By JEFFREY A. ROBERTS Executive Director, Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition [Analysis] In a recent Denver Post article, reporter Alex Burness revealed that nearly a third of state lawmakers in Colorado use the private-messaging app Signal and at least 15 use a similar tool called Confide. “Many other public officials, including political staffers, use these … Continue reading Analysis: Private-Messaging Apps Undermine CORA’s Mandate

By VINCENT CARROLL Special to The Colorado Sun [Opinion] Sometimes a poorly conceived response to a problem is worse than no response at all. Witness the Colorado Media Project’s proposed solution to the sad decline of local news gathering in this state. The media project, a group of concerned citizens, civic leaders and former journalists, … Continue reading Opinion: Not So Fast on That Public Funding for Journalism, Please

By JOHN TEMPLE and GREG MOORE Colorado Media Project [Opinion] There was a time, not so long ago, when the two of us were foes in a “newspaper war.” We thought that the winner would be in a position to thrive as the sole surviving major newspaper in the Denver metropolitan area. Were we ever … Continue reading Opinion: News Media Needs State Funding