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 The May 2, 2006 front page of the Rocky Mountain News, before the 2007 redesign |
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
| Format | Tabloid |
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| Owner | E. W. Scripps Company, Opearted by Denver Newspaper Agency |
| Publisher | John Temple |
| Editor | John Temple |
| Founded | 1859 |
| Headquarters | 101 West Colfax Ave. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. A tabloid is a Newspaper industry term which refers to a smaller newspaper format per spread to a weekly or semi-weekly alternative newspaper that focuses on local-interest The EW Scripps Company ( is an American Media conglomerate founded by Edward W The Rocky Mountain News is a Monday-Saturday morning Tabloid -format Newspaper published in Denver Colorado, United States. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Suite 500 Denver, CO 80202  United States |
| Circulation | 255,427 Daily[1] 704,806 Sunday[2] |
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| Website: rockymountainnews.com | |
The Rocky Mountain News is a daily morning tabloid-format newspaper published in Denver, Colorado. The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the This is a list of the daily Newspapers in the World by average circulation A tabloid is a Newspaper industry term which refers to a smaller newspaper format per spread to a weekly or semi-weekly alternative newspaper that focuses on local-interest A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States It is owned by the E. W. Scripps Company. The EW Scripps Company ( is an American Media conglomerate founded by Edward W (Despite Scripps still running the paper, it's the only newspaper in the Scripps family not to have the corporate lighthouse logo on the front page. ) As of March 2006, the Monday-Friday circulation was 255,427. [1]
Under the leadership of President, Publisher and Editor John Temple, the Rocky Mountain News has won four Pulitzer Prizes since the year 2000. The Pulitzer Prize, ˈpʊlɨtsɚ PULL-it-sər is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in Newspaper journalism, 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Most recently in 2006, the newspaper won two Pulitzers in Feature Writing and Feature Photography.
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History
First Issue
The Rocky Mountain News is Colorado's oldest newspaper and continuously operated business. Its first issue was printed on April 23, 1859 by founder William N. Byers, who had hauled his printing press from Omaha, Nebraska by oxcart during the start of the Colorado Gold Rush. William Newton Byers ( February 22, 1831 &ndash March 25, 1903) was a founding figure of Omaha Nebraska, serving as the first The Pike's Peak Gold Rush (later known as the Colorado Gold Rush) was the boom in Gold prospecting and mining in the Pike's Peak Country of western The first issue was printed only 20 minutes ahead of its rival, the Cherry Creek Pioneer.
Jack Foster
The E.W. Scripps Company bought the Rocky Mountain News in 1926. The EW Scripps Company ( is an American Media conglomerate founded by Edward W The Rocky Mountain News and its competitors, including The Denver Post, resorted to gasoline giveaways and other promotions in an attempt to boost circulation. The Denver Post is a daily Newspaper and online website published in Denver Colorado. By the early 1940s, the Rocky Mountain News had nearly died.
It was saved by then-editor Jack Foster when he convinced Scripps to approve changing the newspaper from a broadsheet-format to a tabloid design. Broadsheet is the largest of the various Newspaper formats and is characterized by long vertical pages (typically 22 inches or more Foster reasoned that the new format would make it easier for readers to hold and navigate and that it would make advertising more affordable.
Foster's wife, Frances, introduced America's first "advice" column called Molly Mayfield. It became an instant favorite among readers and was soon adopted many other newspapers, paving the way for advice columnists such as Ann Landers and Abigail Van Buren.
The Joint Operating Agreement
After a continued rivalry that almost put both papers out of business, the Rocky Mountain News and The Denver Post merged operations in 2001 under a joint operating agreement [2]. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The Newspaper Preservation Act of 1970 was an Act of the United States Congress, signed by President Richard Nixon, that authorized the formation Through the JOA, the Denver Newspaper Agency was formed. The Rocky Mountain News is a Monday-Saturday morning Tabloid -format Newspaper published in Denver Colorado, United States. The new company runs all non-editorial operations of both papers, namely advertising and circulation, and is equally owned by the E. W. Scripps Company and MediaNews Group (which owns The Denver Post). The EW Scripps Company ( is an American Media conglomerate founded by Edward W MediaNews Group, based in Denver Colorado, is one of the largest Newspaper companies in the United States.
While the newspapers share an advertising and circulation department, they still publish separately (except during the weekends, when the Rocky Mountain News is published only on Saturday and The Denver Post on Sunday; both newspapers' editorial pages appear in both weekend papers) and maintain their rivalry.
Recent Awards
2006
- Pulitzer Prize - Feature Writing
- Awarded to Jim Sheeler, Rocky Mountain News reporter for his "Final Salute" special report, the story of a Marine major assigned to casualty notification and how he helps families with fallen relatives in Iraq cope with their loss.
- Pulitzer Prize - Feature Photography
- Awarded to Todd Heisler, Rocky Mountain News photographer for his photos in the "Final Salute" special report.
2003
- Pulitzer Prize - Breaking News Photography
- From the citation: "Awarded to The Rocky Mountain News Photography Staff for its powerful, imaginative coverage of Colorado's raging forest fires. " [3]
- Colorado Press Association's General Excellence Award
- Named best large daily newspaper in Colorado for the eighth year in a row.
- 25 Society for Newspaper Design Awards
- Awarded to the photo and design staffs. They placed eighth in the world.
- 9 National Press Photographers Association Awards
- 6 Pictures of the Year International Awards
2002
- Best Of The West
- Won more first place awards than any other western newspaper
2000
- Pulitzer Prize - Breaking News Photography
- From the citation: "Awarded to the Denver Rocky Mountain News Photo Staff for its powerful collection of emotional images taken after the student shootings at Columbine High School. "[4]
Rocky Redesigned
On January 23, 2007, the Rocky Mountain News was redesigned to a smaller, magazine-style format. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The redesign's features included more color pages and photographs, full-page photo section covers, a new masthead logo and different page numbering from the previous design.
The redesign was the result of new presses that allowed the newspaper to print about 25 percent faster than its old presses and can print an average of 60,000 issues per hour. [3]
See also
Footnotes
- ^ a b 2006 Top 100 Daily Newspapers in the U.S. by Circulation (PDF). The Newspaper Preservation Act of 1970 was an Act of the United States Congress, signed by President Richard Nixon, that authorized the formation BurrellesLuce (2006-03-31). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Retrieved on 2007-03-06. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of
- ^ Circulation figures include combined Rocky Mountain News and The Denver Post for Saturday and Sunday editions.
- ^ [1] Rocky Mountain News video journal. Retrieved on 2007-1-23.
External links
- Rocky Mountain News official site
- Denver Newspaper Agency
- E.W. Scripps Rocky Mountain News profile
- Rocky Mountain News MySpace
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