Making Magic Together
Dec 5, 2022
As COLab’s second full year of existence comes to its end and we attempt this Colorado Gives season to convey to you the breadth of our work and the height of our
Tina Griego
Tina is an editor, reporter and coach with the Colorado News Collaborative. She has been a staff writer for the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post and the Albuquerque Tribune, but spent most of her career as a reporter and columnist for the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post. Her reporting on immigration, education and urban poverty has won national recognition. Tina lives in Fort Collins with her husband and two kids. She's a native New Mexican and prefers red over green.
Progress and Inequity in Colorado
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
“A Dream Unrealized”
Jun 3, 2022
On Thursday, we launched “Chasing Progress,” our latest reporting collaboration with partner newsrooms across the state. Chasing Progress examines the social, economic and health equity of Black and Latino Coloradans
Buscando Avances
Jun 2, 2022
Algunas brechas socioeconómicas clave entre coloradenses negros, latinos y blancos se redujeron en la última década, pero la equidad sigue siendo “un sueño incumplido”
Chasing Progress
Jun 2, 2022
Some key socioeconomic gaps between Black, Latino and white Coloradans narrowed in the last decade, but equity remains “a dream unrealized”
Taking a Step Toward Transparency
Mar 4, 2022
As you might recall from previous newsletters, last summer we at COLab helped bring together Black and Latinx Coloradans and journalists to develop concrete ways for local newsrooms to build
The Rock That Makes the Ripple
Dec 28, 2021
Dear reader, I’m in my 50s. I’ve been a journalist for more than half my life. I’ve been one of a few Hispanics in a newsroom and one of many Hispanics
What It Will Take for Local News Outlets to (Re)Build Trust With Black Community Members
Oct 26, 2021
Dear reader, Last week, a few of the state’s larger newsrooms, networks and The Denver Press Club hosted a mixer billed “Cocktails & Conversation” for local Black community members and
An Invitation: Black Voices Calling for Change
Sep 16, 2021
Dear reader, Our slogan here at COLab is “Better News for All Coloradans.” We talked a lot about what we mean by “better” before adopting the phrase more than a
Connecting More Dots
Aug 30, 2021
Dear reader, About a week ago, not quite a dozen editors and reporters hopped on a call to talk about their COVID coverage, specifically, their coverage of Coloradans who have yet
