The Colorado Statesman

The Colorado Statesman was a weekly political newspaper published in Denver and was also one of the oldest continuously published newspapers in Colorado.[1] The Statesman covered the Colorado General Assembly, state government, public policy issues, campaigns and elections, the state’s political parties, and the people and personalities behind them.[2]

Colorado Statesman
TypeWeekly newspaper
PublisherEdwin H. Hackley
Founded1888
Ceased publication2017
CityDenver
CountryUnited States
ISSN2577-2317
OCLC number9542060
Websitewww.coloradostatesman.com

History

Founded in 1888, The Statesman changed its name from the Colorado Democrat in the 1970s. Longtime editor, publisher and part owner Jody Hope Strogoff told Columbia Journalism Review that the newspaper at that time "became non-partisan and found that in a politically divided state like Colorado, the power players all along the political spectrum, as well as bureaucrats, like the Stateman’s coverage."[3] Strogoff stepped down as publisher on Feb. 22, 2015, following a 35-year career. Former Colorado State Representative Jared Wright, the newspaper's contract cartoonist, assumed the publisher's role.[4][5][6]

Former state Rep. Gerald Kopel, "Mr. Colorado Legislature," wrote a weekly column in the newspaper from 1992 until his death in 2012.[7] A partial archive of those columns is available via Archive.org.

On Feb. 4, 2016, the newspaper placed the bulk of its online content behind a paywall, restricting its access primarily to paid subscribers only.[8]

In June 2017, the paper announced that it had merged with Clarity Media Corporation's Coloradopolitics.com. The branding associated with the Statesman was abandoned in favor of the Coloradopolitics.com brand.[9] It had been owned by Denver businessman and homebuilder Larry Mizel.[10]

References
  1. "About - The Colorado Statesman". Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  2. "The Colorado Statesman - Colorado Media". Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  3. "Colorado politics, covered". Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  4. ColoradoPeakPolitics (2015-02-23). "FAREWELL FOR NOW: Jody Strogoff to Step Down as Colorado Statesman Publisher". Colorado Peak Politics. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  5. "Cartoonist Jared Wright's Official Website". JAREDWRIGHT.COM. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  6. "About Jared Wright, The Cartoonist". JAREDWRIGHT.COM. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  7. "Former Colorado lawmaker Gerald Kopel remembered for love of state – The Denver Post". Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  8. Jason Salzman Former media critic at the Rocky Mountain News; Blogger, www bigmedia org (2016-02-08). "Colorado Political Newspaper Now Requires Subscription for Most Content". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2016-07-02.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. Westergaard, Neil (2017-06-01). "Anschutz adds to media holdings, buys another Colorado newspaper". Denver Business Journal. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
  10. Jason Salzman Former media critic at the Rocky Mountain News; Blogger, www bigmedia org (2016-07-01). "Trump Co-Host Owns Colorado Statesman Newspaper". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2016-07-02.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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