Our Vision in Action
Every Coloradan should have access to strong local news. News that is fair and accurate, that informs and educates, that holds power to account and illuminates the life of a local community. COLab exists to help make that access a statewide reality through collaborative journalism, authentic community engagement and innovative business models.
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Serving Coloradans Through Collaborative Journalism
The schools that take Colorado’s “most vulnerable” students are disappearing. Can they be saved? Should they?
Examining socio-economic and health equity among Black and Latino Coloradans over the last decade
Our investigation into Colorado’s safety net system. And our profiles of Coloradans facing challenges in a time of crisis.
The Striking Silence Around a Police Killing in Small-town Colorado
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.
COLab and its partners are reporting on the pandemic’s economic impact, public health challenges, and its spotlight on inequities.
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Building Stronger Relationships with Community
An online guide to help newsrooms find diverse sources and community members to find local reporters
How do we transform local news so that it’s more inclusive and better serves all?
FASTER EVOLUTION
Helping Newsrooms Innovate and Thrive
A first-in-the-nation effort to keep newspapers locally owned and thriving
How We're Making a Difference
Building Colorado’s Future Newsrooms
I am thrilled today to introduce you to two young people I’ve had the joy of working with this summer. Hope Muñoz is a University of Colorado senior from New Mexico. Jinx Wilson, who identifies as nonbinary, is a Fort Collins native and a junior at Metropolitan State University. Hope says