Taking the Lede

Sept. 14, 2017

In the spring and summer of 2015, CU News Corps students worked on a documentary film titled “Taking the Lede.” The 45-minute film tells the stories of Colorado high school journalists who have covered difficult stories during times of crisis; who have done ground-breaking investigative work that brought the Pentagon’s...

Black Forest Fire map updated

July 17, 2013

CU News Corps obtained the El Paso County Assessor’s spreadsheet of homes damaged and destroyed by the Black Forest Fire in June, so we’ve updated our map. View map!

Black Forest Fire map of homes destroyed

June 12, 2013

CU News Corps students have produced a map of properties destroyed by the Black Forest Fire in Colorado Springs as of 1 p.m. June 19 , based on information from the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office , the El Paso County Assessor and Zillow . Be aware that the sheriff’s...

Other News Corps work

Dec. 14, 2012

Amendment 65: The Gazette I-News Network Amendment 64: I-News Network KUNC The Gazette Health Policy Solutions Colorado’s Power Players : I-News Network Daily Camera KDNK community radio EdNews Colorado Coloradoan

CU News Corps summer 2012

Dec. 5, 2012

The CU News Corps got its start in summer 2012, originally using the name CU Journalism News Service. A handful of students worked on news of the summer’s wildfires and the Aurora theater shootings in July. Here are some highlights of their work: Channel 11 in Colorado Springs did a...

Out-of-state money biggest contributor to Amendment 64 - on both sides

Nov. 30, 2012

© by Torben Bjørn Hansen/Flickr Creative Commons Appeared on KUNC.org / Gazette.com / Healthpolicysolutions.com . Colorado’s ballot initiative to legalize marijuana possession is billed by one leading local advocate as “a grassroots effort here on the ground,” but an examination of contributions to the campaign tell a far different story...

Amendment 65 seeks to limit campaign contributions

Nov. 29, 2012

© by Images of Money/Flickr Creative Commons Appeared on iNewsNetwork . Colorado Amendment 65 is a nonbinding referendum that encourages the state’s U.S. representatives and senators to support a U.S. constitutional amendment limiting campaign contributions and spending. Some 182,113 state residents signed the petitions that take direct aim at the...