The Times of Northwest Indiana The Times of Northwest Indiana The Times of Northwest Indiana (NWI) is a daily newspaper headquartered in Munster, Indiana. It is the second-largest newspaper in Indiana, behind only "The Indianapolis Star". The paper was founded on June 18, 1906, as "The Lake County Times". Its founder, Simon McHie, was a native of a small town along the Niagara River in Canada. In 1933, the name was changed to "The Hammond Times", and it became an afternoon paper serving Hammond, Whiting, and East Chicago. In May 1962, the McHie family sold the publication to Robert S. Howard. The paper expanded to
The Metropolitan (newspaper) won hundreds of awards from organizations such as the Society of Professional Journalists, Rocky Mountain Collegiate Press Association, and the Associated Collegiate Press. The Office of Student Media is run by a director and assistant director. In 1979, staff from previous student publications, The Paper, Cherry Creek Pioneer and The Auraria Times joined together and started The Metropolitan. Emerson Schwartzkopf, and Steve Werges are credited for launching The Metropolitan, they were assisted by Frank X Mullen, Sal Ruibal, and S. Peter Duray-Bito, Metropolitan State University of Denver’s current student newspaper. The original newspaper offices were located in the Plaza Building.