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Vol. 2 No. 8
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
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By Ben Cason & Rory Harbert
e keep getting the same question at the Pueblo Star Journal, “what are you guys doing for print?” With Gannett executing their decision to shut down the Chieftain Commercial Printing Press, we, along with many other southern Colorado publications, were faced with a dilemma: where do we go next? . For us, printing is a main pillar of how we want to share Pueblo’s stories and cater to our readers who need a physical copy of our issues for whatever reason it may be. Though making web-only content was a hand many of our peers were dealt, we wanted to exhaust every avenue possible to keep this available. An added difficulty, though incredibly important to our mission, was finding out how we could continue to print locally. Through many conversations and adjustments, we introduce our first issue printed through My Friend the Printer, a Pueblo business in downtown. With the shock of this change, a moment of clarity came over us: this is an opportunity to reckon with the future of news media, of our storytelling and what the Pueblo community wants rather than what we want. As our advisory board member Jayson Peters said in his response to the rippling effect of Gannett’s evaluation of print journalism, most of us are ink-stained wretches. Perhaps, while we firmly believe that print is a pillar of the journalism we want to provide for Pueblo, there is truth to the idea that journalism is moving away from print. In this moment of reflection, we decided to jump on this tumultuous time in journalism, grab the reins and steer our way into how we can best serve our community. A building stands tall with many pillars. Our North Star is our mission is to chronicle the Pueblo community while championing accountability, stimulating curiosity and supporting connections. As a leading content creator and producer, we support storytelling throughout our community in many forms. One of our earliest pillars outside of print was branching into podcasting. Rooted in radio, journalism is no stranger to the art of sharing stories through audio platforms. We knew right away that podcasts are a key way to share with our community the stories they may have missed in another news medium. Podcasting opens up the dialogue of a story, linking listener and source directly as a host paves the way for this connection. For many, this connection brings these stories closer to heart. Whether
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International Podcast Day: reflecting on platform’s impact on sharing Pueblo’s stories
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