A report released today aims to quantify the historic loss of life, land and precious resources for 10 Native nations historically in Colorado, and asks the state to help “mend
A report published this week by a Native American-led nonprofit examines in detail the dispossession of $1.7 trillion worth of Indigenous homelands in Colorado by the state and the U.S.
The Colorado Lotus Project disaggregated data about the state’s Asian American, Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander communities, revealing new findings. One of my biggest pet peeves when I tell
From the future of our democracy to the state of their bank accounts, thousands of Colorado voters have told us about their top concerns for the upcoming election. Andrew Kenney
Listen as COLab’s Tina Griego and CPR’s Megan Verlee talk with Colorado Matters host, Chandra Thomas Whitfield, about Voter Voices, a statewide project aimed finding out what issues will shape
An investigation by 9News and The Colorado Sun, in partnership with the Colorado News Collaborative and KFF Health News, shows how UCHealth filed more than 15 thousand lawsuits against patients from 2019 through
A coalition of news organizations has banded together to serve Spanish-language audiences in the Roaring Fork Valley. The initiative counts a mix of nonprofit, for-profit, public and commercial, digital and
Where do Coloradans get their state and local news — and how? Who do they trust, what are they paying for — and why? What roles do Coloradans think local
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
A curated guide of case studies and resources for project managers and news organizations to build sustainable revenue strategies for collaborative journalism from Solutions Journalism Network, the Center for Cooperative
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
From Shelterforce: Confused by the acronyms and initials dotting your reading material? All fields have them, and housing is no exception. Here’s what many of the most common mean.
Ideally, the color of your skin doesn’t determine your opportunities in areas like education or housing, and a new report suggests that Colorado, more than any other state, is inching closer to that goal. But it
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
Dear Fellow Coloradan, I wrote a whole different letter to you last night about the investigation COLab and our media partners have been working on, which started appearing in big outlets like The
COLab’s Laura Frank leads a conversation with Fred Brown on journalism ethics. As former chair of the Society ofProfessional Journalists’ ethics committee, Brown was a key figure in the evolution
Typically, when Dean Schiller is looking to film law enforcement activity, he seeks something out by listening to a police scanner. On Monday, he said the something came to him.
For nearly three decades, Dr. Mercedes Rincon has studied a molecule so obscure and unremarkable that even her colleagues tease her about it.
Adilene Guajardo, Denver7 – thedenverchannel.com Cat Garcia had been waiting for the call from the nurses at the neonatal intensive care unit, hoping to hear good news about her baby
Liam Adams, MetroWest Newspapers – thebrightonblade.com Capt. Colin Brunt climbed into Brighton Fire Rescue Tower 51, a 46-foot long fire truck with a ladder. Trailed by his colleagues in Engine
Victoria Carodine, 5280 – 5280.com In a building that can hold up to 200 praying together, Imam Muhammad Kolila was alone as he prayed the Salat al-‘asr, one of Islam’s
Kevin Vaughan, 9NEWS – 9news.com Arapahoe County coroner Dr. Kelly Lear was at home, in jeans and a turtleneck instead of her usual scrubs, handling the administrative tasks that go
Jennifer Brown, Colorado Sun – coloradosun.com Nolan Christopher Dreher’s parents tucked him into his car seat in the back of their Toyota Highlander and drove snowy roads from Steamboat Springs
Andrew Kenney, CPR News – cpr.org The self-storage yard was empty when Dawna Numbers arrived. The rain had paused, so the 48-year-old moved quickly to load her clothes in plastic
Claire Cleveland, CPR News – cpr.org It was another quiet day in the E.R., and the nurses gathered as they do every afternoon to discuss adjusting their schedules. This is a
Scott Condon, The Aspen Times – aspentimes.com Fabiola Grajales waited for the nose swab that would tell her whether she was finally free of the coronavirus and able to be
Jan Wondra, Ark Valley Voice – arkvalleyvoice.com The vehicles pulled into the parking lot on the west side of the school. Michelle Cunningham was there in a surgical mask and gloves,
Conrad Swanson, The Denver Post – denverpost.com Speaking in a basement room of a mostly quiet City and County building, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock told a dozen Emergency Operations Center staff
Jesse Paul, Colorado Sun – coloradosun.com The president of the United States was on the line again. U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner, elected in 2014 as a rising star in the
Kelley Griffin, CPR News – cpr.org Dr. Peter Stubenrauch reviewed patients’ charts with his medical team during morning rounds and once again weighed the tradeoffs of long-term ventilator use. Patients
Ann Schimke, Chalkbeat – co.chalkbeat.org Dressed in purple scrub pants and a coordinated print top, Catherine Scott started her work day with a spray bottle of bleach solution, wiping down
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