Now that the results are in, join the SPJ Colorado Pro chapter and the Colorado News Collaborative (COLab) in downtown Denver on Thursday, Nov. 14 to hear how a handful of Colorado reporters and editors covered the statewide 2024 election, what they learned, and how they plan to cover politics and elections in the future.

Panelists include journalists from newsrooms that participated in a pioneering new project called Voter Voices that aimed to make elections coverage more relevant to voters and avoid a horse-race style or he-said-she-said conventions.

DETAILS

Who:

• Tina Griego, managing editor of COLab.
• Michael de Yoanna, formerly of Colorado Community Media and now the Mountain West News Bureau managing editor.
• Elliott Wenzler, a reporter for a string of mountain-town newspapers on the Western Slope.
• Quentin Young, editor of the nonprofit Colorado Newsline.
• Moderated by SPJ Colorado Pro chapter board member Corey Hutchins of “Inside the News in Colorado.”

What:

A diverse panel of reporters or editors specifically from newsrooms who participated in the statewide Voter Voices initiative offering a sense-making autopsy, lessons learned, behind-the-scenes notebook dumps, and more. An audience Q-and-A will follow.

When & Where:

6 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 14, at the COLab space, third floor of the Buell Public Media Center at 2101 Arapahoe St., Denver, CO 80205. Pay street parking nearby.

Why:

Because we want to know the answer to our favorite question: What happened?