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Join The Movement
Every Coloradan deserves local news. COLab, the Colorado News Collaborative, unites journalists from nearly 200 news outlets with allies and supporters to strengthen trustworthy, public-interest news statewide. Together, we can increase the scope, quantity and quality of civic news — the kind that holds power to account and helps Coloradans participate in healthy communities and a responsive democracy.
Building a movement for local journalism takes all Coloradans.
Here’s how you can get involved:
For journalists
Whether you are working in a Colorado newsroom or you are a freelance journalist, journalism educator or student in the state, you’re invited to join COLab — for free. Connect with other journalists across Colorado and gain access to resources, training and more. Make your journalism and your community stronger.
Connect with diverse sources through Amplify Colorado.
Propose a collaboration for Colorado newsrooms to report on together.
Share stories through On the Ground Colorado, expanding the reach, boosting the visibility, and enhancing the real-world impact of your work.
Access mentoring and training, events, fellowships, contests, and more through the Colorado News Calendar.
JOIN THE COLAB NETWORKFor Community
Sign up for our newsletter. Read work from COLab journalists and partners statewide, gain insight into the impact we’re making on the media landscape, learn about public events and more.
Support our work with a donation. Invest in turning the tide of Colorado’s news crisis. Help us foster the movement.
Suggest a source, share your expertise, and amplify your own voice by helping us build a diverse source guide.
Find your local newsroom with our interactive map.
Participate in an event.
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