As hedge funds and billionaires clash swords over control of big-city newsrooms nationwide, a quiet coalition of heavyweight collaborators has conspired to save a less prestigious—but just as vital—type of local news.
Meet the 10 CMP Grantees Who Will Address COVID Vaccine Hesitancy Among Impacted Communities
These trusted Colorado news sources will receive a total of $85,000 in grants to support local journalism and community listening and reporting projects that address critical information needs, questions, and concerns about uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine among communities of color and other marginalized groups.
The Past as Prologue for Latinx Communities in Colorado
Grant Opportunity: Informing Communities to Ensure Equitable Access to the COVID-19 Vaccine
The News About Local News: 10 Takeaways from Colorado Journalists
In the summer of 2020, two surveys — one conducted by University of Denver (DU) with support from The Colorado Trust and the other one by Colorado Press Association (CPA) and Colorado News Collaborative (COLab) of their members and partners — assessed Colorado journalists’ views of their own news outlets and coverage, and of the state of the broader news ecosystem in Colorado. In their answers, journalists highlight strengths, identify weaknesses, and propose solutions for improving local journalism in Colorado.
Sen. Michael Bennet and CO Journalists Discuss his 'Future of Local News' bill
Sen. Bennet’s co-sponsored legislation would create a 13-member commission to examine new pathways to public funding for local news that meets information needs and addresses inequities in coverage and representation. Journalists from outlets large and small and offered insights into how they're faring, prodded Bennet about what his bill might accomplish, and urged him to examine certain aspects he might not have considered.
Seeking Visionary Community Leaders to Help Guide the Colorado News Collaborative
This fall, we’re working with partners to help build a diverse, community-minded governing board and working committees to help guide the Colorado News Collaborative, or COLab. Innovative thinkers — particularly those from outside of the journalism field, outside of the Front Range, and from historically marginalized communities — let us know you’re interested!
Announcing News Voices Colorado: Organizing Communities to Transform Local News
Colorado Media Project and Free Press are joining forces to launch News Voices: Colorado — a new initiative that will work alongside communities underserved by local media to help strengthen and re-imagine local news.
Let’s Talk: Journalism’s Race Problem
Announcing COLab's New Executive Director
Ten Trusted Community News Sources Awarded COVID-19 Informed Communities Grants
Over the next six months, grant recipients will collaborate with dozens of independent local news outlets already participating in the Colorado News Collaborative’s COVID Coverage Network, to increase access to accurate, localized, and actionable information on the continuously evolving COVID-19 public health and economic crises.
CO Journalists Join Forces on COVID-19 Coverage
Join the Colorado Media Project for two timely journalism collaborations in 2020
2019 Colorado Media Project highlights
A look back – and toward the future! – in supporting local news as a public good in Colorado
We began 2019 at Colorado Media Project with new investments and partners to build community support for local news in Colorado.
We end the year stronger. CMP enjoys more investments from local and national funders. We have many more partners, including our new fiscal sponsor, Rose Community Foundation. And thanks to the hundreds of Coloradans who have participated in CMP projects and events this year, we know that there’s a strong vein of public concern about the future of local news in our state.
Creating community around arts & culture coverage
Imagining the Future of Local News for Boulder County
Five reasons journalists should register for Colorado Migrahack
On Sept. 27-28, Colorado Media Project is co-hosting the Colorado Migrahack at University of Denver. What’s a Migrahack? A chance for journalists to gather with web developers, data crunchers, multimedia specialists, immigration community representatives, students, and faculty to create data-based reporting projects. Here are five reasons Colorado journalists should register now:
Five Colorado news organizations to explore joint “‘Epic Pass’” marketing and membership pilot for local news
CMP, DU Kick Off Migrahack Planning
The Colorado Media Project and the University of Denver have kicked off planning for a Migrahack event to be held this fall, which will bring together journalists, developers, students, data scientists and more to brainstorm ways to use technology show, not just tell, stories around migration issues.