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Beer calendar for the week ahead: The Copper Kettle opens and the Wynkoop medicates

Copper Kettle Brewing​American Craft Beer Week starts in a little less than three weeks, but the nine (yes, nine!) breweries in Fort Collins have already banded together to brew a collaboration beer that celebrates the seven days that Congress dedicated to the quaffing of craft brew. C.B. & P ... More >>

A Reason for Cheer

Report: Coloradoan outsourcing printing to Denver Newspaper Agency, eliminating as many as fifty jobs

In the past week or so, reports have circulated that the Fort Collins Coloradoan, a Gannett property, was planning to outsource its printing to the Denver Newspaper Agency, which owns a high-tech press with lots of extra capacity thanks to the closing of the Rocky Mountain News. More recently, a s ... More >>

Denver Post saleswoman promises restaurant coverage in exchange for advertising

According to a representative of a local restaurant, a Denver Newspaper Agency saleswoman claimed in a recent call that purchasing ads in the Denver Post would lead to coverage from the paper itself. "She proceeded to say, in all earnestness, that if we bought advertising, then reporters would wri ... More >>

Update: Coloradoan/Denver Newspaper Agency partnership (and 48 layoffs) confirmed

The basic information contained in a blog published earlier this morning under the headline "Report: Coloradoan Outsourcing Printing to Denver Newspaper Agency, Eliminating as Many as Fifty Jobs" has been confirmed. Moments ago, the Fort Collins Coloradoan issued a press release about its new agre ... More >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, March 11 edition

Photo by Geoff McLeanThe men of MSTRKRFT. Oh, what a beautiful day. Today in Backbeat Online: • Q&A with Jesse F. Keeler and Alex "Al-P" Puodziukas of MSTRKRFT. • Q&A with Rasmus Stolberg of Efterklang. • Q&A with Dan Whitford of Cut Copy. • Free SXSW Denver Music download. • Flier of th ... More >>

Denver Post chairman and MediaNews Group CEO Dean Singleton responds to this week's Message column

Dean Singleton. Say what you will about Denver Post chairman and MediaNews Group CEO Dean Singleton (and plenty of his critics have, and will continue to do so): He's among the most accessible and engaged of all media magnates -- and he's not afraid to push back when he feels he's been misinterpret ... More >>

Harry Whipple out as head of Denver Newspaper Agency

Harry Whipple. The only surprise in yesterday afternoon's announcement that Harry Whipple would no longer be in charge of the Denver Newspaper Agency was the identity of his successor: former Denver Post publisher Gerald Grilly, who's coming out of retirement to take the gig. Indeed, the February 2 ... More >>

Q&A with David Milstead about the death of the Rocky Mountain News and the future of the Denver Post

David Milstead. The most dogged and enterprising journalist to write about the Rocky Mountain News' closure saga came from the Rocky's own newsroom. Business columnist and reporter David Milstead broke story after story. For example, he unearthed a confidential letter from executives at E.W. Scripp ... More >>

Wake-Up Call: Signs of the times

The Rocky Mountain News sign came off the Denver Newspaper Agency building (and how long will it have that name?) on Sunday. But this speedy erasing of the past didn't extend to the Sunday Denver Post, which included numerous reminders of the two papers pairing to promote a charitable endeavors, i ... More >>

Updated: Want to reach a former Rocky Mountain Newser by e-mail? Good luck

On Friday, most departing members of the Rocky Mountain News put auto-responses on their e-mails, as a way to let readers, tipsters, public-relations types and others know how to reach them in the future. But according to one departing staffer, representatives with the Denver Post and/or the Denv ... More >>

Will advertising rates for the Denver Post be going up?

Dean Singleton delivers. During yesterday's press conference announcing the closing of the Rocky Mountain News, MediaNews Group boss Dean Singleton, whose firm owns the Denver Post, declared that the ad rates at his publication are "way below" the national average, but "they'll just have to stay th ... More >>

At the Rocky Mountain News' headquarters as word of its impending closure breaks

Photo by Michael Roberts.The Denver Newspaper Agency building, with the Denver Post's logo prominently displayed. Around noon today, the lobby of the Denver Newspaper Agency building was populated mainly by reporters and photographers from other news organizations, hoping to get some info on the bi ... More >>

Highlights from the goodbye-to-the-Rocky Mountain News press conference

J. KnightE.W. Scripps CEO Rich Boehne addresses the media after announcing the Rocky would close after Friday's issue. Reporter Lynn Bartels's colleagues at the Rocky Mountain News warned her not to try exiting the Denver Newspaper Agency building through the main lobby. After all, the place was sw ... More >>

Denver Newspaper Agency, unions agree on cuts

The only surprise contained in "Newspaper Agency, Unions Reach Agreement on Wage, Benefit Cuts," a just-published Rocky Mountain News article about a deal between the Denver Newspaper Agency and assorted labor organizations regarding a new contract, is that the reductions weren't deeper. Early in ... More >>

The Denver Post's bulldog is dead

Photo courtesy of Flickr. In newspaper parlance, a bulldog is an early edition -- most commonly a version of the Sunday paper sold on Saturdays. Since time immemorial, the Denver Post has published such a product, but no more. Jim Nolan, spokesman for the Denver Newspaper Agency, confirms that the ... More >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, February 12 edition

Welcome. Make yourself at home. Today in Cafe Society: • Arugula's big night in Boulder. • Our Weekly Bread: Mendelson's Greenwich Village. • Veggie Girl: Il Vicino. • The Sandwich Solution. Today in Backbeat Online: • An evening with Yes tonight at the Paramount is a no-go. • A time ... More >>

Denver Newspaper Agency letter declares the Denver Post to be city's surviving daily

As you can see, the logo of the Denver Newspaper Agency declares the business to be "The Publisher of the Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News" -- but evidence uncovered by indefatigable Rocky business scribe David Milstead suggests that DNA officials are already preparing for the day when that's n ... More >>

Dean Singleton's giant balls

This morning, both Denver dailies feature articles spurred by a Denver Post memo sent out in response to "Scripps Says Post Violates JOA," a January 28 Rocky Mountain News report based on a leaked letter reportedly penned by two executives at E.W. Scripps, the Rocky's owner. The latter piece, by s ... More >>

The Denver Post's fiery response to charge that it violated JOA with the Rocky Mountain News

"Leaked Letter Reveals Deep Problems at Denver Post, Denver Newspaper Agency," a More Messages blog published this morning, considers the content of "Scripps Says Post Violated JOA," a David Milstead-penned piece from today's Rocky Mountain News. The article's centerpiece is a letter purportedly w ... More >>

Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News go old school with new sweepstakes

Last week, while I was waiting on hold to speak with a Denver Newspaper Agency representative about delivery issues (little knowing that operators' hours had been changed in an apparent cost-savings move), I got an audio preview of the "Post-News Economic Stimulus Sweepstakes" that was formally in ... More >>

A good omen: the Rocky Mountain News' refrigerator-cleaning schedule

Many folks at the Rocky Mountain News have been downbeat about the paper's chances for long-term survival ever since it was put up for sale by E.W. Scripps. But those in charge of keeping the Rocky's offices tidy displayed a lot more optimism in an e-mail about a new cost-saving measure that was s ... More >>

Denver Newspaper Guild not sharing details about reopened contract talks with the Denver Post and Denver Newspaper Agency

The title of a certain December 15 blog -- "Denver Newspaper Guild Almost Mum on Renegotiating Denver Post and Denver Newspaper Agency Contract" -- pretty much foreshadows the DNG's lack of eagerness to discuss its recent decision to open pacts with the Post and the DNA early at the request of Dea ... More >>

Rocky Mountain News union rep on contract talks, coverage of sale offer

Today, the Rocky Mountain News reported that various unions had agreed to open contract talks for the Denver Post and the Denver Newspaper Agency early, as had been requested by Dean Singleton's MediaNews Group, which owns the Post and is linked to the Rocky by a joint-operating agreement. Include ... More >>

Wake-Up Call: Pressing engagements at the Stock Show

"Want to be smarter? Subscribe to the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post and read them for a half-hour each morning." We were on our annual rounds of the Hall of Education at the Stock Show, and stopping by the Denver Newspaper Agency booth to see what shwag the DNA is offering subscriber ... More >>

Denver Newspaper Agency's deadline day could get bloody

A week from tomorrow, January 16, is the day by which MediaNews Group chieftain Dean Singleton and execs at the Denver Newspaper Agency say they need to secure $18 million in labor savings prior to renegotiating $130 million in debt. "If that fails," says a letter penned by DNA senior human resour ... More >>

Help the Denver Post by paying extra for Obama's Mile High Moment

As you've probably heard, MediaNews Group head and de facto Denver Post owner Dean Singleton is hoping to save $20 million in wages by tinkering with a union agreement not due to expire until March 2010. At least you did if you read our December 15 blog "Denver Newspaper Guild Almost Mum on Renego ... More >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, December 15 edition

Rollin', rollin', rollin'. Keep them bloggies rollin'... Today in Cafe Society: • It's getting harder to find deep-fried Twinkies at Wingin' It. • A Milking It review of Lucky Charms with the New Hourglass Marshmallow Charm. • How we get from here to there on Urbanspoon. • Another spoonfu ... More >>

Five Rocky stars who could be going up

The Westword.com blog shortcut, December 10 edition

It's beginning to feel a lot like blog roundup time. Today in Backbeat Online: • Twelve things every Wu-Tang Clan fan should own. • Mile High Makeout: Dreaming of me. • An extremely entertaining Q&A with Ryan Hendrix of Colourmusic. • Rap Up: Whygee and Sunken State unite for a free EP. â ... More >>

Wake-Up Call: A pressing engagement

Jinx. Last month, the two dailies stopped arriving at my house. The last time I'd reupped my subscription, I hadn't been able to commit beyond six months -- I simply didn't think that both papers would be around that long. And in November, the end of one seemed so inevitable that I postponed re-up ... More >>

Rocky Mountain News put up for sale

It's the sort of headline most media observers in this area have been anticipating for quite some time, but it's still a shock to see it in print: "Rocky Mountain News For Sale." The article, published moments ago on the Rocky's website, quotes from a press release in which Rich Boehne, president ... More >>

Red, Red Wine

Controversial Obsession DVD now being direct mailed to Colorado voters

The Denver Newspaper Agency's response about the Radical Islam DVD

Denver Post tries to squelch shut-down rumors in memo that says the Rocky would close first

Bike Naked

From a bike ride to a meat-industry protest, summer finds Denver in a state of undress.

Is Circulation at the Denver Dailies Sliding Or Not?

Denver Post staffer John Moore's Web Manifesto

The Sunday Denver Post's Penetration is Slipping

The Slimming Continues

More Messages: Hard Sell

More Messages: Ashes to Ashes

Team Up

The state wants the media to help with Advancing Colorado.

More Messages: It's an Ad, Ad, Ad, Ad World

Altitude Check

As other pubs fall, 5280 is a mile high and rising.

Backwash

Extra! Extra! The Post-News Battle of the Bands acknowledges local musicians but won’t pay the bills.

Getting Racked

A local magazine says the city's news-box rules kick publications where it hurts.

Center Stage

One of Denver's least-understood media projects gets ready for its close-up.

Look for the Union Label

JOAs can be bad news for newspaper employees.