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'''Prairie Mountain Media''' is an American publishing company owned by [[Digital First Media]]. It owns a series of newspapers most notably ''[[The Denver Post]]''. Digital First Media is owned by [[Alden Global Capital]] which has sharply cut costs by reducing the number of journalists working on many of its newspapers.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bauerlein|first=Monika|date=2020-05-15|title="News is just like waste management."|url=https://www.motherjones.com/media/2020/05/news-is-just-like-waste-management/|access-date=2023-08-21|website=Mother Jones|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last1=Folkenflik|first1=David|title='Vulture' Fund Alden Global, Known For Slashing Newsrooms, Buys Tribune Papers|language=en-US|work=National Public Radio|url=https://www.npr.org/2021/05/21/998730863/vulture-fund-alden-global-known-for-slashing-newsrooms-buys-tribune-papers|date=2021-05-21|access-date=2023-08-21}}</ref>
'''Prairie Mountain Media''' is an American publishing company owned by [[Digital First Media]]. It owns a series of newspapers most notably ''[[The Denver Post]]''. Digital First Media is owned by [[Alden Global Capital]] which has sharply cut costs by reducing the number of journalists working on many of its newspapers.<ref>{{Cite |last=Bauerlein|first=Monika|date=15|title="News is just like waste management."|url=https://www.motherjones.com/media/2020/05/news-is-just-like-waste-management/|access-date=21|=Mother Jones|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last1=Folkenflik|first1=David|title='Vulture' Fund Alden Global, Known For Slashing Newsrooms, Buys Tribune Papers|language=en-US|work= |url=https://www.npr.org/2021/05/21/998730863/vulture-fund-alden-global-known-for-slashing-newsrooms-buys-tribune-papers|date=21|access-date=21}}</ref>


The company acquired Lehman Communications in 2011<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.canoncitydailyrecord.com/region-story.asp?ID=15720 |title=Cañon City Daily Record - Lehman Comm. Sold to Prairie Mountain Publishing |access-date=2017-04-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708114332/http://www.canoncitydailyrecord.com/region-story.asp?ID=15720 |archive-date=2011-07-08 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dailycamera.com/longmont-news/ci_17152929 | title=Boulder Camera owner acquires Lehman Communications, Longmont Times-Call | date=21 January 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.canoncitydailyrecord.com/region-story.asp?ID=15903 |title=Cañon City Daily Record - Lehman sale to MediaNews subsidiary finalized |access-date=2011-03-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708114337/http://www.canoncitydailyrecord.com/region-story.asp?ID=15903 |archive-date=2011-07-08 }}</ref> and the ''Greeley Tribune'' from [[Swift Communications]] in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.postindependent.com/news/swift-communications-sells-greeley-tribune-to-newspaper-operator-medianews-group/|title=Swift Communications sells Greeley Tribune to newspaper operator MediaNews Group|last=Agnew|first=Kelly Geary|website=www.postindependent.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-25}}</ref>
The company acquired Lehman Communications in 2011<ref>{{cite |url=://www.canoncitydailyrecord.com/- |=Cañon City Daily Record Lehman Comm. Sold to Prairie Mountain Publishing |access-date=2017 |url-status= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web//://www.canoncitydailyrecord.com/- |archive-date= }}</ref><ref>{{cite | url=://www.dailycamera.com/longmont-/ |title=Boulder Camera owner acquires Lehman Communications, Longmont Times-Call | = January }}</ref><ref>{{cite |url=://www.canoncitydailyrecord.com/- |=Cañon City Daily Record Lehman sale to MediaNews subsidiary finalized |access-date=2011 |url-status= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web//://www.canoncitydailyrecord.com/- |archive-date= }}</ref> and the ''Greeley Tribune'' from [[Swift Communications]] in 2020.<ref>{{Cite |url=https://www.postindependent.com/news/swift-communications-sells-greeley-tribune-to-newspaper-operator-medianews-group/|title=Swift Communications sells Greeley Tribune to newspaper operator MediaNews Group|last=Agnew|first=Kelly Geary|=|language=en-US|access-date=202025}}</ref>


In June 2024, the company announced it will shutter its printing plant in [[Berthoud, Colorado|Berthoud]] and move production of its papers to ''The Denver Post''{{'s}} production facility. As a result, 40 employees will be let go.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-06-27 |title=Prairie Mountain Media will close Berthoud printing plant |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2024/06/27/berthoud-printing-plant-closed/ |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=The Denver Post |language=en-US}}</ref>
In June 2024, the company announced it will shutter its printing plant in [[Berthoud, Colorado|Berthoud]] and move production of its papers to ''The Denver Post''{{'s}} production facility. As a result, 40 employees will be let go.<ref>{{Cite |= 2024 |title=Prairie Mountain Media will close Berthoud printing plant |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2024/06/27/berthoud-printing-plant-closed/ |access-date=2024 |=The Denver Post |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Prairie Mountain Media newspapers==
==Prairie Mountain Media newspapers==

Revision as of 15:50, 5 July 2024

Prairie Mountain Media
IndustryNews Publication
Interactive Media
Founded2006
HeadquartersBoulder, Colorado, USA
Key people
Al Manzi
RevenueUSD (2007)
OwnerDigital First Media
Websiteprairiemountainmedia.com

Prairie Mountain Media is an American publishing company owned by Digital First Media. It owns a series of newspapers most notably The Denver Post. Digital First Media is owned by Alden Global Capital which has sharply cut costs by reducing the number of journalists working on many of its newspapers.[1][2]

The company acquired Lehman Communications in 2011[3][4][5] and the Greeley Tribune from Swift Communications in 2020.[6]

In June 2024, the company announced it will shutter its printing plant in Berthoud and move production of its papers to The Denver Post's production facility. As a result, 40 employees will be let go.[7]

Prairie Mountain Media newspapers

The company owns the following newspapers in Colorado:

References

  1. ^ Bauerlein, Monika (May 15, 2020). ""News is just like waste management."". Mother Jones. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  2. ^ Folkenflik, David (May 21, 2021). "'Vulture' Fund Alden Global, Known For Slashing Newsrooms, Buys Tribune Papers". NPR. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  3. ^ "Lehman Comm. Sold to Prairie Mountain Publishing". Cañon City Daily Record. July 29, 2011. Archived from the original on July 5, 2024. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  4. ^ Wallace, Alicia (January 21, 2011). "Boulder Camera owner acquires Lehman Communications, Longmont Times-Call". Daily Camera. Boulder, Colorado.
  5. ^ "Lehman sale to MediaNews subsidiary finalized". Cañon City Daily Record. July 29, 2011. Archived from the original on July 5, 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
  6. ^ Agnew, Kelly Geary (February 25, 2020). "Swift Communications sells Greeley Tribune to newspaper operator MediaNews Group". Post Independent. Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  7. ^ "Prairie Mountain Media will close Berthoud printing plant". The Denver Post. June 27, 2024. Archived from the original on June 27, 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.


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