Saturday’s Denver Post (the least read Post of the week) ran a 3-inch story in the business section that I almost missed. The headline read “Post’s Parent Company Files Restructuring Deal.” The story went on to say that Affiliated Media, the parent of Media News Group, which is the parent of the Denver Post, was [...]
There’s been a lot of buzz about the Newspaper Project lately. It’s a PR campaign launched by “a small group of newspaper executives to support a constructive exchange of information and ideas about the future of newspapers,” according to the site. You might have seen an advertisement they placed in major newspapers after this year’s [...]
Today’s newspaper reporters are armed with more than pen and pad. They have cameras. They have blogs. They have Twitter. They have arrived. RockyMountainNews.com has launched “DNC Right now” powered by Twitter front and center on its home page. Why the sudden emphasis on Twitter? According to this page, each reporter has a Twitter account [...]
Two events this week shed a fascinating light on how Denver newspapers are adjusting to the tectonic shifts in the media landscape driven by the Internet and new technologies. Below are anecdotes from JohnstonWells staff who attended. Newspaper Battles 2007 The Rocky Mountain News and The Denver Post have battled each other for years and [...]
Online video continues to blur the lines of traditional media. The weekly Denver Business Journal – whose breaking online business news competes with the business sections of the dailies, The Denver Post and the Rocky Mountain News – is now giving local TV news stations some unexpected competition with a daily “Video Business Brief.” The [...]
In a follow-up article from the YearlyKos Convention, Denver Post reporter Chuck Plunkett discusses buzz around bloggers taking on hard-hitting local beats. Colorado Confidential’s Wendy Norris: “That is the wave of the future for blogging – the state and local.” If you’re unfamiliar with Colorado Confidential, here’s how it describes its mission: Colorado Confidential is [...]
In the face of layoffs and buyouts, everyone’s wondering what newspapers are going to do to survive in the 21st century. In our view, it’s encouraging to see some newspapers embracing technology instead of retreating from it. Many newspapers are now offering video on their websites. Here regionally a number of papers’ websites feature a [...]