MediaNews GroupMNG Enterprises, Inc., doing business asDigital First Media and MediaNews Group, is a Denver, Colorado, United States–based newspaper publisher owned by Alden Global Capital. As of May 2021, it owns over 100 newspapers and 200 assorted other publications. HistoryMediaNews Group was founded by Richard Scudder and William Dean Singleton. Both had experience in the American newspaper industry. Scudder ran the Newark Evening News, a newspaper founded by his grandfather.
Alden Global CapitalAlden Global Capital is a hedge fund based in Manhattan, New York City, with a focus on newspapers. It was founded in 2007 by Randall D. Smith, and is a division of Smith Management LLC. Its managing director is Heath Freeman. By mid-2020, Alden had stakes in roughly 200 American newspapers. The company added more newspapers to its portfolio in May 2021 when it purchased Tribune Publishing and became the second largest newspaper publisher in the United States.
Frederick Gilmer BonfilsFrederick Gilmer "Bon" Bonfils (December 31, 1860 – February 2, 1933) was an American businessman and publisher who, alongside Harry Heye Tammen, co-owned The Denver Post. He was an early user of yellow journalism. Early life and business careerBonfils was born on December 31, 1860, in Troy, Missouri, the second of eight children to lawyer and judge Eugene Napoleon Bonfils and Henrietta B. Lewis. Mayflower crew member John Alden was his 11th-great-grandfather.
Harry Heye TammenHeinrich Heye "Tam" Tammen (March 6, 1856 – July 19, 1924) was an American journalist, publisher, and businessman. He worked alongside Frederick Gilmer Bonfils and co-owned The Denver Post, the Kansas City Post, and the Sells Floto Circus. Early lifeTammen was born on March 6, 1856, in Baltimore. His father was a pharmacist and supposed attaché for the Netherlands named Heye Henrich. His mother was named Caroline Henrietta (née Piepenbruker).Times Mirror CompanyThe Times Mirror Company was an American newspaper and print media publisher from 1884 until 2000.
William Dean SingletonWilliam Dean Singleton (born August 1, 1951) is an American newspaper executive. He is the founder and executive board chairman of MediaNews Group, the fourth-largest newspaper company in the United States in terms of circulation, with 53 daily papers totaling 2.7 million subscriptions daily and 3 million on Sunday. He is also a former chairman of the board of directors of the Associated Press.Richard ScudderRichard Betts Scudder (May 13, 1913 – July 11, 2012) was an American newspaper pioneer, newspaper publisher, journalist, and co-founder of the MediaNews Group, the second largest newspaper company in the United States. He served as MediaNews' chairman from 1985 until 2009. Scudder is also considered an innovator and pioneer of newspaper recycling. He founded the Garden State Paper Company, which later became one of the world's largest newspaper recycling companies.
Grover ClevelandStephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837 – June 24, 1908) was the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, serving from 1885 to 1889 and from 1893 to 1897. He was the first Democrat elected president after the American Civil War and the first U.S. president to serve nonconsecutive terms. Born in Caldwell, New Jersey, Cleveland was elected mayor of Buffalo in 1881 and governor of New York in 1882.
Denver metropolitan areaMetropolitan Statistical Area in Colorado, United StatesDenver–Aurora–Centennial, COMetropolitan Statistical AreaMetropolitan Statistical AreaSkyline of Downtown DenverDenver–Aurora–Greeley, CO CSA City and County of Denver Denver–Aurora–Centennial MSA Boulder MSA Greeley MSA Country United StatesState ColoradoLargest city - DenverOther principal cities • Arvada • Aurora • Broomfield • Centennial • Lakewood • ThorntonArea • Total8,405 sq mi (21,770 km2)Population (April 1, 2020) • Total2,963,821GDP • Total$311.876 billion (2023)Time zoneUTC−7 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT) Denver is the central city of a conurbation region in the U.S. state of Colorado.
SensationalismIn journalism and mass media, sensationalism is a type of editorial tactic. Events and topics in news stories are selected and worded to excite the greatest number of readers and viewers. This style of news reporting encourages biased or emotionally loaded impressions of events rather than journalistic objectivity.
ComscoreComscore, Inc. is an American-based global media measurement and analytics company providing marketing data and analytics to enterprises, advertising agencies, brand marketers, and publishers. HistoryComscore was founded in July 1999 in Reston, Virginia.
Gene FowlerGene Fowler (born Eugene Devlan) (March 8, 1890 – July 2, 1960) was an American journalist, author, and dramatist.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.