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Jared Polis addresses a Boulder crowd in 2018. (Photo by Phil Cherner)

Media: Gov. Jared Polis riffs on government intervention to help COVID-battered Colorado news Also...

During one of Colorado Gov. Jared Polis's many public news conferences about COVID-19, a reporter made note of impacts the virus is having on...

Emphasizing ‘the work’ over ‘the brand,’ Indy editor explains upcoming transformation Your weekly roundup...

"Write about the media long enough and eventually you type your way to your own doorstep," said the late New York Times media writer David Carr. Fair enough....
Could we one day find local news on our favorite subscription video on demand service? (Photo by Corey Hutchins, filtered by Instagram)

Local news on your cord-cutter video service? A company with a Colorado connection wants...

A company working to create a local 50-state video news network you could watch on something like Amazon Prime, Netflix, or Hulu has a Colorado connection. Todd Landfried,...

Colorado newsrooms unite to cover COVID-19: ‘A pandemic calls for something like this’ The...

You might have heard how the last few weeks have dramatically destabilized the local news industry. Perhaps you've read that from coast to coast, a global pandemic has infected a business model that was already...
The COVID-19 novel coronavirus claimed a round of newsroom jobs in Colorado this week as revenues nosedived across local news balance sheets nationwide. (Image by Tina Griego)

‘We are not immune’: COVID-19 layoffs hit Colorado newsrooms The virus is 'killing local...

The COVID-19 novel coronavirus claimed a round of newsroom jobs in Colorado this week as revenues nosedived across local news balance sheets nationwide. “We are...

Colorado, COVID-19, and the press: ‘Essential’ status requested from the governor— and more How...

Across the state, Coloradans are feeling what it's like with daily life on low-power mode. The governor shuttered dining at bars and restaurants for a month; theaters, gyms, and casinos are...

Why not try to move the defunct Newseum’s exhibits to the Union Printers Home...

So, I have a kind of half-baked idea, and I'd love your take on it. If you've never been to the Union Printers Home...
Illustration credit: Mark Castillo with graphic elements from www.vecteezy.com

News organizations ask court to unseal arrest affidavit for stepmother facing murder charge

A consortium of news organizations Monday asked an El Paso County District Court judge to unseal the affidavit that outlines why authorities arrested Letecia...

Colorado lawmakers sided with police over media about keeping radio chatter secret Your weekly roundup...

In a state capitol where Democrats control the House, Senate, and governorship, lawmakers sided with law enforcement agencies on efforts to keep some police...

In the latest Colorado newspaper sale, ‘vulture’ hedge fund swoops down to pick at...

"As vultures circle, The Denver Post must be saved," once wrote The Denver Post's editorial board, likening its cost-cutting, newsroom-gutting hedge-fund owner to a...