Hi Bucket Listers! We wanted to share some exciting news with you. Our team of aspiring journalists took home 10 honors, many of them first place awards, at the Colorado Press Association Convention. This in addition to the 14 awards we earned last year and the ones we won earlier this year in the Society for Professional Journalists regional competition. For the second year in a row, we also won the Excellence in Editorial prize. These are journalists in the earliest stages of their career, and they are crushing it thanks to the mentorship they receive at Bucket List Community News.
Best Business News/Feature Story
16th Street Mall Business Still Slow Due to Construction
By Daniel Montoya
As construction on the 16th Street Mall aims to end in the fall of 2025, […]
Best Education Story
Denver High Schools Preserve Indigenous Lakota Language
By Helena Fox-Mills
Eileen Masquat discusses the significance of two Denver high schools allowing her to […]
Best Education Story
Colorado’s Women Engineering Students Redefining the Field
By Helena Fox-Mills
Though the sciences have traditionally been dominated by white men, Colorado’s women engineering students at […]
Best Health Enterprise/Health Feature Story
Unspoken Reality of Postpartum Depression Denver Women Face
By Daianee Galindo
Local mothers, researchers and women’s health advocates discuss how postpartum depression affects Denver women.
Best Investigative Story Package
Lime Scooter App Overcharges Coloradans
By Cole Bachman
Though the digital ride-sharing service is more popular than ever, a significant number of users […]
Best Opinion Writing
Views from the Denver Valet: Cars and Cheating
By PJ Guidry
One of our correspondents works as a valet in a high-profile downtown location and tells […]
Best Politics Reporting
Podcast: Gen Z on the 2024 election
By Ryland Scholes
Ryland Scholes talks to two Gen Z voters from Metropolitan State University, Isabel Guzman and […]
Best Politics Reporting
Globeville Slaughterhouse Employees Worry About Proposed Ban
By Daianee Galindo
This election, voters will vote on ordinance 309, which will determine whether or not to […]
Best Social Justice or Equity Reporting
Local Prison Education Program Brings College Behind Bars
By Cassis Tingley
Learn about the local Adams State University’s Prison Education Program at Denver Women’s Correctional Facility.
As our new team heads back to classes we are having our Back to School Fundraising campaign to support them and the work they do to cover stories that matter to you. But we need help to keep this going. Our goal is to raise over $5000 between now and August 31. Please contribute so we can continue sharing award winning free hyperlocal neighborly news with the Denver area.
Community journalism creates connection and conversation. Show our team you value their work too. Without more support it’s hard to see how Bucket List Community News can continue beyond the end of the year. Will you contribute today? Thank you for supporting community journalism.
Warmest Regards,
Vicky Collins
Publisher/Bucket List Community News
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