit” when
They love each other. That should go without saying. They have, in fact, gone through hell and back for one another — and that was before 2020 rolled out its
Dr. Patricia Westmoreland washes her hands 20 to 30 times each day she does rounds at the Medical Center of Aurora. That, she says, “doesn’t count sanitizing them who-knows-how-many times
Eddie Kemm found the pool table early in the pandemic. It was the second one he had scouted after the governor’s order shut down the bars — including Kemm’s favorite
Until this year, Elizabeth Torres would not have called herself a particularly anxious person. Stressed, sure. Who wasn’t? Everyone has ups and downs. Torres was working a couple part-time jobs,
EADS – “The Splotch,” as some here call the brown mark on the map they check weekly, is the color of scorched earth. Here in Kiowa County, farmers have always
On Denver’s west side, an elderly man had been managing his solitude just fine until the pandemic hit, taking with it what social life he had and leaving in its
There are times when she does not recognize herself. Who is this cautious woman whose heart hammers when she hears her kids cough or when the latest national political outrage
Flooding targeted communities of interest with factual information and journalism to help combat mis- and disinformation in Colorado
On April 16, scores of reporters from across Colorado set out to find how people were coping.
Helping newsrooms across Colorado grow stronger with reporting, editing, and hands-on training.
Lifting the curtain on how newsrooms make decisions that shape what you read, see and hear.
COLab and its partners are reporting on the pandemic’s economic impact, public health challenges, and its spotlight on inequities.
A sampling of the fantastic work from newsrooms across Colorado
In the run up to the 2020 election, Colorado newsrooms joined forces to inform citizens statewide.
How to approach these stories in ways that are rooted in people, not policy
How do we transform local news so that it’s more inclusive of underrepresented communities and better serves all communities?
Equipping Colorado newsrooms and the public with the tools and knowledge to fight the spread of viral online misinformation
County clerks started mailing ballots last Friday for the Nov. 3 election. With national concern about the integrity of mail-in ballots, Colorado is getting national attention for its system. Colorado
The political ads appearing on TV and social media and arriving in mailboxes are designed to influence voters, but the sender can be difficult to discern
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‘Accessibility and the thought of blind people doesn’t occur. Ever.’
In each of the state’s 16 epidemiological regions, Latinos have tested positive at rates exceeding — sometimes greatly — their population share
The Postal Service acknowledged nationwide delivery slowdowns in a report to Congress late last month. Those slowdowns came after new Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, a former trucking company owner and Republican megadonor, ordered limits on overtime for postal workers and removal of some mail-sorting machines.
The president’s tweets are creating questions about mail-in ballots and the Postal Service even in states with established systems.
A Colorado News Collaborative analysis found Colorado’s U.S. Senate candidates are far more partisan in emails, which they lean on for fundraising
Dear reader, We’re writing to introduce you to our new boss, the Colorado News Collaborative’s (COLab) Executive Director Laura Frank. Laura is a Denver native and award-winning journalist who spent
ALAMOSA — The protesters, about a dozen in all, gathered on June 4 in the intersection of State Avenue and Main Street. Like protesters across the country in the aftermath of
Andrew Romanoff is criticizing his opponent in the Democratic U.S. Senate primary for accepting money from oil and gas executives, but most of the industry’s campaign cash is headed to
Five DACA recipients talk about their long, rocky path toward a future as Americans
The marches open a window to institutional racism and the specific ways it has shaped the city
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