In 1951, Richard Lyttle, son of Meeker Herald’s founder James Lyttle, served as president of the board for the Colorado Press Association. Last weekend at the first in-person convention we’ve had in two and half years, I was honored to step into that role for the coming year. The Colorado[Read More…]
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PRESS AWARDS …
The HT brought home six awards from this year’s Colorado Press Association convention, including first place finishes for for our weekly news roundup, best news photograph, photo and design and best page design. We also received a second place award for a news media/house ad promotion. Finally, Sophia Goedert’s feature[Read More…]
Opinion: Journalism sustainability
RBC I No matter what issue you care about most — public education, the environment, affordable housing, economic opportunities — Colorado news outlets like this one connect you to the news you need to think globally and act locally. Yet the financial collapse of reliable local news is a statewide[Read More…]
CPA’s statement on Washington
RBC | The first rule of journalism is to “show,” not just “tell.” We decry Wednesday’s siege of the U.S. Capitol as an attack not just on democracy, but also on the free press, and we urge Coloradans to see that attack with their own eyes. The words “Murder the[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: A little validation goes a long way
[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Listen to this”] This week marks the 197th issue published under Solas (which means “light” in Irish Gaelic) Publications, Inc. That’s 197 weeks of tracking down news, finding reporters to cover stories, sitting through meetings, taking pictures and videos, updating the website, building ads, selling ads,[Read More…]
HT takes home 10 awards, ‘Service to the First’ honor in statewide competition
[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Listen to this”] The Rio Blanco Herald Times has earned 10 awards in the Colorado Press Association’s annual Better Newspaper Contest for 2019. The contest includes entries from news organizations statewide and is judged by members of a different state’s press association. Entries are divided into[Read More…]
Newsprint tariff has painful consequences {Editor’s Column}
A few months ago we mentioned the 32 percent tariff placed on Canadian newsprint (where almost all uncoated paper in the U.S. comes from) thanks to a single complaint from a paper mill owned by a New York hedge fund, and the potential threat that tariff poses to the newspaper[Read More…]
