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‘A New, More Powerful Story: The Truth’

By | 07.14.07 | 6:10 pm

After months of hearing about and talking to colleagues about and writing about major cutbacks and layoffs occuring in newsrooms across Colorado and the country – and hearing the standard line from the suits upstairs about how this

Colorado Journalism: A Changing Landscape

By | 07.02.07 | 8:00 am

For weeks now, when you call the Southern News Bureau of the Rocky Mountain News, the phone just rings, and rings. No one answers for one simple reason: there is no more Southern News Bureau of the Rocky Mountain News.…

A Week Of Newsroom Carnage

By | 06.15.07 | 3:08 pm

Amid the carnage of newsroom cuts all over Colorado in recent months, one blogger’s response to Jim Spencer’s farewell column today carries an ominous message that best would be acknowledged by the suits upstairs: To wit: Carving writing talent…

Disappearing Ink And Gumshoe

By | 06.12.07 | 2:59 pm

Whatever you call them – layoffs, buyouts, loss of jobs – the slashing continues inside the brand new downtown headquarters of the Denver Newspaper Agency.

Five more Denver Post casualties were announced just today, including the departures of high…

Who’s in the Line of Sight at the Rocky Mountain News?

By | 03.23.07 | 1:40 pm

Sandra Fish and Brian Conway contributed to this story.

Word of the Rocky Mountain News’ buyout offer for long-time staff fueled speculation about who may be on the “voluntary” chopping block.

Colorado Confidential’s research found…

UPDATED: Rocky Offers Staff Buyouts

By | 03.21.07 | 3:30 pm

Poynter Online posted a memo from John Temple, editor, publisher and president of the Rocky Mountain News, announcing 20 voluntary separation packages to  employees who meet tenure and age credentials, in addition to a newsroom restructuring plan.

A newsroom…

By | 02.09.07 | 10:14 am

The Denver dailies are filled today with the meltdown over Amendment 41.

Lawsuits.

Reports of Jared Polis going to the capitol, “wigging out” and “threatening” House Minority Leader Mike May – which he describes as…

UPDATE: Rocky Botches CD-5 Results

By | 08.09.06 | 4:49 pm

A response from the Rocky Mountain News is detailed bellow.

It was primary night. Parties were being held, candidates were determining their fates, and the Rocky Mountain News was declaring the wrong winner in the 5th congressional district.