Newspaper front pages and floods: Who’s making it top priority — and who’s moving on

The flooding in Colorado remains the biggest story in the state -- or does it? To find out, we checked out current front pages of newspapers from around the state as collected by Newseum -- and as you can see in the gallery below, many broadsheets continue to cover the...
By Michael RobertsSeptember 17, 2013
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The flooding in Colorado remains the biggest story in the state — or does it? To find out, we checked out current front pages of newspapers from around the state as collected by Newseum — and as you can see in the gallery below, many broadsheets continue to cover the story in depth, while others, especially in outlying areas that weren’t as directly impacted, have started to move on. See a dozen widely varied examples below.

Continue to see more examples of how Colorado newspapers are covering flooding in the state.

Continue to see more examples of how Colorado newspapers are covering flooding in the state.

Continue to see more examples of how Colorado newspapers are covering flooding in the state.

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword‘s news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master’s degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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