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Our Mission
»Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ· is a journalist-founded, award-winning and nonprofit news outlet based in Denver that strives to cover all of »Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ· so that our state — our community — can better understand itself.
In this way, we believe we can contribute to a more vibrant, informed and whole »Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ·.
We are committed to fact-based, in-depth and nonpartisan journalism. We cover everything from politics and culture to the outdoor industry and education.
Our goal is to produce the best possible journalism. We do that with the help of you, our readers, and community backers.
We launched on Sept. 10, 2018.
Who We Are
»Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ· is made up of staff writers, editors, photographers and producers.
They are:
Larry Ryckman, Publisher | larry@coloradosun.com
Dana Coffield, Editor | dana@coloradosun.com
Lance Benzel, Team Editor | lance@coloradosun.com
David Krause, Team Editor | davidkrause@coloradosun.com
Jesse Paul, Political Editor and Writer | jesse@coloradosun.com
Taylor Dolven, Political Writer | taylor@coloradosun.com
Brian Eason, Part-time Government Writer | brian@coloradosun.com
Jennifer Brown, Government/Human Services Writer | jennifer@coloradosun.com
Jason Blevins, Outdoors/Business Writer | jason@coloradosun.com
Tamara Chuang, Business/Technology Writer | tamara@coloradosun.com
Tracy Ross, Rural Economic Development Writer | tracy@coloradosun.com
Erica Breunlin, Education Writer | erica@coloradosun.com
John Ingold, Health/Criminal Justice Writer | johningold@coloradosun.com
Michael Booth, Health/Environmental Writer | booth@coloradosun.com
Shannon Mullane, Water Writer | shannon@coloradosun.com
Kevin Simpson, »Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ· Lifestyle/General Assignment Writer/Editor | kevin@coloradosun.com
Olivia Prentzel, General Assignment Writer | oliviaprentzel@coloradosun.com
Parker Yamasaki, Arts & Culture Writer, Poynter-Koch Media and Journalism Fellow | parker@coloradosun.com
Eric Lubbers, Technology & Strategy | eric@coloradosun.com
Kevin Jeffers, Product Producer | kevinjeffers@coloradosun.com
For information on how to support »Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ·, reach out to our business development team:
Alyssa Pinkerton, Director of Development | alyssa@coloradosun.com
Danika Worthington, Membership Manager |Â danika@coloradosun.com
Sylvia Harmon, Director of Sales | sylvia@coloradosun.com
Caleb Hardy, Sales Associate | caleb@coloradosun.com
Kristina Pritchett, Marketing and Events Specialist | kristina@coloradosun.com
Contact us
For readers with membership questions, general inquiries, tips or correction requests:
For help regarding your membership or account, please email support@coloradosun.com.
To reach our newsroom with general inquiries, you can send an email to newsroom@coloradosun.com. You can also call us at (720) 263-2338.
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For freelancing:
The Sun also employs several contributing writers and photographers across the state. If you’re interested in working with us, please send clips and a resume to dana@coloradosun.com.
How we are funded
As of Nov. 15, 2023, »Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ· is a 501(c)3 nonprofit. Prior, we were a public benefit corporation, which meant we were a for-profit company incorporated with a mission. Our mission remains unchanged: To provide our community with quality, nonpartisan journalism — and no paywall. To read our most recent annual report, please visit coloradosun.com/annualreport. (Here are our past reports: 2019, 2020/2021, 2022, 2023)
The majority of The Sun’s funding comes directly from , with additional revenue from donors, business sponsorships, events and grants. More on how we accept sponsorships and our transparency rules can be found in .
Every dollar we take in goes directly toward the journalism we produce. Period. That’s our promise to our readers — along with striving to make sure each and every one of our stories are worth your time.
»Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ· can now accept tax-deductible contributions.
We were fortunate to find partners interested in creating a new model for local journalism. helped »Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ· get started with some financial and technical backing. We no longer are partnered with them.
To become a sponsor, email sylvia@coloradosun.com.
To learn more about membership, visit our or email danika@coloradosun.com.
Read more about how The Sun is funded.
Ethics policy
To view our ethics policy, visit .
Commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion
»Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ· is committed to the work of fighting racism, bigotry and exclusion, and to promoting a more just and equitable world. Read our statement codifying that commitment, which includes actionable goals to hold us accountable.
SunLit
Through a feature we call SunLit, done in partnership with »Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ· Humanities & Center for the Book, »Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ· will present current excerpts of works from some of the best »Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ· fiction and nonfiction writers — always for free. We offer these literary appetizers, as well as author Q&As to lend context to the selections, as part of our mission to reinforce our shared sense of community, and to perhaps introduce readers to a new favorite writer.
To learn more, visit .
Opinion columns
»Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ· is a nonpartisan news organization, and the opinions of columnists and editorial writers do not reflect the opinions of the newsroom.
We label opinion pieces (including cartoons) prominently, using the clearest words possible to note that they are separate from news coverage. This includes when we post links to opinion pieces on social media accounts.
For more on how we will handle opinion pieces, see .
If you are interested in sending a guest column to be considered for publication, check out our submission guidelines. Submissions must be 800 words or less and should be sent to opinion@coloradosun.com.
Annual reports
In our previous designation as a , we were required by state law to produce an annual report detailing the value we have brought to the community. It also required us to conduct an assessment of how we were doing against an independent standard. Read our reports.
Sun news
Today marks a special moment for »Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ· and »Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ·Â
Our founders announced the creation of »Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ· seven years ago. Much has changed, but not our mission.
Meet our new politics reporter, Taylor Dolven
You’ll be seeing a lot of her.