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( – promoted by Colorado Pols) I’ve been hoping that journalists, being writers and all, would take more interest in the fact that gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis managed to cut a deal with the Hasan Family Foundation, paying him $150,000 to write a “series of in-depth articles on water” that could be used in a […]

( – promoted by Colorado Pols) When someone gets $150,000 from the Hasan Family Foundation to write a series of in-depth articles, you’d think journalists, being writers themselves, would want to see what was written. Especially if the writer is Colorado gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis. Yet, as far as I know, no Colorado journalist has […]

(We’re always happy to promote the work of another local blogger – promoted by Colorado Pols) I’ve been interviewing journalists via email who’ve disappeared from the local media scene-or who are doing very different things than they were a few years ago. Westword’s Michael Roberts hasn’t disappeared or switched employers, but I thought it would […]

( – promoted by Colorado Pols) You wouldn’t call many talk-radio hosts “journalists.” They’re mostly entertainers. But, still, what talk-radio host with any integrity sits in silence while a political candidate says he’d take a “beating” if he made his income tax returns public and doesn’t ask the most basic follow-up question in the book, […]

( – promoted by Colorado Pols) It’s basic journalism to seek the perspective of those you’re scrutinizing-and to check your facts. But the Associated Press did neither of those things for a story last Friday titled, “Vulnerable Democrats are tiptoeing on health care.” As a result, at least one Democrat, Rep. Betsy Markey of Colorado, […]

(Worth noting, not really surprising – promoted by Colorado Pols) You know talk radio shows filter out unwanted questions and stop unwanted callers from getting on the air. There’s the mute button, which the host can use to silence a caller with the tap of a finger. And there’s the person (the producer or possibly […]

( – promoted by Colorado Pols) The Scott McInnis campaign forks out $487 to an “appearance coach,” who reportedly advises McInnis to shave off his mustache and update his glasses, and it barely makes a blip of news. Is this a sign of good journalism or cynical passivity on behalf of the Colorado media? When […]