Leading journalists to speak at SaveTheNews.org community forum on Sept. 16

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date: September 9, 2009
Contact: Josh Stearns, Free Press, (413) 585-1533, x 204
Moira Vahey, Free Press, (202) 265-1490, x 31

DENVER -- Six months have passed since the 150-year-old Rocky Mountain News published its final edition. Since then, Denver has become a testing ground for rethinking how journalism is done.

SaveTheNews.org, Free Press and IWantMyRocky.com will be hosting a policy roundtable and community forum next week in Denver to bring together concerned citizens, journalists, lawmakers and community leaders to discuss the future of news.

The event will feature a public discussion on key issues facing journalism in Denver, the role public policy should play in shaping our media, new forms of distribution and content creation, innovative business models, and the city’s changing landscape for news.

What: "Saving the News: Denver and the Future of Journalism," a policy roundtable and public forum

When: Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009, 6:30-9:30 p.m. MT

Where: Colorado History Museum, 1300 Broadway, Denver, CO 80203

The event will feature small-group discussions, presentations from policymakers, and a roundtable discussion. Panelists will include:

Polly Baca, co-chair of the Colorado Latino Forum and a former state senator

Laura Frank, award-winning investigative reporter for the Rocky Mountain News and co-founder of the Rocky Mountain Investigative News Network

Wick Rowland, president and CEO of Colorado Public Television, KBDI-TV/12

David Sirota, nationally syndicated newspaper columnist and best-selling author

John Temple, former editor, president and publisher of the Rocky Mountain News and vice president/news for E.W. Scripps Co.

Craig Aaron, senior program director, Free Press

For more information, visit www.SavetheNews.org/Denver