Is Westword guilty of hearing, seeing and speaking no evil?

Late last night or early this morning, someone affixed this giant sticker (it's a couple of feet in diameter) to the north side of Westword's Broadway office building. Presumably, it's meant to suggest that we haven't written enough about "Malnourishment," "Corruption," "Scarcity of Resources," "Poverty," "Economy" or "Deforesting." With luck,...

By Michael Roberts

December 10, 2008

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Late last night or early this morning, someone affixed this giant sticker (it's a couple of feet in diameter) to the north side of Westword's Broadway office building. Presumably, it's meant to suggest that we haven't written enough about "Malnourishment," "Corruption," "Scarcity of Resources," "Poverty," "Economy" or "Deforesting." With luck, this graphic protester will regard our decision to post his or her statement online to be a step in the right direction -- although I doubt it. Hopefully, then, our feature and sidebars about the sad state of the Rocky Mountain News, slated to appear online and in print later today, will cover the "Economy" part of the equation. And if the paper stops publishing, the "Deforesting" situation may improve a little, too. -- Michael Roberts

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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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