Corey Hutchins @coreyhutchins.bsky.social · 36mWow. Steph Vigil, a Democratic candidate for the the legislature in Colorado, called out the publication interviewing her for a lack of disclosure in a candidate Q-and-A: www.coloradopolitics.com/2026/10/05/f... The outlet obviously should be disclosing, but that's one way to get it in the outlet 🤣 050
Reposted by Corey HutchinsMedicinal Colorado @medicolorado.bsky.social · 06/10/2026coloradosun.com/2026/10/06/f...coloradosun.comDenver woman sues police, Flock Safety after being falsely accused of stealing package from porchChrisanna Elser was accused of stealing a $25 package after a Columbine Valley police sergeant cited Flock surveillance of her car as proof 132
Corey Hutchins @coreyhutchins.bsky.social · 21h"In the Press Freedom War, Your Eyes Should Be on Student Journalism" thecatalystnews.com/2026/10/02/i...thecatalystnews.comIn the Press Freedom War, Your Eyes Should Be on Student JournalismLast week, a former Cornell student filed a lawsuit against seven fraternity members who allegedly gang-raped her in October 2024. The outlet that broke the story? Cornell’s student newspaper, The … 021
Reposted by Corey HutchinsAndrew Deck @andrewdeck.bsky.social · 05/10/2026ChatGPT is adding the signatures of real New Yorker cartoonists to its AI-generated images. So far, I've found the signatures of more than 15 contributors. "It’s slop, and unlike the other slop that I’ve encountered, this is slop that’s pretending to be me." www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/chat... 8839981593
Reposted by Corey HutchinsDan Kennedy @dankennedy.net · 06/10/2026“I’m 25 and just bought my local paper.”! 🦋 www.cjr.org/business_of_...cjr.org“I’m 25 and just bought my local paper.”A former intern bought Georgia’s Monticello News. Weeks later, he grew subscriptions by 30 percent. 076
Reposted by Corey HutchinsProPublica @propublica.org · 05/10/2026NEW: Remember when John Oliver opened a church to expose how easy it was to get tax exemptions? This year, ProPublica reporters set out to establish private schools to test if, truly, anyone could open one. We founded two. Here’s how.propublica.orgHow ProPublica Reporters Became Private School Owners in 24 HoursThe reporting experiment demonstrates how easy it can be to open private schools that might then access public money. No credentials or background checks required. 7953872351
Corey Hutchins @coreyhutchins.bsky.social · 05/10/2026"Cornell's student journalists show how vital campus newsrooms are" www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/arti...charlotteobserver.comCornell's student journalists show how vital campus newsrooms are | OpinionIn a blistering editorial published Sept. 21 as part of The Cornell Daily Sun's coverage of an alleged 2024 gang rape on campus, the paper's editorial board wrote, "We ask the questions the University... 011
Reposted by Corey HutchinsDan Kennedy @dankennedy.net · 05/10/2026New at Media Nation: How Rob Curley's plan to take The Spokesman-Review nonprofit ended in a newsroom revolt. By InvestigateWest and RANGE. dankennedy.net/2026/10/05/h...dankennedy.netHow Rob Curley’s plan to take The Spokesman-Review nonprofit ended in a newsroom revoltBy Wilson Criscione and Daisy Zavala Magaña This report was produced in a collaboration between InvestigateWest and RANGE and republished by permission. When The Spokesman-Review announced plans to… 152
Corey Hutchins @coreyhutchins.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Will the Colorado Springs congressional district flip to Dems this year? 4102
Reposted by Corey HutchinsMatt Pearce @mattdpearce.com · 01/10/2026Special Wednesday newsletter: On Gov. Gavin Newsom signing a big local news funding bill and when change creeps up on you unexpectedly. mattdpearce.substack.com/p/california...mattdpearce.substack.comCalifornia roadmapOn Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signing of the Community NEWS Act and the roads unexpectedly traveled. 13310
Reposted by Corey HutchinsThe Associated Press @apnews.com · 03/10/2026Jake Hutzler spends his workdays directing planes from an airport tower.bit.lyMeet the air traffic controller who flies himself to workJake Hutzler spends his workdays directing planes from an airport tower. Once a week, he gets there by strapping a propeller to his back and taking to the skies of Colorado. 1338
Corey Hutchins @coreyhutchins.bsky.social · 03/10/2026If you live in one of 12 specific states and started getting something called The Flyover in your inbox in recent years, you might have wondered what it is. I examined the Colorado version for this week’s media newsletter: coloradomedia.substack.com/p/whats-the-...coloradomedia.substack.comWhat’s ‘The Colorado Flyover’ in your inbox? A local news aggregator with 200k subscribersThe news behind the news in Colorado 294
Corey Hutchins @coreyhutchins.bsky.social · 02/10/2026If Mailchimp can resend an email newsletter to non-openers after a few days, why can’t Substack? 020
Reposted by Corey HutchinsMarcus @pralitemonk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I remember applying to be some sort of aggregator for the national version of this thing before I knew what it was. It always struck me as right wing but I couldn't figure out why. 111
Corey Hutchins @coreyhutchins.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Here's what to know about it from today's Colorado media newsletter: coloradomedia.substack.com/p/whats-the-...coloradomedia.substack.comWhat’s ‘The Colorado Flyover’ in your inbox? A local news aggregator with 200k subscribersThe news behind the news in Colorado 101
Corey Hutchins @coreyhutchins.bsky.social · 01/10/2026“When you have a principal coming in who doesn’t have a lick of journalism experience claiming that they’re there to guide young journalists, that’s where I have problems. Every principal and every superintendent ... seems to think that they are qualified editors” www.404media.co/how-schools-...404media.coHow Schools and Universities Try to Censor Student JournalistsAs the Cornell 7 case highlights the importance of student journalism, public records reveal how schools try to censor on-campus news outlets. 084
Corey Hutchins @coreyhutchins.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Newspaper serving Colorado Springs, the 40th or so largest U.S. city: 10,000 print circulation, 20,000 digital subscribers unless I’m reading this wrong? 430
Corey Hutchins @coreyhutchins.bsky.social · 30/09/2026"The Student Journalists Who Never Let the Cornell Assault Case Go" www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/n... "The student newspaper, The Cornell Daily Sun, covered the allegations of rape at a fraternity party since they were first made in 2024 and led the reporting on the case."nytimes.comStudents at Cornell Daily Sun Pursued Sexual Assault Case for Two YearsThe student newspaper, The Cornell Daily Sun, covered the allegations of rape at a fraternity party since they were first made in 2024 and led the reporting on the case. 130
Corey Hutchins @coreyhutchins.bsky.social · 29/09/2026What do folks think of Colorado Flyover is you get it? thecoloradoflyover.com/tuesday-sept...thecoloradoflyover.comTuesday, September 29, 2026 - The Colorado FlyoverGood Morning! On this day in 1879, a group of Ute warriors killed Nathan Meeker, Indian Agent of the White River Ute Reservation, and seven other members of 311
Corey Hutchins @coreyhutchins.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Latest edition of Community Newswire for the Center for Community News at UVM is out, tracking developments in news-academic partnerships around the country and exploring how colleges and universities are supporting their students and local news ecosystems: mailchi.mp/communitynew... 000
Corey Hutchins @coreyhutchins.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"A student journalist at the University of Texas at Dallas is suing university officials, arguing they violated his free speech rights by disciplining him over a disclaimer he attached to a student’s guest column." www.dallasnews.com/news/educati...dallasnews.comUT Dallas sued by student journalist over alleged free speech violationGregorio Olivares Gutierrez argues UTD officials violated his free speech rights by disciplining him over a disclaimer he attached to a student's guest column about the Israel-Palestine conflict. 330
Reposted by Corey HutchinsAndrew Deck @andrewdeck.bsky.social · 28/09/2026OpenAI has committed $10 million to fund the next cohort of the @lenfestinstitute.org's AI fellowship. So far, the program has embedded AI engineers in big metro newspapers across the U.S. Now, Lenfest is eyeing local TV news and newsrooms covering statehouses. www.niemanlab.org/2026/09/open...niemanlab.orgOpenAI doubles support for Lenfest’s AI and local news fellowshipsWith an additional $10 million in program funding, the Lenfest Institute will consider new applicants in local TV news and statewide public service journalism. 024
Corey Hutchins @coreyhutchins.bsky.social · 27/09/2026“After a year of ‘pure hell,’ charges against a prominent journalist accused of starting a Utah wildfire have been dropped” www.sltrib.com/news/2026/09... “Scott Carrier denied starting the blaze, but he faced potential jail time based on a state investigation one expert said was deeply flawed.”sltrib.comAfter a year of ‘pure hell,’ charges against a prominent journalist accused of starting a Utah wildfire have been droppedProsecutors in San Juan County charged journalist Scott Carrier with starting a 2025 fire that burned nearly 18,000 acres. After he raised questions about the investigation, the charges have been drop... 000
