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Inside the News: Rocky Mountain Media Roundup for July 2022
This is a special expanded edition of the “Inside the News in Colorado” newsletter. Occasionally, I’ll try to round up news from local media scenes outside Colorado to offer a
This is a special expanded edition of the “Inside the News in Colorado” newsletter. Occasionally, I’ll try to round up news from local media scenes outside Colorado to offer a
In the 1994 journalism film “The Paper” there’s a scene where Michael Keaton’s ink-stained-wretch character moseys into the office of his editor, Bernie White, and finds him in a particularly
Earlier this month, the weekly Sentinel Colorado newspaper in Aurora announced it would change ownership in a way that seeks to keep it in local hands. But potentially just how many local hands was something that
Six months after Ogden Newspapers of West Virginia bought The Aspen Times, the 140-year-old paper has become the subject of negative local news coverage. In recent weeks, the newspaper has
Another Colorado newspaper is changing hands, and how it happened once again underscores the ways people involved in Colorado journalism are thinking about the future of local news. From a
Ten journalists from a cross-section of Colorado news outlets sat for an interview this week with Yellow Scene’s Shavonne Blades. She called them “The Heroes” and put them on the cover of
A tale of two headlines Last month, Denver’s 5280 magazine asked in a headline: “Can Outside Inc. Save Outdoor Journalism?” The story examined Boulder multimillionaire Robin Thurston’s rapid consolidation of
Last week’s newsletter offered the first installment of a series here at Inside the News in Colorado called “Reimagining the public square: What’s happening in Colorado’s information ecosystem right now.”
What’s happening in Colorado’s information ecosystem right now? These are some of the players trying to strengthen and transform local journalism, battle misinformation and disinformation, bolster democracy, and help communities
This is a special, expanded edition of the “Inside the News in Colorado” newsletter. Occasionally, I’ll try to take a look at local media scenes outside Colorado to offer a
‘Went about it the way I did’ Update, 5:15 p.m. Friday: The attorney general’s office says it will not appeal a judge’s late-Friday ruling that allows the newspaper to (eventually)
‘Strong news’ The snowpack is melting, rivers are rising, green shoots poke through mulch, and “Springtime in the Rockies” means annual honors for the state’s journalists. Last week, Colorado news
This is a special, expanded edition of the “Inside the News in Colorado” newsletter. Occasionally, I’ll try to take a look at the local media scene outside Colorado to offer
‘Bad precedent’ In the months leading up to a recent local election, The Estes Park Trail-Gazette newspaper urged its readers to vote against two town ballot measures that could affect
A show ‘like they have never seen before’ The Fox affiliate in Denver will debut a new statewide politics TV morning show this weekend called Colorado Point of View. With a bold
‘Completely unprovoked’ A yet-to-be-named TV photojournalist came “face to face” with a crime story he was covering this week, Denver’s CBS affiliate reported. Around noon on March 21, anchor Kelly
‘A community effort’ In recent years, Colorado has become a clear leader in a movement toward more robust local news collaboration. Perhaps nowhere does there exist a more cohesive network of local
‘Media outlets are not the direct beneficiary’ A panel of Colorado lawmakers this week gave preliminary approval to a bill that would offer tax breaks to small businesses that advertise
‘Things are ramping up’ Northern Colorado resident Jason Van Tatenhove might be on his way to becoming something of a celebrity in the world of repentant Trump-era political figures. Ever
Plus, 9News gets sold to a hedge fund, KUNC reflects on ‘the legacy of racist Colorado media coverage,’ Denver Gazette invests in arts coverage, and more
Plus, ‘Sunshine Madness,’ the Coloradoan brings back its opinion offerings, why the Colorado Press Association opposes a recycling bill, and more
Also, the Springs alt-weekly slashes at The Gazette, KUNC ousted a longtime news leader, Colorado’s (maybe) first-ever Latino anchor team, and more
Democratic Rep. Lisa Cutter, who was responsible for our state’s relatively new media literacy program, had an idea for a bill this year aimed at boosting the bottom line for
Colorado Media Project, which underwrites this column, announced this week how nearly $1 million will flow to journalism projects at more than two dozen newsrooms and organizations statewide. The cash injection will
‘I want to see what happens’ Last Saturday, Jordan Hedberg was running a portable sawmill on his Custer County farm, turning diseased aspens into boards for a chicken shed. He
Ownership changes and new startups could reshape our local news landscape
Fallout from a bungled arrest of a Hispanic man in Westminster earlier this summer offers an opportunity for news organizations to reconsider the ways they typically report incidents publicized by
You might have heard how “news deserts” are spreading and professional reporter ranks are dwindling — around the country and here in Colorado. The consequences aren’t pretty. When local news
Once again, Colorado is staking out new ground in the battle to save local news, this time with a first-in-the-nation effort to keep newspapers locally owned and thriving. For about
Typically, when Dean Schiller is looking to film law enforcement activity, he seeks something out by listening to a police scanner. On Monday, he said the something came to him.
The other day, while reading the local newspaper on my iPhone, I actually stopped to think about something I typically ignore. About halfway through an otherwise credible news story was
In 1864, when U.S. cavalry troops slaughtered more than 100 Cheyenne and Arapaho in what became known as the Sand Creek Massacre, The Rocky Mountain News didn’t report it as
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