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June 3, 2021
12-1 pm Mountain Time
Free webinar

After years of shedding reporters and newsrooms, Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ is home to a new experiment in sustainable journalism. In early May, the National Trust for Local News announced it was acquiring Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Community Media, a network of 24 newspapers in the Denver Metro area, via the Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ News Conservancy, a new public benefit corporation. The Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ News Conservancy is to be majority owned by theÌý journalist-owned, online-only Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Sun.ÌýThe deal was financed through impact investment funding from FJC, the Gates Family Foundation, the Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Trust, and the American Journalism Project, in a first-of-its kind model.

What does this mean for people who rely on Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Community Media? How will this relationship change the news ecosystem in Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ, and what consequences could it have for local media nationally? We will hear from leading people behind this deal about how it works and what they hope it will produce.

• Melissa Milios Davis ()

• Lillian Ruiz ()

• Larry Ryckman ()

Related readings

• Larry Ryckman, "," Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Sun (May 3, 2021)

• Melissa Milios Davis, "," Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Media Project (May 3, 2021)

• Corey Hutchins, "," Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Local News & Media (May 4, 2021)

Hosted by the Media Enterprise Design Labat the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder.