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
“I would like [candidates] to talk about how high and unreasonable the cost of living has become. Do we pay rent and insurance but go hungry?” “Need to address returning Roe
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
Take a close look at the map above. It represents something remarkable: The coordinated effort of more than 60 Colorado newsrooms to ask voters in their communities what issues matter most to
We’re out with our latest local reporting collaboration and, while I’m proud of all of them, this one stands out because it builds upon some staggering national reporting done by
Something pretty remarkable happened last Thursday in Denver on the third floor of the Buell Public Media Center, COLab’s home base. As about 100 people gathered, a lively (and thirsty
Our latest multi-newsroom reporting collaboration wrapped on Sunday. The four-part series, “Last Resort” examines the slow-motion collapse of specialized schools most Coloradans likely do not know exist. Thousands of Colorado
Last Thursday, Joie Ha, 29, the daughter of ethnic Chinese refugees from Vietnam, stood before an optimistic gathering of about 40 people amid Lunar New Year decorations and Valentine-festooned tablecloths at
As COLab’s second full year of existence comes to its end and we attempt this Colorado Gives season to convey to you the breadth of our work and the height of our
We’re out with our latest installment of Chasing Progress, our collaborative reporting project examining equity gaps in Colorado. Yesterday’s piece is by John Herrick of the nonprofit The Boulder Reporting Lab (Johnny’s name may
On Thursday, we launched “Chasing Progress,” our latest reporting collaboration with partner newsrooms across the state. Chasing Progress examines the social, economic and health equity of Black and Latino Coloradans
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”
As you might recall from previous newsletters, last summer we at COLab helped bring together Black and Latinx Coloradans and journalists to develop concrete ways for local newsrooms to build
I’m in my 50s. I’ve been a journalist for more than half my life. I’ve been one of a few Hispanics in a newsroom and one of many Hispanics in
Last week, a few of the state’s larger newsrooms, networks and The Denver Press Club hosted a mixer billed “Cocktails & Conversation” for local Black community members and journalists. About
Our slogan here at COLab is “Better News for All Coloradans.” We talked a lot about what we mean by “better” before adopting the phrase more than a year ago.
About a week ago, not quite a dozen editors and reporters hopped on a call to talk about their COVID coverage, specifically, their coverage of Coloradans who have yet to be
Ideas on more thoughtful approaches to story-telling and story structure from COLab journalist Tina Griego. Presented as part of the 2021 Joint Virtual Conference of the Colorado and Kansas Press
COLab journalists Susan Greene and Tina Griego provide training for journalists on the basics of culling more – and better – information from subjects, with extra tips for handling COVID-related
COLab journalist Tina Griego moderates a panel discussion with Carmen Ramirez, community leader from the City of Longmont, and Jessica Peterson, reporter with the Glenwood Springs Post Independent. Presented as
Dear reader, When she was a child growing up in a 1940s’ Greeley that still posted “No dogs or Mexicans” signs, Polly Baca remembers that the local paper had a habit
Dear reader, Jessica Gibbs is a reporter for Colorado Community Media, the largest family-owned newspaper chain in the state. She’s been a reporter for five years, most of that time spent
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
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
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
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,
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
Dear reader, We at COLab think a lot — one could say “obsessively” — about readers, listeners and viewers of local news. We think about people we know and whom
Thank you and good luck to a Colorado reporter with a mind for data and a heart for people
Dear reader, Before the pandemic and all that has spiraled from it — the quarantines, the distancing, the business closures, the lost work and childcare, the how-do-I-pay-the-bills-and-feed-the-kids panic — Diana
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
“Tell me a bit about the broader consequences that we found happen to a community when they lose their sources of local news.” “Well, there’s a lot of things that
Dear reader, Our apologies for our recent radio silence. Our new project launch with COLab (the Colorado News Collaborative) has us gathering string and casting nets and mining veins, basically all the metaphors
A note about Thursday’s DACA story
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
About this story: On Thursday, April 16, twenty-two Colorado news organizations sought to capture a snapshot in the day of residents from all walks of life during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Marissa Molina awakened at 7:42 a.m. on the 41st day sequestered at home as she does many mornings now — panicked. It is the isolation. Her construction-worker dad’s furlough. Her
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