John Temple

Rocky Mountain News: Marking anniversary of its death four years ago today

Four years ago today, the Rocky Mountain News closed on the cusp of its 150th birthday. The changes in the Denver media scene since then have been profound. And while the Denver Post, the city's surviving paper, continues to exist, its present doesn't look much like the future that seemed in the off ... More >>

YourHub.com: A local-media success story

My copy of today's YourHub.com insert, zoned for Ken-Caryl, Littleton and South Jeffco.​The citizen-journalist project YourHub.com was initially championed by Rocky Mountain News editor, publisher and president John Temple, who touted it in an April 2005 Message column with some particularly h ... More >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, May 28 edition

Gwen Stefani has No Doubt. This is what we did. Today in Backbeat Online: • Last Night: No Doubt, Paramore and The Sounds at Fiddler's Green. • Q&A with Tracyanne Campbell of Camera Obscura. • Missed FoCoMx? No worries. Check this out. • Musicians: Get your ears lowered for free. • Updat ... More >>

The pros and cons of Denver Post features additions

Bruce Cameron. Unlike former Rocky Mountain News editor, publisher and president John Temple, who love-love-loved speaking for his paper, Denver Post editor Greg Moore seems to prefer a lower public profile. Today, however, a note sporting his signature appears on page one of the Post for the secon ... 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 >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, February 23 edition

Wigging out at the Beerdrinker of the Year contest. Welcome back. Today in Cafe Society: • Beerdrinker of the Year: A judge's tale. • Sexy Pizza's sexy facelift. • It's Denver Cupcake Week for Lovely Confections Bakery. • Room for one Pho. • Oodles of noodles and more news from Jet Enter ... More >>

Two members of Rocky Mountain News photo staff among those leaving paper

In "Rocky Mountain News editor John Temple on the future of the paper: 'We Have No Idea'" -- a blog published on February 16 -- the aforementioned Temple mentioned that approximately half-a-dozen members of his staff had left the tabloid of late, with some landing newspaper jobs despite the horrif ... More >>

Could the Rocky Mountain News spend another month-plus in limbo?

Anyone hoping for quick answers from an E.W. Scripps conference call held this morning (and noted previously in the blog "Rocky Mountain News Editor John Temple on the Paper's Future: 'We Have No Idea'") wound up disappointed. As detailed in typically complete fashion by Rocky business scribe Davi ... More >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, February 16 edition

Obi Best. The mail may not be delivered on President's Day, but the blogging never stops... Today in Backbeat Online: • Live review: Obi Best at the Larimer Lounge. • Live review: Speakeasy, Tiger and AT05 at 1515. • Live review: DeVotchKa at the Paramount. • Live review: Murder By Death a ... More >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, February 2 edition

Blogs guaranteed to appeal to your groundhog. Today in Backbeat Online: • Spinning the wheel. • Charles Spearin: The Happiness Project. • Live review: Hot Congress Show 1 at Moe's Original Barbecue. • The Boss was made for loving you. • See video of Reno Divorce at the Ogden Theatre. †... More >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, January 21 edition

You sure about that? Today in Backbeat Online: • The Fluid at Maxwell's in Hoboken, New Jersey. • Wiretap documentary tells story of jailed Colorado hip-hop producer. • 3Oh!3 gets key to the city. • The Dead announces Denver date. • Rebecca Folsom on the cover of Women's Magazine. Toda ... More >>

Read Jason Salzman's controversial Rocky Mountain News column

The blog "Debate Over Spiked Rocky Mountain News Media Column Heats Up" deals with a Jason Salzman column that the Rocky declined to publish -- so Salzman posted it on his own website, prompting Rocky editor/publisher/president John Temple (pictured) to put together a tough reply. The text from Salz ... More >>

"Laugh Line" in Rocky Mountain News not so funny under the circumstances

Got an e-mail yesterday from Westword contributor Teague Bohlen, who noticed something I hadn't about the December 4 Rocky Mountain News -- the edition that contained the paper's initial print coverage about the decision by its parent company, E.W. Scripps, to put it up for sale. On page two, to t ... More >>

The Rocky Mountain News' John Temple on the alleged closure meeting

The current Westword includes a feature article about the Rocky Mountain News, which was recently put up for sale, as well as a sidebar about the marquee Rocky talent most likely to leap to the Denver Post in the event of a closure and a look into the mysteries of the joint-operating agreement tha ... More >>

Today's depressing Rocky Mountain News memo: counseling assistance

Yesterday, staffers at the Rocky Mountain News received an e-mail from editor/publisher/president John Temple with an attached press release explaining why parent company E.W. Scripps had decided to put the paper on the block; read it in the blog "Rocky Mountain News Put Up For Sale." Today's foll ... More >>

"Expanded fruiting" instead of holiday party at the Rocky Mountain News this year

Plenty of companies have canceled their 2008 Christmas parties in the face of our current economic downturn, including the Rocky Mountain News. The paper usually has a bash at Maggiano's -- but not this time around, as Rocky editor/publisher/president John Temple revealed in a recent internal e-mail ... More >>

The Rocky Mountain News' Civic Center Poop Obsession

Editorial Cartoonists Get Animated

Traveling With the Denver Media

John Temple Just Says No to Caucusing By Rocky Staffers

Does This Photograph Glorify Matthew Murray?

Rockies Score Front-Page Saturation

More and more sports stories are winding up on the front page – but such placement isn’t always a winner.

The Rocky Mountain News' Parent Company Looks to Sell Another Newspaper

Going Out at the Rocky

Old News

More Messages: Yahoo For the Dailies

More Messages: Still Saluting

Slants

A think tank levels a bias accusation.

More Messages: Ashes to Ashes

Tube Time

A columnist's latest dirty secret? He watches TV to get his news.

Storytime

The dailies are looking for characters.

AIM, Fire

The American Indian Movement targets the Rocky.

Real News

Substance makes a temporary return to the airwaves.

The Message

Yours Truly?

The Message

The Pain

The Message

Sold!

The Message

Saint John

The Message

Pledge of Allegiance

The Message

Stripped

Homer Runs

Calculating the pluses and minuses of rah-rah sports coverage.

The Message

Scout's Honor

Calling All Columnists

A writer's departure from the Post raises questions about the paper's commitment to metro columns.

Moore Than Before

The Denver Post's new editor wants to help the paper realize its potential.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of May 23, 2002

Three the Hard Way

Several high-profile columnists leave the media scene in very different ways.

Parents Beware

Jamie White is bringing her naughty talk to a station known for playing kiddie pop.

What We've Lost

Are two weekend newspapers really better than four? You do the math.

Show Them the Money

The business of writing about business can be mighty profitable these days.

Off Limits

Off Limits