During the 2023 school year, two Newswriting classes wwrote and published blog posts about Fort Collins and our community. They reflected on what makes Fort Collins a great place to live, where some iniquities are in our community, and occasionally identify leaders making a difference in our fair city.
These blogs have been edited for grammar and structure by the senior journalism students on the deliberative journalism project.
Fort Collins, Colorado, celebrated for its stunning landscapes and vibrant community, faces an interesting housing paradox. Despite experiencing stagnant population growth in recent years, the city is transforming with new apartment complexes and townhouse neighborhoods seemingly materializing overnight. It seems that the goal of the housing development is to provide more affordable housing options, yet…
Aria Marizza | Colorado State University Journalism Nestled in the heart of Fort Collins, Colorado State University has cultivated a rich and storied history, and its alumni carry a piece of that history long after they leave campus. From CSU’s first establishment as a land-grant institution in 1870, the university has undergone immense changes and…
By: Mark Eyerman Fort Collins, Colo. — Last year, Amazon made over 225 billion dollars in gross profit. They did this primarily through their online shipping and retailing business. This much profit means that Amazon must be able to ship over a million packages a day. To do this, they use distribution centers to help…
By: Aidan Eure Fort Collins, Colo. — Distribution is the method of transporting goods and services throughout the world. In today’s economy, goods are transported globally by transportation induing aircraft, intercontinental ships, trucks, and trains. Most of these distribution methods require fossil fuels as a source of fuel which contributes to global warming and resource…
By Jack Larson Lightning-fast installations, friendly service and affordable pricing are the names of the game for Fort Collins Heating and Air. It’s a pillar in the Fort Collins community. Fort Collins Heating and Air was founded in 1996, over 25 years ago, by one man named Glenn Frank. “It’s a very hard thing to…
Welcome to the Hub website for the Northern Colorado Deliberative Journalism Project, administered by the students and faculty in the JTC 420 Deliberative Journalism class at Colorado State University. All content produced by the class will be published here, and distributed via social media channels related to the class.
Deliberative journalism is a developing style of local journalism that focuses on helping a community have the difficult, nuanced conversations they need to have to address their shared problems more productively. Deliberative journalism overall seeks to combine the best practices of traditional journalism with key insights from deliberative practice, while also borrowing from social psychology, argumentation, conflict management, and several other recent journalism innovations, such Solutions Journalism, Collaborative Journalism, and Dialogue Journalism. The goal is to re-invigorate local journalism by providing a critically needed service to communities: facilitating quality public discussion.