Corey Hutchins @coreyhutchins.bsky.social · 27/09/2026"I miss being a journalism major, but, for me, the newsroom experience I get in student media makes up for it." dailygamecock.com/article/colu...dailygamecock.comColumn: Print journalism students aren't getting real experience anymorePrint journalism students are no longer getting "real world" newsroom experience in their senior semester. 000
Corey Hutchins @coreyhutchins.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The group of 12 state prosecutors includes Colorado Democrat Phil Weiser who opted out of a key provision in the dropped antitrust lawsuit settlement involving a controversial editorial oversight board for the merged company: coloradomedia.substack.com/p/colorado-i...coloradomedia.substack.comColorado involved in media conglomeration settlement with Paramount, opts out of provisionThe news behind the news in Colorado 2257
Reposted by Corey HutchinsPeter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The @nytimes.com has made some mistakes over its 175-year history. Says who? Says the @nytimes.com. The great @adamnagourney.bsky.social recounts some of the paper's most bruising screwups -- and its commitment to correcting the record when we do get it wrong. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/b...nytimes.comMistakes? We’ve Made a FewFor most of its life, The New York Times has tried to correct its errors. These efforts have not always been perfect. 11576
Reposted by Corey HutchinsDan Kennedy @dankennedy.net · 24/09/2026Interesting report by Linda Carpio Shapley, who's in our book, "What Works in Community News," and was on our @whatworks-nu.bsky.social podcast. "Students suggest solutions for declining media literacy and diminished trust in news." www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/stud...editorandpublisher.comStudents suggest solutions for declining media literacy and diminished trust in news - Editor and PublisherWhat happens when high school students are asked to tackle declining media literacy and trust in news? They come up with solutions. In this month’s “Shoptalk” op-ed, journalist Linda Carpio Shapley re... 121
Reposted by Corey HutchinsMedicinal Colorado @medicolorado.bsky.social · 25/09/2026what about "A coalition of business and city leaders" is grassroots? www.denvergazette.com/2026/09/24/g...denvergazette.comGrassroots campaign fights negativity about Denver's economyA group of business leaders push to change the narrative about Denver’s economy, stressing how it still has great fundamentals and plenty of opportunities. 181
Reposted by Corey HutchinsErika Hall @erikahall.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Student papers have been doing phenomenal work in these fucked up times. 1213
Reposted by Corey HutchinsJeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The provost of Dartmouth, at which I teach, has been using AI to write both academic papers & national op-eds, according to brave reporting by @thedartmouth.bsky.social. Many students are already bitter about AI. This leaves us as faculty no ground to stand on. www.thedartmouth.com/article/2026...thedartmouth.comOp-eds, academic articles by Provost Santiago Schnell flagged as ‘AI-written’ by ‘near-zero error’ AI detector PangramSchnell said he used artificial intelligence for “making writing processes more efficient,” but that AI was not a “substitute” for his own “intellectual judgment or authorship.” 701480490
Corey Hutchins @coreyhutchins.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Does anyone else think it's odd that the local newspaper did two stories about an alleged case of voter fraud in a Mesa County, Colorado primary election (the home of Tina Peters), but the paper, along with multiple TV stations and CPR News, all don't say in which party's primary it occured? 080
Reposted by Corey HutchinsDan Kennedy @dankennedy.net · 21/09/2026Good news: Half consume local news daily. Bad news: Only 14% will pay for it. "E&P Reports" chews over the latest from the @localnewsini.bsky.social. www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/good...editorandpublisher.comGood news: Half consume local news daily. Bad news: Only 14% will pay for it. - Editor and PublisherFor the third consecutive year, Northwestern University's Medill School has tracked how Americans' local news habits are changing. The latest survey confirms that audience demand for local journalism ... 064
Reposted by Corey HutchinsBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Holy moly this looks good. Setting my alarm for 12:01 am on September 27 0296
Reposted by Corey HutchinsChase Woodruff @chasewoodruff.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Well this is very weird: Phil Anschutz's Gazette appears to have published a pro-Amendment 87 piece by sponsor Chris Kennedy earlier today, but the link now 404s and there's no trace of it on either the Denver or Colorado Springs Gazette websites. 12213
