From hard news to features to opinion, the Colorado Sun collected 23 total awards, and 13 firsts, among entries from Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming in the Top of the Rockies contest.
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Plunkett: When the vultures circled The Denver Post, we asked Colorado to fight for local news. It did.
April 6 marks the 5th anniversary of the Denver Post Rebellion. The leader of that rebellion finds cause for hope.
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Nicolais: Five years since the Denver Post Rebellion, Colorado journalism has had its ups and downs
While the state has lost some terrific reporters, there are plenty of reasons to believe local journalism will continue to thrive
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Colorado Sun forges new alliance with digital news outlets across the country
The new Alliance for Sustainable Local News brings together newsrooms from Baltimore, Memphis, Chicago, Colorado and California
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Hutchins’ year in review: The news behind the news in Colorado’s media world in 2022
Colorado newspapers turned into nonprofits, researchers mapped news in each county, and more
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Colorado Sun honored with 8 awards in state press association contest
The Sun won four first-place awards in the annual Colorado Press Association contest
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Colorado Sun journalists recognized with dozens of awards in Top of the Rockies journalism contest
The Colorado Sun won more than two dozen awards in the four-state Top of the Rockies journalism contest this weekend, receiving more recognition than any other Colorado news organization in its category. The Sun, competing in the “extra-large newsroom” category despite being less than half the size of many of its peers, earned 28 awards […]
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Letter from the Editor: The Colorado Sun staff doubled in 2021, and we have big plans for 2022
The end of the year is a great time to reflect on the past 12 months, look ahead to the future and even consider a resolution or two. Last year at this time, I wrote that I had just spent a year picking up hundreds of discarded mini liquor bottles during my morning jogs to […]
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The Colorado Sun turns 3 — A letter from our editor
Three years ago this week, we launched The Colorado Sun as a hope and a promise. We aimed to build The Sun into a trusted news source for Colorado, to tell important stories, hold the powerful accountable and celebrate those who make this such a great place to live, work and play. Three years later, […]
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Colorado Sun receives Facebook grant to extend statewide outreach
The Colorado Sun this week was awarded a $20,000 grant from the Facebook Journalism Project to help support its initiatives to reach readers statewide. The funds are part of $700,000 in grants Facebook is giving to 32 alumni of its global Accelerator program to bolster continuing digital transformation nationwide. Last year, The Sun was awarded […]