Colorado is often a test tube for local media experiments. The view is that if something can succeed here it might
One of the biggest stories in Colorado this week was about a massive late-night federal raid in Colorado
For staff at the Independent bi-weekly newspaper in Colorado Springs, Easter Monday was decidedly not a day
The Denver Post’s policy on using artificial intelligence fits on half of a printed page. The text contains five
Next month, Denver will play host to the annual Collaborative Journalism Summit organized by the Center for Cooperative
In Colorado, during the 1970s Chicano Movement, Juan Espinosa launched a newspaper called La Cucaracha in Pueblo. “We
With a mission to include more female voices in local media, Aspen Public Radio is launching what it calls the
The Gazette newspaper in Colorado Springs softened its coverage after legal threats involving a local housing
Following Republican President Donald Trump’s return to the White House, a socialist newspaper on Colorado’s
The spinning blade of budget cuts that have chopped up Colorado’s newspapers over the years are now coming for
Lawmakers in Colorado this year are proposing new laws that would impact how transparent state government could be. The
A nonprofit news organization that runs a fleet of two dozen newspapers in the Denver suburbs is planning to shut down
A Denver TV station made national news this week for its coverage of local ICE raids under the new Trump
Public broadcasters in Colorado are on alert. Last week, Brendan Carr, Trump’s choice to lead the Federal
A national network of seemingly local AI-generated newsletters that came under scrutiny from a national media outlet
Court rulings in Denver and El Paso County this month rejected arguments from public utilities that water usage records
An online clearinghouse of pre-introduced legislative proposals — an idea that died on the General Assembly’s
A state senator is trying again to curb what she has referred to as the “abuse” of the Colorado Open Records Act by
Across the country, local TV meteorologists this week feared they could lose their jobs if a large broadcaster
he Colorado Judicial Department cannot be sued for delaying its response to a request for administrative records if the
CFOIC asked the state’s highest court to affirm that when a public body fails to properly announce the “particular
Colorado was something of a pioneer in 2022. That’s when journalists, students, academics, and others embarked
Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Monica Márquez highlighted “coordinated attacks” on Colorado’s virtual
A year to the month after landing his first job out of college, Ja’Ronn Alex says he is on paid leave from his
Lakewood’s appeal of a judge’s order to disclose blurred body-worn camera footage of police shooting and killing a
Hello, and welcome to 2025 at Inside the News in Colorado. Each January, I write a year-in-review column for the
Staff at the alternative weekly newspaper in Boulder are looking to buy the publication and convert it to an
Citizens, media representatives and nonprofit organizations asked legislative leaders Monday to repeal Colorado Open
A man’s reported physical attack on a non-white Grand Junction TV journalist, partially caught on camera, landed a
Coloradans in 2024 lost ground in the never-ending battle for access to government information. Early in the year, the
A ruling by the state’s highest court Monday means that the bulk of Colorado’s licensing database of law
A judge this week tossed out one claim from a lawsuit that was aimed at holding Elbert County commissioners personally
Around the same time a well-known reporter and champion for the Boulder Daily Camera announced he will leave the
Starting Jan. 1, journalists and the public no longer will have access to most autopsy reports on the deaths of
Those in the business of publishing Colorado newspapers might have found some relief this week as a new printing press
People who sue state and local government entities are still entitled to get public records from those entities by
🥧 This week’s newsletter was produced in holiday-week mode, so it’s in roundup form. Hopefully, it
A Denver Gazette reporter is not entitled to inspect the disciplinary records of Denver school administrators because a
The Colorado Supreme Court is examining whether a newspaper is considered a “citizen” and therefore entitled to
Last week, Rocky Mountain Community Radio announced the hire of a full-time reporter, Caroline Llanes, who will cover
Of all the results and storylines tumbling out from the latest statewide election in Colorado, something on the Western
In 2018, this blog reported on a then-two-year-old process in Ohio that gives requesters of public records a
Smashed. Hammered. Completely wrecked. That was the state in which the publisher of a small rural newspaper found
From Spanish-language publications, Asian magazines, and what one Nigerian-American publisher likens to a “community
Throughout the high-stakes, high-anxiety 2024 election, Coloradans who’ve taken our Voter Voices survey have been
A quarter of the way into the 21st century, should Coloradans still have to write paper checks to pay for public
Public bodies must not be permitted to “cure” infringements of the Colorado Open Meetings Law without being held
One week after news that $900,000 in Press Forward grant money will flow to nine Colorado newsrooms across
Three new specialized Colorado schools began working with school districts this fall to serve students with some of the
Every election is a direct reminder of the power — and complexity — of democracy. This year’s is also an outlet
Living in Colorado, for many, means spending a lot of time worrying about how to make the rent or the mortgage, or
The devastating and deadly impacts of Hurricanes Helene and Milton in the final weeks of the 2024 election have once
Nine local news outlets across Colorado will each haul in $100,000 from the national Press Forward fundraising campaign
Abortion is a hot topic in the November election at multiple levels — but particularly on the Colorado ballot, which
Republican Jeff Hurd is a Grand Junction Attorney. He won the Republican primary after the current incumbent, Rep.
