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  • Blogs

    January 12, 2012

    Jerry Grilly to retire as president and CEO of the Denver Post

    Jerry Grilly, the president and CEO of the Denver Post, is retiring -- and not for the first time. Grilly had been lured back to the Post three years ago, shortly after the closure of the Rocky Mountain News, which ended the joint operating agreement that yoked the two papers. It's a different worl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2011

    Dean Singleton, Denver Post publisher, shoots down rumors of national copy-editing center

    MediaNews Group​In an interview last month about stepping down as CEO of MediaNews Group, Dean Singleton talked geographical expansion and consolidation. These words echoed after MediaNews bought the Longmont Times-Call's parent company days later -- and fears of job losses were heightened by ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2010

    Dean Singleton and MediaNews Group: Bankrupt no more

    Dean Singleton's indebtedness looks a lot less onerous this week.​The Saturday Denver Post blurb about Affiliated Media couldn't entirely avoid the word "bankruptcy," as the broadsheet's writers have endeavored to do since January. After all, the judge who approved the prepackaged plan assembl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2010

    MediaNews Group bankruptcy story reads differently in Denver -- which doesn't run info about Dean Singleton's salary

    Dean Singleton: Still making a pretty penny.​A blog published last week noted that the Denver Post had managed to report about an impending bankruptcy filing by the holding company of its parent firm, MediaNews Group, without using the word "bankruptcy" in the headline -- a neat example of spi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2009

    A letter to Dean Singleton from a former employee who thinks his paywall ideas are crazy

    Dean Singleton wants to charge for delivery on the Internet, too.​As the newspaper industry continues to struggle, more and more attention is being paid to the paywall strategy being promoted MediaNews Group boss (and Denver Post publisher) Dean Singleton. He plans to start charging readers fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2009

    Post-News joint operating agreement ends not with a bang, but with a press release

    Dean Singleton.​The death of the joint-operating agreement that was supposed to sustain a business partnership between the Denver Post and the Rocky Mountain News for a half-century but didn't survive for even one decade can't help seeming anticlimactic. After all, the Rocky's been gone for si ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2009

    Change of focus for IWantMyRocky.com

    Back in December, when IWantMyRocky.com debuted, John Ensslin, one of numerous Rocky Mountain News employees who helped launch the project, described the website as "more of a rally-the-troops kind of thing, where people can post their comments or even videos." Although the site succeeded in that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2009

    This just in: Newspaper lovers still exist

    The conversation took place at Parker's Warhorse Inn. Covering the troubles in the newspaper industry can be mighty dispiriting: I sometimes feel like I spend my days writing the obituary for my own career. No wonder I felt such trepidation when accepting an invitation from the folks at the Douglas ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2009

    Denver Post veteran Steve Lipsher learns small-town papers not immune from print-journalism downturn

    Steve Lipsher. In an item included in a May 2008 Message column, longtime Denver Post staffer Steve Lipsher talked about his decision to leave the beefy broadsheet in favor of a news-editor gig at the Summit Daily News, a 12,000-circulation free daily based in Frisco. His love for the mountains was ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2009

    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 >>

  • News

    March 5, 2009

    After the Rocky taps out, the Post acts like it won by a knockout

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    February 26, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    February 25, 2009

    How the troubles at the San Francisco Chronicle echo in Denver

    The San Francisco Chronicle, the largest daily newspaper in the Bay Area, is reportedly in such shabby fiscal shape that its owner, the Hearst Corp., says it may have to close the venerable pub within weeks if expenses can't be brought under control. In the event of such a shut-down, San Francisco ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 29, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    January 29, 2009

    Could MediaNews Group furlough program come to the Denver Post?

    Even as a Denver Post statement branded a Rocky Mountain News story about troubles at the broadsheet inaccurate, another memo associated with MediaNews Group, the Post's owner, was turning heads on the left coast. The document, first published at Jim Romenesko's Poynter Online address, revealed th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2009

    Department of Justice trying to preserve at least one newspaper JOA

    The blog "Debate Over Spiked Rocky Mountain News Media Column Heats Up" deals in part with a piece by Jason Salzman, who feels the Denver dailies haven't truly measured the chances that the Justice Department might choose to prevent the dissolution of a joint-operating agreement that links the Roc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2009

    Dean Singleton to be honored with 2009 Community Cultural Enrichment Award

    MediaNews Group vice chairman and chief executive officer/Denver Post publisher Dean Singleton faces the same kind of bleak economic outlook as any newspaper magnate, albeit with a number of intriguing twists -- among them the potential closure of the Rocky Mountain News, the Post's joint-operatin ... More >>

  • News

    December 11, 2008

    The Rocky Mountain News is going down

    MediaNews Group vice chairman and chief executive officer/Denver Post publisher Dean Singleton faces the same kind of bleak economic outlook as any newspaper magnate, albeit with a number of intriguing twists -- among them the potential closure of the Rocky Mountain News, the Post's joint-operatin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2008

    MediaNews Group's Dean Singleton about outsourcing to India

    A feature article about the difficulties facing the up-for-sale Rocky Mountain News plus a sidebar about Rocky journalists who could land at the Denver Post and a piece about the Rocky-Post joint operating agreement appear in the December 11 Westword. As a bonus, we're also offering a series of ou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2008

