The Sun has donated its shares in the Colorado News Conservancy newspapers to its nonprofit partner
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An old-fashioned newspaper war inspired by modern politics is raging in Westcliffe and dividing readers
While many Colorado communities are losing their local newspapers, Custer County readers are divided between a traditional, 100-year-old paper and a right-wing newcomer
Posted inBusiness
The Newton experiment: How a rural Kansas weekly newspaper refreshed an outdated business model
When researchers sought to refresh a stale business model for rural weekly newspapers, they looked for a fearless innovator to thest their findings. Now they’re hoping they can export his success to other small papers, including in Colorado.
Posted inBusiness
While many small-town newspapers are vanishing, these Coloradans are working to keep local news alive
As many outlets scramble to publish following the closure of a key Colorado press, determined communities look at all options to preserve their voices
Posted inOpinion Columns
Opinion: Your local newspaper does the work; big tech reaps the ad dollars
Congress should ease antitrust restrictions so that news organizations can bargain collectively for payment for their labor reporting the news.
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Colorado Sun journalists win 23 honors, including 13 first-place awards, in Top of the Rockies contest
From hard news to features to opinion, the Colorado Sun collected 23 total awards, and 13 firsts, among entries from Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming in the Top of the Rockies contest.
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Plunkett: When the vultures circled The Denver Post, we asked Colorado to fight for local news. It did.
April 6 marks the 5th anniversary of the Denver Post Rebellion. The leader of that rebellion finds cause for hope.
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Nicolais: Five years since the Denver Post Rebellion, Colorado journalism has had its ups and downs
While the state has lost some terrific reporters, there are plenty of reasons to believe local journalism will continue to thrive
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Colorado Sun forges new alliance with digital news outlets across the country
The new Alliance for Sustainable Local News brings together newsrooms from Baltimore, Memphis, Chicago, Colorado and California
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Hutchins’ year in review: The news behind the news in Colorado’s media world in 2022
Colorado newspapers turned into nonprofits, researchers mapped news in each county, and more