What Happened in Colorado’s Media World in 2021
Jan 3, 2022
Ownership changes and new startups could reshape our local news landscape
Corey Hutchins
Corey Hutchins is a journalism instructor at Colorado College and a contributor to Columbia Journalism Review, The Washington Post, and other news outlets. This column is produced with support from the Colorado Media Project, and is distributed statewide via the Colorado News Collaborative.
Newsrooms Could Strive for More Complete ‘Crime’ Stories. Or Not Do Them at All.
Jul 22, 2021
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
How We’re Mapping Colorado’s Local News Future
Jun 16, 2021
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
A New Newspaper Ownership Model Emerges in Colorado
May 3, 2021
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
He Streamed the Boulder Shooting Scene for Hours. Was He a ‘Journalist?’ Does It Matter?
Mar 24, 2021
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.
Why You See That Unseemly ‘Sponsored Content’ Alongside Colorado News Stories
Feb 25, 2021
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
Some Colorado Newspapers are Rethinking Criminal Justice Coverage
Feb 5, 2021
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