Advertising, Marketing & PR  June 2, 2020

McClatchy, Google-backed Longmont news outlet goes live

LONGMONT — Longmont-area newshounds now have a new source for information as the Longmont Leader, a new digital news website, launched last week.

The Leader, which is free to read and is being built out of the foundation established by the former Longmont Observer, is owned and operated by McClatchy Newspapers Inc. (OTC-MNIQQ), a national news company based in California with 31 newspapers around the country.

The effort is led by editor-in-chief Macie May. Julie Baxter, a former editor with the Boulder Daily Camera and other Prairie Mountain Media newspapers, was recently brought aboard as managing…

Related Posts

Ken Amundson is managing editor of BizWest. He has lived in Loveland and reported on issues in the region since 1987. Prior to Colorado, he reported and edited for news organizations in Minnesota and Iowa. He's a parent of two and grandparent of four, all of whom make their homes on the Front Range. A news junkie at heart, he also enjoys competitive sports, especially the Rapids.
Sign up for BizWest Daily Alerts
Closing in 8 seconds...