Corey Hutchins

1 week ago | niemanlab.org | Corey Hutchins

Across the country, the kinds of budget cuts that have decimated newspapers over the years are now slicing into local TV news stations. A trend of TV news layoffs “is only just the beginning,” one broadcast trade publication warned in a recent headline. Amid the bleedout, a company has been seeking to reimagine local news in the cord-cutting era of streaming TV. Those behind it are in conversations with potential funders about launching in four states and eventually spreading across the nation.

1 week ago | editorandpublisher.com | Corey Hutchins

Posted Friday, May 2, 2025 5:00 pm One of the biggest stories in Colorado this week was about a massive late-night federal raid in Colorado Springs that allegedly included 300 members of law enforcement.

2 weeks ago | coloradomedia.substack.com | Corey Hutchins

For staff at the Independent bi-weekly newspaper in Colorado Springs, Easter Monday was decidedly not a day for contemplating any kind of resurrection. “The entire staff was laid off today, including me,” publisher Fran Zankowski said over the phone around noon on April 21. That marked the third time in about two years that staff had been laid off at the once-venerable alternative weekly newspaper known affectionately by supporters as the Indy.

3 weeks ago | editorandpublisher.com | Corey Hutchins

Posted Thursday, April 24, 2025 9:38 am For staff at the Independent bi-weekly newspaper in Colorado Springs, Easter Monday was decidedly not a day for contemplating any kind of resurrection.

1 month ago | editorandpublisher.com | Corey Hutchins

Posted Friday, April 11, 2025 10:00 am Next month, Denver will play host to the annual Collaborative Journalism Summit organized by the Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University. Each year, the summit moves from city to city.