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| Type | Digital daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | On-line |
| Owner(s) | Founding journalists[1] |
| Editor | Larry Ryckman and Dana Coffield |
| Founded | 2018 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 2101 Arapahoe Street Third Floor Denver, CO 80205 |
| City | Denver |
| Country | United States |
| Website | coloradosun |
The Colorado Sun is an online news outlet based in Denver, Colorado. It launched on September 10, 2018, to provide long-form, in-depth coverage of news from all around Colorado.[2] It was started with two years of funding from blockchain venture capitalists at Civil and from a Kickstarter campaign.[3] The operation is now funded by reader support, through memberships, and from sponsorship and grant revenue. The Sun is an associate member of the Associated Press.[4]
- ^ Hutchins, Corey (July 18, 2018). "The Colorado Sun pits Civil-backed startup against The Denver Post". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
Founding staff members own the company, an LLC.
- ^ "About Us". The Colorado Sun. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
The Colorado Sun is a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver but which strives to cover all of Colorado so that our state – our community – can better understand itself.
- ^ "Kickstarter: The Colorado Sun". Kickstarter. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
- ^ "The Colorado Sun, one year after the 'Denver rebellion'". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
It is also an associate member of The Associated Press, which means it publishes AP content, but also provides news to the AP.