Colorado News Collaborative (COLab)

Three Bullets to the Back

Compelling, well-sourced and moving storytelling that exposes misdeeds at various levels in a small community and produces tangible results that make the community a better place to live. The reporting includes small-town attitudes as being part of the problem because critical reporting in that atmosphere is challenging. A Google search shows all of the reporting by other media outlets comes from this project. The COLab lived its mission in this report by making sure a small news partner had the resources but also personal backing to tell an important story.

Honorable Mentions:

• Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting – “‘They think workers are like dogs.’ How pork plant execs sacrificed safety for profits.” 
• The Maine Monitor – “Defenseless“