One of the top issues on the minds of Colorado voters this election is the cost of living, with about 15% in
A cluster of Colorado news organizations this week launched a new collaborative local reporting effort backed by nearly
Immigration — who’s coming to the country, how they arrive here and what it means for the nation’s identity —
The Colorado Court of Appeals heard arguments Tuesday about whether a state law that makes educator evaluation records
You’ve heard the saying: three’s a trend. Over roughly the past year, Denver7 has drawn three journalists away from
The November election is approaching quickly — so quickly that Colorado’s ballots will begin arriving in mailboxes
One of five newspapers on Colorado’s rural Eastern Plains that recently announced it will close has come back to
Comparing the Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) board to the dental board and similar state licensing
After launching the Denver Gazette digital publication four years ago, Clarity Media is seeking to expand its footprint
El equipo de Noticias Univision Colorado quiere conocer qué temas inquietan a nuestra comunidad para las próximas
The Elbert County commissioners should be held personally liable for unlawfully approving new contracts for the county
Three years ago, this newsletter reported how Coloradans were, for the first time, learning what our
An updated memo from the Office of Legislative Legal Services suggests that members of the Colorado General Assembly
In recent months, we asked readers to take surveys telling us what they think candidates for political offices should
Colorado Community Media’s newsroom has already used the results of the Voter Voices surveys we have received so far.
The Colorado Court of Appeals has stayed a judge’s order to disclose blurred body-worn camera footage of Lakewood
A new online outlet called the Rocky Mountain Reader launched this week, promising to “highlight the vast
Members of the appointed board that oversees the broadcasting of Colorado House and Senate floor proceedings say it’s
The state’s highest court announced Tuesday it will examine the “public interest” parameters of a 2019 statute
When Rocky Mountain PBS reporter Chase McCleary recently interviewed the publisher of the Kiowa County Independent
The Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition presented its Jean Otto Friend of Freedom Award to Erin McIntyre and Mike
On Thursday, inside a hotel conference ballroom in Northglenn, a packed room of journalists, funders, media advocates,
Earlier this year, Democratic lawmakers at the state Capitol rankled some journalists and their advocates when they
Elbert County commissioners violated the Colorado Open Meetings Law by approving new contracts for the county
The Boulder Police Department is not allowed to charge thousands of dollars in fees for body-worn camera footage
Colorado’s second-highest court Thursday ordered a judge to hold a hearing in the case of a “homeless and
A troubling announcement late last month that the Brush News-Tribune would be one of multiple Eastern Plains newspapers
The Colorado Supreme Court will review an appellate court opinion that the Colorado Children’s Code doesn’t
Despite a 2019 state statute requiring the public disclosure of police internal affairs files in Colorado, the town of
A news coverage colony collapse might be hitting the Eastern Plains. Following news last week that three
Three newspapers with two different owners on Colorado’s Eastern Plains — the Plainsman Herald, the Burlington
The Colorado Supreme Court will examine whether a judicially created doctrine allowing public bodies to “cure”
The Colorado Court of Appeals heard oral arguments Wednesday about whether a Denver activist has legal standing to sue
This is a special early edition of Inside the News in Colorado in light of recent events… This Sunday’s front
The general manager of a large Colorado TV news station, the editor of a leading statewide radio broadcaster, and an
🏝 This week’s newsletter was produced in out-of-the-country mode with spotty internet — and it’s a
It didn’t take long for several government entities in Colorado to adopt the new, much-higher, maximum CORA fee rate
Following an expert performance moderating a televised debate among six congressional candidates earlier this month,
There is a huge gap in Colorado between campaign rhetoric on political issues and what voters in the state say they
The publisher of a weekly newspaper in a rural Colorado county has sued another newspaper in hopes of getting legal
The TREC report provides a comprehensive examination of the extensive damage endured by Native peoples due to forced
El Sopris Sun se enorgullece en anunciar que a partir del 28 de junio, el Sol del Valle adoptará una nueva imagen, un
Funding for Colorado newsrooms isn’t secure, burnout and shortages are affecting staff, and keeping up with
Hospitals in Colorado will no longer be able to sue patients under the names of their debt collectors after Gov. Jared
KOAA-TV is entitled to unredacted records concerning employees at the Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Pueblo, a
