On Fighting Cynicism
Susan Greene
Dec 21, 2021
Dear reader, My faith is rattled lately. This is not so much a crisis of the spirit (although, like many of us, I’ve had my moments these past few years).
collaboration
COLab partner newsrooms are becoming stronger as we work together to tell stories that would otherwise go untold, host training and share best practices. Below we share some of the ways that happens.
A Letter of a Different Sort: Reflections on Collaboration
Laura Frank
Apr 21, 2021
Dear reader, Journalists receive lots of letters. Our inboxes and mailboxes are often full of news tips, requests for coverage and input from readers about what we write, what we
Happy Anniversary to COLab: Celebrating our First Year
Laura Frank
Mar 31, 2021
Dear reader, As of today, the Colorado News Collaborative is a year old. And what a year. What we imagined compared to what has come to pass is beyond what
John Ferrugia joins COLab’s team!
Laura Frank
Mar 31, 2021
Dear reader, I am thrilled to announce that John Ferrugia has joined the COLab staff to help us strengthen news throughout Colorado. John has won more professional honors than any other investigative
Colorado’s Quietest Police Killing
Susan Greene
Mar 15, 2021
Dear reader, The people of Kiowa County woke Wednesday morning to an edition of their local newspaper unlike any other. The cover story, “Three Bullets to the Back,” is a deep investigative
The “Lab” in COLab: Coaching and Collaboration
Tina Griego
Mar 1, 2021
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
Working Together to Do Better
Laura Frank
Dec 2, 2020
Dear reader, I want to introduce you to Alfonzo Porter. He is the thoughtful and talented editor of Denver Urban Spectrum, which serves the city’s Black community. But he is much more
Silver Linings
Laura Frank
Nov 28, 2020
Dear reader, Has this happened to you? I’ve now lost track of the number of times I’ve uttered “What an unbelievable year!” or some variation of that. But today, I’m
Finding Connection
Tina Griego
Oct 26, 2020
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