Another model for local news teeters: Spirited Media is selling off its local sites and pivoting to consulting buff.ly/2HjCjjw

Billy Penn, Denverite, and The Incline are all going after members. The Spirited Media sites together are “just south of 1,500 paying customers,” 60 percent of whom are signed up as recurring contributors.

Can they become predominately reader-supported? buff.ly/2C6ZBID