Boulder Daily Camera

Mondo Times editors    Boulder, Colorado USA

Posted at 12:27pm on Monday, November 16th, 2009

The Boulder Daily Camera offers this advice to people who would like to write a guest opinion article for publication in the newspaper. It was published on November 15, 2009:

"The Daily Camera welcomes guest opinions from readers on local, state or national topics of interest to the community.

To encourage vigorous debate and make room for diverse points of view on the editorial pages, we follow these guidelines:

-- The preferred length for a guest opinion is 600 to 750 words.

-- Articles by local writers on timely topics will receive first consideration.

-- A guest opinion must express a clear point of view. Articles written primarily to provide background information or to raise public awareness of an organization are not guest opinions, although some of them may be appropriate for other sections of the newspaper.

-- We do not publish guest opinions written to endorse a candidate or slate of candidates. Candidates and their supporters are welcome to answer widely publicized charges or specific criticism, but in most cases we ask them to respond in a letter to the editor rather than a guest opinion.

-- We do not publish guest opinions written to raise funds for a cause or a group. It may be appropriate to mention that an organization is soliciting contributions, but fund-raising should never be the primary purpose of a guest opinion.

-- Each writer or organization is limited to four guest opinions per year.

Anyone interested in writing a guest opinion should call or e-mail Editorial Page Editor Erika Stutzman to discuss the topic. Stutzman can be reached at 303-473-1354 or e-mail stutzmane@dailycamera.com.

Mondo Times editors    Boulder, Colorado USA

Posted at 3:09pm on Friday, August 28th, 2009

The Boulder Daily Camera is now owned entirely by MediaNews Group, Inc., the Camera announced on August 27, 2009:

"Prairie Mountain Publishing Co., which publishes the Camera and Colorado Daily newspapers in Boulder, is now fully owned by Denver-based MediaNews Group, officials announced Thursday.

During the past 3½ years, E.W. Scripps Co. and MediaNews held 50 percent stakes in Prairie Mountain Publishing, which owns several other Colorado newspapers, including the Broomfield Enterprise.

Six months ago, on the same day that Scripps officials said they would close the 150-year-old Rocky Mountain News, they also announced plans to transfer ownership of Prairie Mountain Publishing to MediaNews.

No significant changes are expected to take place at Prairie Mountain Publishing as a result of the ownership transfer, said Al Manzi, the Camera's publisher.

“We have no plans at all in terms of changes to the way we do business or to our commitments of this community and the communities of our other papers,” Manzi said.

Under the new structure, Manzi will report to Gerald Grilly, chief executive officer of the MediaNews-owned Denver Newspaper Agency. The Denver Newspaper Agency publishes the Denver Post.

Prairie Mountain Publishing's newspapers include the Camera, Colorado Daily, Broomfield Enterprise, Akron News Reporter, Brush News-Tribune, Burlington Record, Estes Park Trail Gazette, Fort Morgan Times, Julesburg Advocate, Lamar Ledger and the Sterling Journal-Advocate."

The full story:
http://www.dailycamera.com/boulder-business/ci_13216357

Mondo Times editors    Boulder Colorado USA

Posted at 11:51am on Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

Some stats about the online version of the Daily Camera, from the June 8, 2009 issue of the newspaper:

"DailyCamera.com, BroomfieldEnterprise.com, ColoradoDaily.com and Buffzone.com have more than 212,600 registered users and attract more than 3 million page views and 550,000 unique visitors every month, half of whom are locals."

Eric Kallgren    Boulder, Colorado USA

Posted at 3:57pm on Sunday, May 10th, 2009

I subjected the Boulder Sunday Camera to a scientific experiment on April 26, 2009. Having been curious to know how much of the paper is devoted to advertising vs. editorial content, I cleverly dissected the newspaper into its constituent parts. The results? About 0.4 pounds of editorial and 1.1 pounds of advertising. And that is being generous, as I counted any section with any news as being all news, which of course isn't the case.

While I sometimes look at some of the advertising, it seems like a huge waste of money and trees.

The following day, April 27, Camera Vice President of Marketing & Advertising Jill Stravolemos wrote in the paper: "If I read one more obituary about the death of the newspaper industry I'll scream." It would appear that if the newspaper industry is dying, the doctors in charge have decided to amputate the editorial to save it. Wait... that sound in the distance, is it the plaintive wailing of Ms. Stravolemos?