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On Bain Claims, Will Local Press Rise to the Challenge?
January 19, 2012 06:00 AM
COLORADO — When a big national story breaks, job one for a city or metro editor is to make it relevant and accessible to local readers. And one thing every cub editor learns is the bag of tricks that can... Continue reading
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Political Reporters Must Be “Good Tour Guides”
January 10, 2012 01:11 PM
COLORADO — “Inside baseball” is a term journalists sometimes toss out when they’re deciding if an idea is story-worthy. “Is it too inside baseball?” a reporter will ask her editor, shorthand for “Is this topic so complicated, arcane or filled... Continue reading
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Seeking Truth in the Digital Storm
December 29, 2011 08:25 AM
COLORADO — Reporter Patrick Malone answers quickly when asked to identify the hardest part of covering politics for his newspaper, The Pueblo Chieftain. “It’s finding the truth within the rhetoric from both parties” in an era of instant communication and... Continue reading

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