Reposted by Corey HutchinsMatt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 17/09/2026A Microsoft exec believes AI systems built on the work of others will be seen as “an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions” and possibly the “largest theft of labor in human history," according to unredacted documents in a lawsuit by The Denver Post, The New York Times and other newspapersdenverpost.comNew docs in AI copyright suit reveal startling admission by Microsoft exec over ‘astonishing theft’“[M]illions of people around the world will soon consider large models ‘hoovering up’ all their work to be an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions,” Microsoft’s Director of Applied Science w... 0186
Corey Hutchins @coreyhutchins.bsky.social · 17/09/2026They had one job with this news story. What is literally the question everyone will have? www.kkco11news.com/2026/09/17/g...kkco11news.comGrand Junction man charged with voter fraud after allegedly forging father’s ballot signatureA 42-year-old local man could be charged with voter fraud after investigators say he submitted his father's mail-in ballot with his own signature during the primary election. 230
Reposted by Corey HutchinsDan Kennedy @dankennedy.net · 16/09/2026In ‘Deserted,’ Nick Mathews explains how the local news crisis is devastating rural communities. I reviewed Mathews' book for @theartsfuse.bsky.social. artsfuse.org/334126/book-...artsfuse.orgBook Review: "Deserted" — How the Local News Crisis Is Devastating Rural Communities - The Arts FuseBy Dan Kennedy 043
Reposted by Corey HutchinsDan Kennedy @dankennedy.net · 16/09/2026Report for America opens applications for 2027–2028 host newsrooms. www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/repo...editorandpublisher.comReport for America opens applications for 2027–2028 host newsrooms - Editor and PublisherReport for America is now accepting applications from local news organizations interested in hosting a corps member beginning in July 2027. Applications are due Oct. 19. 045
Reposted by Corey HutchinsBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 16/09/2026A shaky anonymous source; a jab about a “hillbilly ambulance chaser” lawyer; a flub that allowed a skeptical editor’s email to become public; an internal text exchange raising doubts about the story: I looked into how the NYT lost its first US libel case in >50 years. www.cjr.org/news/how-the...cjr.orgHow the New York Times lost a defamation trial.An anonymous source, a “hillbilly ambulance chaser” text message, and the newsroom’s first defamation defeat in this country in more than fifty years. 21724166
Reposted by Corey HutchinsEamon Javers @eamonjavers.bsky.social · 15/09/2026This is a subhed for the ages in the WSJ this morning: “Talk of heading off artificial intelligence’s potential role in destroying humanity hurt some stocks and helped others” 42980276
Reposted by Corey HutchinsKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 16/09/2026JUST IN: A federal judge has barred DHS from threatening to prosecute a man who harshly criticized ICE’s acting director following the fatal shootings in Minnesota. It violates his free speech, Judge Contreras ruled. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show... 3838571089
Reposted by Corey HutchinsKyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Victor Marx declined to answer my question on the topic and other reporters who have interviewed him have decided not to ask about it. 1327743
Corey Hutchins @coreyhutchins.bsky.social · 15/09/2026"John Simpson spent 15 years reporting on crime in Britain before leaving journalism for a profession that requires a different relationship with disaster: clowning." www.npr.org/2026/09/07/n... According to NPR, "clowning is having a moment"npr.orgFrom crime reporter to clown: Why clowning is having a momentA crime reporter became a clown, leading us into a strange world of flops, reinvention and a scene that may or may not actually be booming. 021
Corey Hutchins @coreyhutchins.bsky.social · 15/09/2026"Americans Value Press Freedom but Differ on Its Limits" www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2... "Many Americans say some restrictions are OK when weighed against concerns about false information or national security"pewresearch.orgAmericans Value Press Freedom but Differ on Its LimitsMany people in the U.S. say some press freedom restrictions are OK when weighed against concerns about false information or national security. 010
Corey Hutchins @coreyhutchins.bsky.social · 15/09/2026A student journalist's email to the campus spokesperson made the school administrator feel it is was harmful to her safety: capitolfax.com/2026/09/14/s... 22510
Corey Hutchins @coreyhutchins.bsky.social · 15/09/2026To what extent has he been spending the weekend at the home of the independent U.S. senator from Vermont? 000