COLUMBINE AT 25
A series about the recovery, resilience and triumph in the community that experienced the Columbine shooting in 1999.
For many months, my colleagues and I worked on this series about Columbine: the high school just minutes from our office, and the community that experienced an indescribable tragedy. We know that decades of media coverage since 1999 has often done more harm than good, so we tried to take a new approach.
I am proud of my team's continuous effort to center our community's voices and open-mindedness to how that could transform our approach. More than that, I am honored to have been trusted with these stories. We were not owed the time or vulnerability that we received -- so to those who shared it with us, I am grateful.
I am proud of my team's continuous effort to center our community's voices and open-mindedness to how that could transform our approach. More than that, I am honored to have been trusted with these stories. We were not owed the time or vulnerability that we received -- so to those who shared it with us, I am grateful.
The Long Way Home
For this four-week series, Colorado Community Media journalists spent months digging into the factors that caused — and solutions to — the affordable housing crisis.
Below are several of my articles that were born out of the series, both for the original release and as follow-ups.
Note: Some of the websites linked here are undergoing maintenance, so please contact me at ninacjoss@gmail.com if you have issues with any links and I can send a copy to you.
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Racial Inequities: Black Coloradans often face barriers in homeownership
A few years ago, Aurora Warms the Night, an Aurora-based nonprofit serving people who need housing, ran into a challenge when assisting its Black clients in applying for apartments. When the applicants visited properties, landlords denied their applications. This happened over and over again...
Photo by Andrew Fraieli
The voucher system: The difficulties of using housing choice vouchers
About a year and a half ago, David Hernandez received a call from a number he did not recognize. When he called the number back, he heard news that would drastically change his housing situation...
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Cruel Hope: Even with a housing voucher, metro man faces endless barriers to find disabled grandson a home
George Vonesh drives an hour round trip each day to visit his grandson, Justin...
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Landlords’ reluctance to accept vouchers explained
In Colorado, where discrimination based on source of income is illegal, some landlords are opposed to the mandate that they have to accept housing choice vouchers.
Cover image credit: Nina Joss
