40:
288:, sued Swift Communications for defamation with respect to the newspaper's coverage and characterization of Doronin. The legal action was settled by confidential agreement and dismissed May 27, 2022. During the pendency of the suit, coverage of Doronin was suspended by the publisher. Tension over the matter resulted in firing of the editor, Andrew Travers.
214:
and news director at KSNO and KTYE radio stations. After months of planning, the "'Aspen Times Daily'" was launched on
November 9, 1988 with Price as its first editor. The first issue came out the morning after a major local election, and the headline on the inaugural issue was "Dems sweep county."
222:
on sex assault charges. The charges were dropped after Price reported that the alleged victim was an undercover agent who fabricated the assault claim in order to give the district attorney a pretext for searching
Thompson's Woody Creek ranch for drugs. Thompson reprinted some of Price's stories in
165:
who sold the paper to B. Clark
Wheeler in 1885 and later became Governor of Colorado. Within months, Wheeler converted the paper into a daily. Wheeler was a promoter and had various business interests. In 1880, Wheeler changed the name of the city from Ute City to Aspen. In the 1890s, the paper
276:
The Aspen Times printed both weekly and daily editions until 2004, when the weekly was converted into a Sunday edition. At that point, the Times Daily went from Monday-Friday to seven days a week. The word "Daily" was dropped from the title of the daily paper in the 1990s.
238:. He also gave the newspaper an editorial edge that sought to slow down rampant development and preserve the local values and nature that had always made the Roaring Fork valley special. Jenkins left town in 1996, taking the post of foreign desk editor at
160:
The Aspen Weekly Times' first issue was published April 23, 1881 when Aspen was a silver mining town, and the purpose of the newspaper was to bring news about the outside world to miners. The original owner was D.H. Waite & Co under the leadership of
245:
In 1995, the ownership of the paper changed again, and this time the group included as many as nine investors by some reports. Among them were local businessmen George
Stranahan, Michael McVoy and longtime Times writer and novelist Andy Stone.
177:
veteran, bought The Aspen Times, and over the next 35 years would amass a local media empire. At one time, he owned KSNO-AM 1260, Aspen's cable TV company and its only newspaper. Downvalley, he also owned
785:
415:
572:
230:. Jenkins improved the newspaper by redesigning it and bringing in national and international news and cultural reporting and reviews from the services of the
518:
795:
805:
800:
174:
442:
270:
and as of May, 2011 the ability for readers to leave comments about articles was indefinitely removed, due to issues of incivility.
284:, an international real estate developer and art collector, who was involved in a real estate development at the entrance to the
419:
266:. Swift Communications owns at least ten other Colorado resort town newspapers. All of their online newspapers share the same
790:
519:"END TIMES IN ASPEN: How a Soviet-born developer and a West Virginia billionaire destroyed a 141-year-old Colorado newspaper"
375:
558:
565:
367:
491:
660:
198:
magazine. Dunaway was a crusading newspaper editor as well as a world-class ski racer and a prolific mountaineer.
351:
285:
267:
780:
166:
returned to a weekly publication schedule as the population of Aspen dropped due to the bust in silver prices.
468:
730:
273:
In Fall of 2011, the Aspen Times re-enabled anonymous commenting for users with an active
Facebook account.
207:
226:
In 1992, Dunaway sold the Times to a group led by Loren
Jenkins, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for the
363:
223:
his 1990 book "Gonzo Papers, Vol. 3: Songs of the Doomed: More Notes on the Death of the
American Dream."
609:
110:
581:
304:
255:
187:
60:
446:
392:
259:
219:
170:
162:
371:
281:
263:
179:
210:
to create a daily edition of the Aspen Times. Price had previously been a reporter at the
149:
102:
50:
774:
713:
356:
39:
674:
145:
141:
17:
550:
262:
in a regional newspaper buy up. Swift moved all printing operations to
326:
554:
545:
358:
Leaving
Readers Behind: The Age of Corporate Newspapering
124:
254:
On
December 1, 1999, the Aspen Times was purchased by
218:
In 1990, Price covered the arrest of gonzo journalist
152:, United States, with a history dating back to 1881.
