Journalists hate fake news, right? And they hate it when they’re accused of being purveyors of fake news. So why would a newspaper put its most valuable asset, its credibility, at risk by publi...
Everyone thought the Colorado Statesman was about to die, and it just did. But there’s life after death for the political weekly, because it’s been purchased by conservative billionaire Phil ...
http://bigmedia.org/2017/06/01/life-after-death-for-the-colorado-statesman/
In a blog post last week, I reported that all of the Colorado Statesman‘s content is now available for free. It turns out that what’s been freed from paywall protection is the Capitol/legisla...
http://bigmedia.org/2017/01/26/more-of-the-colorado-statesmans-content-but-not-all-of-it-is-free/
The subscription page of the Colorado Statesman, a political weekly newspaper, says you’ll stay “in the dark” if you don’t subscribe to the publication. Not true. You can now access more ...
http://bigmedia.org/2017/01/20/the-paywall-falls-at-the-colorado-statesman/
While most people were asleep last week, the Colorado Independent’s Corey Hutchins reported Denver Post political reporter John Frank’s view, offered during a panel discussion Nov. 15, that ...
http://bigmedia.org/2016/11/28/advocacy-journalism-is-expanding-in-colorado-can-you-trust-it/
The story of Trump’s impact on down-ballot races Colorado is unfolding in front of us in the strangest ways, with Colorado Republicans going every which way when it comes to the mogul. A unique...
State Sen. Laura Woods (R-Arvada) first tiptoed onto the Trump train in January, when she called Trump one of her two favorite presidential candidates. Then Woods jumped fully on board in Augus...
If you’re paying attention to politics in Colorado, you know that few people have any clue about the most important political contest in the state: the state senate race in Arvada/Westminster, ...
http://bigmedia.org/2016/09/23/under-the-radar-race-gets-tv-coverage-because-its-so-important/
Local journalist Corey Hutchins reports in his “Colorado Local News and Media” newsletter (subscribe here) on the recent upsurge in ongoing shifts among Colorado political reporters: “…De...
http://bigmedia.org/2016/09/20/more-bad-journalism-news-with-a-silver-lining/
What does it take to score national media coverage even before you decide to run for a northwest Denver state house seat? Try being the star of ABC’s hit show, “The Bachelor.” Bachelor star...
http://bigmedia.org/2016/07/19/republican-tv-stars-policy-stances-absent-from-media-coverage/