Dave Danforth (publisher)

Dave Danforth is an American publisher and newspaper owner. In the United States, he pioneered micro-daily newspapers beginning in the late 1970s, including Colorado's Aspen Daily News.[1]

Career

In 1978, Danforth, a Yale University dropout who later returned to graduate from the Ivy League school,[2] then working as a stringer for The Denver Post and for some national publications, began printing up a one-sheet "missive" and distributing 2,000 copies around Aspen. "It was typewritten, both sides, with a little band of ads one inch high, a free handout," former Aspen journalist Andy Stone recalls. "He had a taste and a flair for sensational journalism."[1]

The Aspen Daily News, which soon converted to a tabloid format on traditional newsprint, has had a competition over decades with The Aspen Times, founded as a daily in 1881 before converting to a weekly in the 1920s. In the face of The News' incursion, The Times introduced a daily edition beginning in 1988;[1] as of 2016, The Times continues to publish daily.[3] Danforth sold the Daily News in 2017.[4]

In 1989, Danforth, together with partners Mark Guerringue and Adam Hirshan, co-founded the free New Hampshire daily The Conway Daily Sun. The newspaper dropped its Monday edition in 2009 but continues to publish Tuesdays through Saturdays.

In 1995, Danforth, together with partners James Pavelich and Dave Price (publisher), co-founded the free The Daily News (Palo Alto).[5] A year later, Pavelich and Price voted to remove Danforth from the newspaper's management.[6] Danforth unsuccessfully sued his partners, citing financial mismanagement, and the newspaper itself was sold in 2005 to Knight Ridder, which itself was later sold.[7] Pavelich and Price ultimately returned to Palo Alto to compete, as Palo Alto Daily Post, against their former newspaper.[8]

In 1999, Danforth co-founded California's Berkeley Daily Planet, which discontinued publication in 2010.[9]

In 2001, Danforth, together with Carolyn Sackariason and Ross Furukawa, co-founded California's Santa Monica Daily Press, which continues to publish as of 2016. Furukawa remains as president.[10]

References
  1. "American Journalism Review". ajrarchive.org. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  2. "Channel 82 co-owner to meld minds with Aspen Daily News | AspenTimes.com". The Aspen Times. Archived from the original on 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  3. "AboutUs Aspen Colorado | AspenTimes.com". The Aspen Times. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  4. "Quarterly Updates - 3rd Quarter 2017". Dirks, Van Essen & Murray. 2017-09-30. Retrieved 2017-10-28.
  5. "A falling out at the Palo Alto Daily News". www.paloaltoonline.com. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  6. "Daily News prevails in lawsuit (March 21, 2001)". www.paloaltoonline.com. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  7. "Knight Ridder buys papers with local ties | AspenTimes.com". The Aspen Times. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  8. "The Daily Post". www.padailypost.com. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  9. "Amid Myriad Woes, 'Berkeley Daily Planet' Folding as Print Publication – Editor & Publisher". www.editorandpublisher.com. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  10. "About Us". Santa Monica Daily Press. 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.