Better News
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.
To read some of the collaborative projects, click here.
Progress and Inequity in Colorado
Tina Griego
Jul 19, 2022
We’re out with our latest installment of Chasing Progress, our collaborative reporting project examining equity gaps in Colorado. Yesterday’s piece is by John Herrick of the nonprofit The Boulder Reporting Lab (Johnny’s name may
Rebuilding Trust
Susan Greene
May 20, 2022
Something big happened this week here at the Colorado News Collaborative’s headquarters. Six Coloradans representing six communities often bitterly divided over problems with the state’s mental health safety-net system sat down
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).
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