Community Newspapers Keep Neighborhoods Informed
Published Apr 17, 2007
MetroNorth Newspapers have a combined circulation of 53,000.
Staff members at MetroNorth Newspapers’ stable of four weekly publications serve readers by reporting on the communities where they live as well as by volunteering in those communities.
Award-winning journalism helps communities grow stronger, as do employees who volunteer in schools, charities and other community organizations, says Scott Perriman, president/publisher of MetroNorth Newspapers.
Perriman, former chief executive officer of the Metro North Chamber of Commerce, is a native of the region. He purchased three of the tabloid-format newspapers – Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel, Westminster Window and Westsider – in 2000. He launched the fourth, Thornton Frontier, in 2006.
“We’re committed to bringing quality community newspapers to our readers,” Perriman says.
The four weeklies have a combined circulation of 53,000 and employ a total of 20 people.
The newspapers also serve an audience that cannot read printed publications. They are among some 90 Colorado papers that are read on air by volunteers for the Radio Reading Service of the Rockies.
The newspapers provide complimentary subscriptions to the RRSR, says David Dawson, the organization’s executive director.
The outreach to the visually impaired reflects MetroNorth Newspapers’ ongoing efforts to be recognized as an essential community voice.
Says Perriman, “It’s a matter of having people understand that there is a community newspaper and that it’s their source to turn to when they need to know what’s going on in their neighborhoods and their city.”
Story by Sue Lenthe
Photo by Antony Boshier
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