February 13, 2014 11:15 AM UTC

Denver Post Editor Greg Moore's thoughts on the departure of veteran Post journalists

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• by: Jason Salzman

(Promoted by Colorado Pols)

I've been chronicling the departure of journalists from The Denver Post, and Michael Roberts has done a much more thorough job of it on Westword's Latest Word blog.

The list of keeps growing, the latest being The Post's Washington DC chief Allison Sherry, who's leaving to oversee the three-person DC office of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.

Others who've left The Post include Kristin Arellano, Michael Booth, Tim Hoover, Curtis Hubbard, Dave Krieger, Tom McKay, Dave Krause, Steve McMillan, Joan Niesen, Kevin Vaughan, and others.

I asked Denver Post editor Greg Moore to comment on the loss of so many respected journalists, most on their own volition, over the past few years. I told Moore it's a sad situation, from my perspective.

Here's Moore's response, via email (You can read more of Moore's thoughts here in a post by Roberts.):

Moore: "Movement has always been a part of industry and journalism is no different. We are happy for our colleagues who have found new challenges and we relish the opportunity to create new opportunities for those who remain at The Post. Many of the people who have left have been here for a long time and done terrific work. They left for better opportunities or a chance to do something else that would challenge them in new ways. The economy is getting better and so people are feeling confident about making a move. I am sure they bettered themselves financially. The news business has been downsizing, so if one is ready to move on their own terms, why wouldn't they do it? I think it is absolutely great. I am not sure I understand why you think this is so sad. We are able to go out and hire new people with fresh perspectives and give them a chance to make their mark in the footsteps of some great journalists in a great news town. It would be sad if talented people left and we were not able to replace them or attract talent. But that is not the case. We are hiring new people, promoting others and rethinking ways to reallocate resources that further our mission as a digital operation. So no sad faces here. We will miss our former colleagues. But the challenges remain, great work is to be done and we intend to keep on doing it."