492:"Publisher's note: The beginning of a new beginning"
739:
700:
684:
619:
588:
119:
109:
96:
82:
74:
66:
56:
46:
355:
27:Daily newspaper in Aspen, Colorado, United States
443:"#$ ^&%#@) it! … Keep it civil, commenters!"
354:; Kunkel, Thomas; Layton, Charles, eds. (2001).
305:"Marketing & Advertising in Aspen, Colorado"
566:
393:"Web comments for The Tribune take a holiday"
8:
32:
445:. Digital News Test Kitchen. Archived from
418:. Digital News Test Kitchen. Archived from
786:Companies based in Pitkin County, Colorado
573:
559:
551:
31:
296:
7:
469:"Aspen Times online comments return"
140:is a free, 6,500-circulation daily
517:Andrew Travers (August 18, 2022).
416:"Civil comments for news websites"
25:
645:Glenwood Springs Post Independent
490:Allison Pattillo (June 2, 2022).
391:Bangert, Randy (April 30, 2011).
796:Newspapers published in Colorado
182:radio station KMTS-FM 99.1, the
38:
806:1881 establishments in Colorado
723:Northern Nevada Business Weekly
471:. Aspen Times. October 21, 2011
801:Newspapers established in 1881
1:
748:Farmer & Rancher Exchange
546:Aspen Times official web site
368:University of Arkansas Press
763:indicate a daily newspaper.
822:
180:Glenwood Springs, Colorado
758:
268:content management system
37:
751:Tri-State Livestock News
719:North Lake Tahoe Bonanza
641:Eagle Valley Enterprise
307:. Swift Local Solutions
286:Aspen Mountain ski area
206:In 1988, Dunaway hired
105:, Colorado, 81611, U.S.
661:Steamboat Pilot &
414:Collebrusco, Anthony.
175:10th Mountain Division
791:Free daily newspapers
240:National Public Radio
709:Lahontan Valley News
635:The Citizen Telegram
582:Swift Communications
256:Swift Communications
250:Swift Communications
188:Carbondale, Colorado
61:Swift Communications
601:Tahoe Daily Tribune
260:Carson City, Nevada
34:
498:. Allison Pattillo
280:On April 13, 2022
220:Hunter S. Thompson
192:The Rifle Telegram
163:Davis Hanson Waite
100:314 E. Hyman Ave.
90:Aspen Weekly Times
768:
767:
669:Summit Daily News
638:Craig Daily Press
395:. Greeley Tribune
282:Vladislav Doronin
133:
132:
70:Samantha Johnston
16:(Redirected from
813:
575:
568:
561:
552:
534:
533:
531:
529:
514:
508:
507:
505:
503:
487:
481:
480:
478:
476:
465:
459:
458:
456:
454:
449:on July 14, 2012
438:
432:
431:
429:
427:
422:on July 16, 2012
411:
405:
404:
402:
400:
388:
382:
381:
361:
348:
342:
341:
339:
337:
331:Aspen Journalism
323:
317:
316:
314:
312:
301:
264:Gypsum, Colorado
212:Aspen Daily News
129:
126:
42:
35:
21:
821:
820:
816:
815:
814:
812:
811:
810:
781:Aspen, Colorado
771:
770:
769:
764:
754:
735:
696:
680:
650:Greeley Tribune
630:The Aspen Times
615:
584:
579:
542:
537:
527:
525:
516:
515:
511:
501:
499:
496:The Aspen Times
489:
488:
484:
474:
472:
467:
466:
462:
452:
450:
441:Outing, Steve.
