Corey Hutchins

Colorado

Writer at Inside the News in Colorado

Co-director, Colorado College Journalism Institute. Contributor @CJR, WaPo, more. Write Inside the News in Colorado newsletter. Some RTs are more = than others

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TV news layoffs hit Colorado Springs but miss Denver amid Scripps cutbacks

1 week ago | coloradomedia.substack.com | Corey Hutchins

The spinning blade of budget cuts that have chopped up Colorado’s newspapers over the years are now coming for commercial TV news stations. This week, E.W. Scripps, the large TV broadcaster, told staff at its local stations, including in Colorado, that they would be laid off. While the cuts sliced into KOAA in Colorado Springs, they missed Denver7.
Colorado TV meteorologists explain the importance of living where they report

1 week ago | coloradomedia.substack.com | Corey Hutchins

Across the country, local TV meteorologists this week feared they could lose their jobs if a large broadcaster outsources its local weather forecasting to a “hub” based in Atlanta. “The layoffs at roughly two dozen local television stations stretching from Massachusetts to Hawaii will impact at least 50 meteorologists,” CNN’s Liam Reilly reported this week, citing a person familiar with the matter. The news exploded across the broadcasting industry.
Under Trump, Colorado's public media are on alert

1 week ago | coloradomedia.substack.com | Corey Hutchins

Public broadcasters in Colorado are on alert. Last week, Brendan Carr, Trump’s choice to lead the Federal Communications Commission, ordered an investigation into NPR and PBS. Any ramifications could trickle down to the state level. Carr last week told members of Congress that he was concerned the large public broadcasters might be running “prohibited commercial advertisements.” Then he dropped the hammer.
Colorado radio stations SUE Donald Trump’s White House

1 week ago | coloradomedia.substack.com | Corey Hutchins

Three Colorado radio stations have become the tip of the spear for local public media in a court fight against President Donald Trump. Colorado Public Radio, Aspen Public Radio, and KSUT tribal radio in the Four Corners region, along with NPR, have sued the Trump White House over the Republican president’s executive order that aims to cut funding for NPR and PBS. The move is as bold as it is risky.
How we mapped Colorado's news scene and why similar maps are exploding

1 week ago | coloradomedia.substack.com | Corey Hutchins

Colorado was something of a pioneer in 2022. That’s when journalists, students, academics, and others embarked on a collaborative effort to find out where people are getting their local news and information in all of our state’s 64 counties — regardless of medium.
'No leak necessary,' says Denver's 9NEWS journalist about ICE raids in Colorado

1 week ago | coloradomedia.substack.com | Corey Hutchins

A Denver TV station made national news this week for its coverage of local ICE raids under the new Trump administration. Across the country, local news organizations have come under fire from immigration officials and the Republican president’s supporters.
In Colorado, 'legitimate members of the media' sparks open records debate

1 week ago | coloradomedia.substack.com | Corey Hutchins

Lawmakers in Colorado this year are proposing new laws that would impact how transparent state government could be. The extent to which these laws, if passed, would draw more public business out of the shadows and into the sunlight has sparked debate in recent weeks. At issue is a pair of dueling proposals — one by a Democrat and another from Republicans. They come a year after Democrats who run state government changed the laws to allow lawmakers to conduct more of their business in secret.
Chicano journalist in Pueblo, Colorado says 'journalism defends democracy'

1 week ago | coloradomedia.substack.com | Corey Hutchins

In Colorado, during the 1970s Chicano Movement, Juan Espinosa launched a newspaper called La Cucaracha in Pueblo. “We were looking for a name that was a little catchy, maybe a little ironic or humorous, and La Cucaracha just stuck,” he told Rossana Longo Better of Colorado Community Media. “That was 49 years ago.”The paper was short-lived, and Espinosa took a job at the Pueblo Chieftain where he worked for nearly a quarter century. La Cucaracha went on a four-decade hiatus.
Colorado will host Collaborative Journalism Summit because of 'incredible' efforts

1 week ago | coloradomedia.substack.com | Corey Hutchins

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. Organizers choose where based on a city’s level of interest in collaborative media efforts — and their execution of them. “We’ve been in Philly, Chicago, D.C., Detroit and were supposed to be in North Carolina when the pandemic hit,” said the center’s director, Stefanie Murray.
The Denver Post's AI policy 🤖

1 week ago | coloradomedia.substack.com | Corey Hutchins

The Denver Post’s policy on using artificial intelligence fits on half of a printed page. The text contains five bullet points. Here it is in its entirety:AI is a powerful tool that should be used carefully and only with a supervisor’s approval. Human review of content produced with AI assistance is required to ensure anything we publish is accurate and meets professional standards. Auto publishing without review is prohibited.