Two Seattle-based non-profits are joining forces in an effort to create a new media entity that the organizations say will spark an “exciting new chapter” for regional news in the Pacific Northwest. Crosscut, the digital news site started eight years ago by Seattle luminary David Brewster, and KCTS 9 Public Television, which started in 1954 on the University of Washington campus, are merging. No layoffs are planned, but Crosscut’s status as a non-profit entity will be phased out as it gets folded under a new umbrella organization to be called Cascade Public Media. Crosscut.com will continue as a news site,… Read More
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