"In mid-December, news broke that MediaNews Group head Dean Singleton asked unions to open negotiations on new contracts early in the hope of saving a combined $20 million at the Denver Post and the Denver Newspaper Agency. But, as mentioned parenthetically in a December 16 More Messages blog, this information wasn't reported by the Post. Since then, things have changed on that score, albeit in unexpectedly subtle ways. "
"Rumor and innuendo are the order of the day at the soon-to-be sole surviving, statewide newspaper. Visitors to the politics section of the Denver Post website usually see the latest stories ranked chronologically with major stories sometimes appearing with top billing. If you were to visit the site yesterday, you would see that the Post felt a two-day old story rehashing attacks on Sarah Palin and her child deserved to be at the top."
Outgoing Rep. Doug Bruce, R-Colorado Springs, may be bitter, but he’s right.
In a Wednesday e-mail to reporters and a group of fellow state lawmakers, Bruce calls out the Denver Post editorial board for lying about his baby, better known as the Taxpayers Bill of Rights.
By Andrew Ripemoff
We awoke Wednesday morning to read the disturbing details of how of a Democrat and first term governor was charged with violating the people’s trust by engaging in illegal activity.
But enough about Bill Ritter, let’s talk about Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
E.W. Scripps announced Thursday that is putting the Rocky Mountain News up for sale. This is news that we acknowledge with great sadness.
Rumors had circulated for months earlier this year that after the November election, Denver would become a one newspaper town. News that the Rocky Mountain News was put up for sale Thursday drew mixed reactions about what the move means for future of the storied publication.
"The Denver Post comes out against card check this morning... This, coming from a paper whose editorial page never mentioned card check as an issue, and whose campaign coverage rarely mentioned it at all. From an editorial page that repeatedly blamed business for instigating this year's ballot initiatives fight,
Now that Right to Work is safely dead and buried, and now that their candidate - candidates, if one includes Mark Udall - are safely elected, they tell us that it would be in the Democrats' best interests not to reward their largest, most organized constituency."
"Yesterday, multiple sources confirm, managers at the Denver Post and the Denver Newspaper Agency learned that their pensions would be frozen beginning on January 1.
By Andrew Ripemoff
The statehouse has nominated its leadership team, and it appears that the genial and well-liked Terrance Carroll will became the next House Speaker. Just in case you weren’t aware, The Denver Post wants to make sure you know that Carroll is black. On the Senate side, Peter Groff was re-elected as Senate President. And in case you weren’t aware, the Denver Post wants you to know that Groff is black, too.
It’s another tough year for Colorado’s newspapers.
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