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A question about whether to support hedge-fund-controlled newspapers through subscriptions goes national Your weekly...

Media writer Jack Shafer at Politico doesn't shy away from stances likely to prompt hate-mail. He once wrote how the Newseum, which is closing next month, "deserves to die,"...

A wicked week for the local news business, and Colorado as a case study...

This week, a Grim Reaper was stalking the newsrooms of America's largest local newspapers, dragging a scythe along the carpeted floors, stopping briefly by...

A pro-Trump newspaper is targeting Coloradans through the mail. Have you gotten one? Your...

Have you seen a copy of a curious printed newspaper called The Epoch Times in a newspaper rack or in your mailbox? You're not alone if you...

New Colorado nonprofit news outlet ‘couldn’t pick two more polarizing topics than journalism and...

"We're very much like the Chalkbeat of energy." That was the message publisher Mark Roberts had for a crowd of supporters at the Denver Athletic Club Tuesday...

Calling out ‘Dark Content’ in Colorado news outlets Your weekly roundup of Colorado local...

Local news publishers are struggling. We all get that. And over the years they might have made compromises because of economic realities. For some,...

Call the plumbers: Denver mayor’s office is investigating leaks to media Your weekly roundup...

Need a plumber in Denver? You might find one scrambling to plug some leaks in the mayor's office. That's according to a recent story drawing...

Coloradans propose more taxpayer support for the local news. Here’s what that means. Your...

On Monday, members of the Colorado Media Project took questions at CU Denver about the group's new report "Local News is a Public Good"...
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Guest Post: Colorado journalism needs public support

There was a time, not so long ago, when the two of us were foes in a "newspaper war." We thought that the winner would...

A big new push for public support of local journalism in Colorado rolls out...

"Local News is a Public Good." That's the message from some familiar faces in our state's journalism scene who are sticking their necks out...

Research: What Colorado needs to do to preserve the modern public record

When state Sen. John Cooke asked for email communications of the top official for the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission last fall, the agency’s...