    E.W. Scripps CEO Rich Boehne on his company's commitment to newspapers

    As is the case with all articles, plenty of interesting stuff gathered for Westword's December 11 feature about the dire circumstances facing the Rocky Mountain News and sidebars focusing on Rocky writers who the Denver Post should try to hire and the joint-operating agreement between the Rocky an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2008

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2008

    Denver Film Festival vet and TV "dinosaur" Ed Asner part of Stop the Presses

    Ed Asner as Lou Grant. Ed Asner is back at the Denver International Film Festival -- at least on film. The irascible star of Lou Grant came to Denver 21 years ago, when the completely forgettable O'Hara's Wife opened the festival in 1987. But former festival director Ron Henderson won't forget ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2008

    The Boulder Daily Camera's building goes on the block

    Ed Asner as Lou Grant. Ed Asner is back at the Denver International Film Festival -- at least on film. The irascible star of Lou Grant came to Denver 21 years ago, when the completely forgettable O'Hara's Wife opened the festival in 1987. But former festival director Ron Henderson won't forget ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2008

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

    Ed Asner as Lou Grant. Ed Asner is back at the Denver International Film Festival -- at least on film. The irascible star of Lou Grant came to Denver 21 years ago, when the completely forgettable O'Hara's Wife opened the festival in 1987. But former festival director Ron Henderson won't forget ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 14, 2008

    Daily Sentinel on the block

    Ed Asner as Lou Grant. Ed Asner is back at the Denver International Film Festival -- at least on film. The irascible star of Lou Grant came to Denver 21 years ago, when the completely forgettable O'Hara's Wife opened the festival in 1987. But former festival director Ron Henderson won't forget ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2008

    MediaNews Group Changes Its Tune With Connecticut Sale

    Ed Asner as Lou Grant. Ed Asner is back at the Denver International Film Festival -- at least on film. The irascible star of Lou Grant came to Denver 21 years ago, when the completely forgettable O'Hara's Wife opened the festival in 1987. But former festival director Ron Henderson won't forget ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2008

    Dean Singleton Fights Back Against Bad MediaNews Press

    Ed Asner as Lou Grant. Ed Asner is back at the Denver International Film Festival -- at least on film. The irascible star of Lou Grant came to Denver 21 years ago, when the completely forgettable O'Hara's Wife opened the festival in 1987. But former festival director Ron Henderson won't forget ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2008

    Rocky Mountain News' David Milstead Predicts One-Newspaper Town

    Ed Asner as Lou Grant. Ed Asner is back at the Denver International Film Festival -- at least on film. The irascible star of Lou Grant came to Denver 21 years ago, when the completely forgettable O'Hara's Wife opened the festival in 1987. But former festival director Ron Henderson won't forget ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2008

    Dean Singleton to the Newspaper Industry: Stop Your Whining

    Ed Asner as Lou Grant. Ed Asner is back at the Denver International Film Festival -- at least on film. The irascible star of Lou Grant came to Denver 21 years ago, when the completely forgettable O'Hara's Wife opened the festival in 1987. But former festival director Ron Henderson won't forget ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2008

    Is Circulation at the Denver Dailies Sliding Or Not?

    Ed Asner as Lou Grant. Ed Asner is back at the Denver International Film Festival -- at least on film. The irascible star of Lou Grant came to Denver 21 years ago, when the completely forgettable O'Hara's Wife opened the festival in 1987. But former festival director Ron Henderson won't forget ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2007

    Dean Singleton on Sinking Circulation at the Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News

    Ed Asner as Lou Grant. Ed Asner is back at the Denver International Film Festival -- at least on film. The irascible star of Lou Grant came to Denver 21 years ago, when the completely forgettable O'Hara's Wife opened the festival in 1987. But former festival director Ron Henderson won't forget ... More >>

  • News

    October 25, 2007

    The Post and Rocky Attempt a Cover-Up

    Brightly colored advertising stickers on the front of the Denver dailies are part of a national trend to turn page one into a billboard.

  • News

    June 28, 2007

    Adrian Dater Flames ESPN

    There is a limit to freedom of speech for this hockey scribe.

  • News

    May 3, 2007

    Cuts Redux

    The Post joins the buyout trend as its owner admits the newspaper business is facing tougher times than he expected.

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2006

    More Messages: Barking and Biting

    The Post joins the buyout trend as its owner admits the newspaper business is facing tougher times than he expected.

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2006

    More Messages: The Latest from the Dean of Newspapers

    The Post joins the buyout trend as its owner admits the newspaper business is facing tougher times than he expected.

  • News

    April 27, 2006

    Dealing

    The Post offers staffers money to leave.

  • News

    April 21, 2005

    The Message

    Plus-Minus

  • News

    March 17, 2005

    The Message

    Free for All

  • News

    February 27, 2003

    The Message

    The Denver Newspaper Agency has combined the city's dailies into a one-two punch.

  • News

    December 19, 2002

    The Black-and-White Newsroom

    Several Post staffers want more colors in their paper's palette.

  • News

    August 1, 2002

    Inside the Temple

    The Rocky's leader believes his paper is a survivor.

  • News

    May 9, 2002

    Changing of the Guard

    The arrival of a new editor shakes things up at the Denver Post.

  • News

    August 2, 2001

    Press for Success

    At fifty, William Dean Singleton has dozens of newspapers and all the money he needs. But what about respect?

  • News

    June 8, 2000

    Look for the Union Label

    JOAs can be bad news for newspaper employees.

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