Colorado Public Radio (CPR) delivers in-depth, insightful and impartial news and information from around the world, across the nation and throughout Colorado, examining its relevance to our state and connecting it to our community. CPR's programming includes meaningful news, music, and cultural experiences to everyone in Colorado using the power of the human voice in all its forms.
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Advancing Equity 2023
2023 Advancing Equity Award: $10,000 to support Colorado Public Radio (CPR) in establishing a baseline assessment for source tracking, identifying areas for improvement, implementing strategies to increase source diversity, and sharing lessons learned with other newsrooms in Colorado.
2023 Advancing Equity Update: CPR has completed the first set of ongoing data collection for their source tracking project, and is engaging their team in analysis, with a specific focus on engagement and representation of diverse communities in their daily coverage. This will help them understand whether the sources that inform their coverage accurately represent Colorado as a whole - and whether regional coverage represents the communities of specific regions of the state. By the fall, they plan to publish an article sharing the work they’ve done with other newsrooms, and explaining what they’ve learned about how Colorado’s BIPOC communities are receiving and participating in the news they produce. Both CPR and Denver Post have discovered the need for additional trust-building with community members to support a successful source audit, as community members have communicated concerns and uncertainty as to how the personal data collected will be used.