Denver Post

Mondo Times editors    Boulder Colorado USA

Posted at 11:18am on Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

MediaNews Group Bankruptcy Story Reads Differently in Denver

Denver's Westword newspaper reported on January 25, 2010:

"Clearly, anyone hoping for an unvarnished report about the MediaNews bankruptcy shouldn't expect to find one in the [Denver] Post, whose Friday article again managed to keep the B-word out of the headline ("Chapter 11" was used as a substitute). Fortunately, though, there's plenty of intriguing analysis being done, with the best I've found coming courtesy of Alan D. Mutter's Reflections of a Newsosaur blog.

For instance, a January 20 offering identifies the Hearst Corp. as the biggest loser in the filing -- Hearst forfeited $317 million in cash, as opposed to only paper losses by Singleton and his partner, Richard B. Scudder. According to Mutter, neither Singleton nor Scutter "will lose a nickel in the bankruptcy, because neither ever put any of his own money into the company."

Also of note: Mutter speculates that MediaNews Group could use the bankruptcy to bust up its existing joint-operating agreements. And in another essay, he dubs Singleton the "Evel Knievel of newspaper publishers" for his willingness to jump back into the fray even after sustaining enormous damage to his enterprises."

The full story:
http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/2010/01/medianews_group_bankruptcy_sto.php

Mondo Times editors    Boulder Colorado USA

Posted at 10:36am on Monday, January 18th, 2010

Denver Post Owner to Seek Bankruptcy Protection

IN Denver Times reported on January 16, 2010:

"The holding company of MediaNews Group Inc., the publisher of dozens of newspapers including the Denver Post and San Jose Mercury News, said Friday that it plans to seek bankruptcy protection, the latest in a string of troubled newspaper companies to seek refuge from creditors amid unsustainable debt loads.

The holding company, Affiliated Media Inc., said it reached an agreement with its lenders for a streamlined bankruptcy that will hand a majority of new stock to creditors, a group led by Bank of America Corp. The company’s existing equity will be canceled, the holding company said.

MediaNews Chairman and Chief Executive William Dean Singleton and company president Joseph Lodovic IV will control the restructured company through a special class of stock."

The full story:
http://www.indenvertimes.com/denver-post-owner-plans-to-seek-bankruptcy-protection/

Mondo Times editors    Boulder Colorado USA

Posted at 3:43pm on Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

Denver Post Great Outdoors Writer Dies At 72

The Denver Post reported on January 6, 2010:

"Charlie Meyers, who climbed from the lowlands of Louisiana to the peak of Colorado journalism through his insightful coverage of hunting, fishing and skiing for The Denver Post, died Tuesday evening from complications due to lung cancer.

Meyers, 72, covered his beats the past four decades with a graceful, engaging style and a thoughtful perspective. His last column for The Post, about an imperiled fishery in Park County, was published Dec. 6.

"He was a wonderful man, a wonderful journalist and a wonderful outdoorsman," said William Dean Singleton, publisher of The Denver Post. "I can't imagine The Denver Post without him."

The full story:
http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_14131079

Mondo Times editors    Boulder Colorado USA

Posted at 11:46am on Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

Denver Post, Dallas Morning News To Block Google News, Bloomberg reported on November 24, 2009:

"MediaNews Group Inc., the Post’s publisher, will block Google News when it starts charging readers in Pennsylvania and California for online content next year, Chief Executive Officer Dean Singleton said. Morning News owner A.H. Belo Corp. may introduce online subscription fees and also block Google, Executive Vice President James Moroney said.

“The things that go behind pay walls, we will not let Google search to, but the things that are outside the pay wall we probably will, because we want the traffic,” Singleton said.

While newspapers have complained about Google using their news to attract users and boost revenue, fewer than 1 percent have opted out of the service, said Josh Cohen, head of Google’s news division.

“There’s value in that traffic and I think publishers recognize that value,” Cohen said. “The reason they’re not opting out is they’re getting something from that relationship.”

The full story:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aRVlZEzbmNu0