{{Short description|Newspaper in Fort Collins, Colorado}} {{More citations needed|date=November 2016}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox newspaper | name = Fort Collins Coloradoan | logo = Fort Collins Coloradoan (2020-03-26).svg | type = Daily newspaper | format = Broadsheet | founded = {{Start date|1873}} | owners = USA Today Co. | circulation = 20,000 | political_position = Neutral | headquarters = 2850 McClelland Drive,<br> Fort Collins, CO 80525 | editor = David Dishman | website = {{URL|coloradoan.com}} }}
The '''''Coloradoan''''' is a daily newspaper in Fort Collins, Colorado. The ''Coloradoan''{{'}}s website is updated throughout the day with breaking news and video coverage of community news in Northern Colorado.
== History == Founded by Joseph L. McClelland in 1873 as ''Larimer County Express'', Fort Collins Newspapers Inc. was established in 1937 when Speidel Newspapers acquired the publication known as ''The Express-Courier''. The ''Coloradoan'' moved from its Old Town Fort Collins location to 1212 Riverside Avenue on the city's east side in 1974. Gannett acquired the newspaper when it merged with Speidel in 1977.
In 2004, Gannett began construction on a new $6 million facility on property adjacent to their Riverside site. In June 2005, advertising, circulation, human resources, news and technology staffs moved into 1300 Riverside Avenue. The Coloradoan moved from Riverside Avenue in 2023 to 2850 McClelland Drive, whose street was named for the founding editor of the Larimer County Express.
The executive editor of the Coloradoan is David Dishman.<ref>{{Cite web |title=David Dishman named executive editor of the Fort Collins Coloradoan |url=https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2024/04/16/david-dishman-named-executive-editor-of-the-fort-collins-coloradoan/73344555007/ |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=Fort Collins Coloradoan |language=en-US}}</ref> Previous editors included Eric Larsen, Lauren Gustus, Josh Awtry, Bob Moore, Michael Limon and Dave Greiling.
== Daily paper == The ''Coloradoan'' focuses on local news in its A section, with state and national news as well.
Sports includes local high school coverage, CSU and semi-pro teams around the area, CU football and basketball, as well as Denver pro teams and national sports.
There is also a daily national and sports section from ''USA TODAY'', including national and international news.
==''Windsor Beacon''== The ''Coloradoan'' once published the ''Windsor Beacon, a'' small newspaper that served Windsor, Colorado since 1896. It ceased print publication in 2022. Windsor coverage is included in the Coloradoan, including select stories from the town board, business and development, and sports.
== Extra editions == The ''Coloradoan'' printed an extra edition on November 18, 1991, upon the release of Beirut hostage Thomas Sutherland, a Fort Collins resident. The ''Coloradoan''{{'}}s banner headline read "He's Free". The newspaper also published an extra edition on September 11, 2001.
== Digital access == The ''Coloradoan'' website offers local content, an e-newspaper (digital version of the print newspaper), and content from across the USA Today Network. The site features digital storytelling, such as videos, podcasts, interactive maps and timelines. The Coloradoan is also available on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok.
Subscription (digital or print) includes access to the app, which includes a digital version of the print newspaper. The app includes customized alerts for news, sports, and entertainment.
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==Further reading== *Schmidt, Christine (April 2018). "[http://www.niemanlab.org/2018/03/after-big-denver-post-layoffs-the-fort-collins-coloradoan-thinks-bigger/ After big Denver Post layoffs, the Fort Collins Coloradoan thinks beyond local]" Neiman Lab. *Yang, Nu and Ruiz, Jesus (March 2018) "[http://www.editorandpublisher.com/feature/10-newspapers-that-do-it-right-2018-recognizing-success-in-pioneering-newsrooms-advertising-growth-and-community-engagement/ 10 newspapers that do it right"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180816154054/http://www.editorandpublisher.com/feature/10-newspapers-that-do-it-right-2018-recognizing-success-in-pioneering-newsrooms-advertising-growth-and-community-engagement/ |date=2018-08-16 }} Editor and Publisher *Heckman, Meg (March 2018) "[https://www.cjr.org/innovations/chatbots.php Used carefully, chatbots can be an asset to newsrooms."] Columbia Journalism Review. *Radcliffe, Damon and Ali, Christopher (February 2017) [http://www.niemanlab.org/2017/02/if-small-newspapers-are-going-to-survive-theyll-have-to-be-more-than-passive-observers-to-the-news/ "If small newspapers are going to survive, they’ll have to be more than passive observers to the news"] Neiman Lab. *Nelson, Jennifer (April 2017) [http://mediashift.org/2017/04/coloradoan-experimenting-bots-theyre-learning/ "How the Coloradoan is experimenting with bots and what they're learning."] Reynolds Journalism Institute. *{{cite journal |last=Kodrick |first= Kris|date= October 24, 2013|title=In Colorado, a small paper looks forward |url= https://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/in_colorado_a_small_paper_look.php|journal= Columbia Journalism Review|access-date= October 27, 2013}}
== External links == {{Portal|Colorado|Journalism}} * {{Official website|https://www.coloradoan.com}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20061022100038/http://www.gannett.com/about/map/ataglance/fortcol.htm Gannett subsidiary profile of the ''Fort Collins Coloradoan'']
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