440:
439:
435:
425:
423:
413:
412:
408:
398:
396:
390:
389:
385:
378:
350:
349:
345:
335:
333:
325:
324:
320:
310:
308:
303:
302:
298:
294:
252:
236:Washington Post
228:Washington Post
204:
158:
150:Aspen, Colorado
137:The Aspen Times
123:
101:
87:
51:Daily newspaper
33:The Aspen Times
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
819:
817:
809:
808:
803:
798:
793:
788:
783:
773:
772:
766:
765:
759:
756:
755:
753:
752:
749:
745:
743:
737:
736:
734:
733:
731:Record-Courier
728:
725:
720:
717:
710:
706:
704:
698:
697:
695:
694:
693:The Fence Post
690:
688:
682:
681:
679:
678:
671:
666:
658:
655:
652:
647:
642:
639:
636:
633:
625:
623:
617:
616:
614:
613:
606:
603:
598:
594:
592:
586:
585:
580:
578:
577:
570:
563:
555:
549:
548:
541:
540:External links
538:
536:
535:
509:
482:
460:
433:
406:
383:
376:
343:
318:
295:
293:
290:
251:
248:
232:New York Times
203:
200:
184:Valley Journal
173:, a U.S. Army
157:
154:
131:
130:
121:
117:
116:
113:
107:
106:
98:
94:
93:
84:
80:
79:
76:
72:
71:
68:
64:
63:
58:
54:
53:
48:
44:
43:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
818:
807:
804:
802:
799:
797:
794:
792:
789:
787:
784:
782:
779:
778:
776:
762:
757:
750:
747:
746:
744:
742:
738:
732:
729:
726:
724:
721:
718:
716:
715:
714:Nevada Appeal
711:
708:
707:
705:
703:
699:
692:
691:
689:
687:
683:
677:
676:
672:
670:
667:
665:
664:
659:
656:
653:
651:
648:
646:
643:
640:
637:
634:
632:
631:
627:
626:
624:
622:
618:
612:
611:
607:
604:
602:
599:
596:
595:
593:
591:
587:
583:
576:
571:
569:
564:
562:
557:
556:
553:
547:
544:
543:
539:
524:
520:
513:
510:
497:
493:
486:
483:
470:
464:
461:
448:
444:
437:
434:
421:
417:
410:
407:
394:
387:
384:
379:
373:
369:
365:
360:
359:
353:
352:Roberts, Gene
347:
344:
332:
328:
322:
319:
306:
300:
297:
291:
289:
287:
283:
278:
274:
271:
269:
265:
261:
257:
249:
247:
243:
241:
237:
233:
229:
224:
221:
216:
213:
209:
202:A daily again
201:
199:
197:
193:
189:
185:
181:
176:
172:
167:
164:
155:
153:
151:
147:
143:
139:
138:
128:
122:
118:
114:
112:
108:
104:
99:
95:
91:
85:
81:
77:
73:
69:
65:
62:
59:
55:
52:
49:
45:
41:
36:
30:
19:
760:
741:South Dakota
740:
722:
712:
701:
685:
673:
668:
662:
657:Snowmass Sun
649:
644:
629:
628:
620:
608:
600:
589:
526:. Retrieved
523:The Atlantic
522:
512:
500:. Retrieved
495:
485:
473:. Retrieved
463:
451:. Retrieved
447:the original
436:
424:. Retrieved
420:the original
409:
397:. Retrieved
386:
364:Fayetteville
357:
346:
334:. Retrieved
330:
321:
309:. Retrieved
299:
279:
275:
272:
253:
244:
239:
235:
231:
227:
225:
217:
211:
205:
195:
191:
183:
168:
159:
136:
135:
134:
97:Headquarters
89:
78:David Krause
29:
654:Sky-Hi News
475:October 21,
171:Bil Dunaway
111:Circulation
18:Aspen Times
775:Categories
675:Vail Daily
597:Sierra Sun
590:California
528:August 19,
502:August 19,
453:August 26,
426:August 26,
399:August 26,
377:1610752325
327:"About Us"
292:References
208:Dave Price
146:ski resort
125:aspentimes
610:The Union
605:Tahoe.com
336:August 4,
311:March 29,
169:In 1956,
142:newspaper
67:Publisher
727:Reno.com
686:Nebraska
621:Colorado
234:and the
196:Climbing
148:town of
57:Owner(s)
761:Italics
156:History
144:in the
120:Website
83:Founded
702:Nevada
374:
75:Editor
663:Today
115:6,500
103:Aspen
530:2022
504:2022
477:2011
455:2011
428:2011
401:2011
372:ISBN
338:2015
313:2023
194:and
127:.com
88:(as
86:1881
47:Type
258:of
186:in
777::
521:.
494:.
370:.
366::
362:.
329:.
242:.
190:,
574:e
567:t
560:v
532:.
506:.
479:.
457:.
430:.
403:.
380:.
340:.
315:.
92:)
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
