"The newspaper is the first rough draft of history." — Philip Graham When Utah was just a territory and the Transcontinental Railroad was not yet complete, news was a priceless commodity to the pioneer inhabitants who needed a connection to the rest of the country and the world. Alone in an … [Read more...]
Utah’s Writing Community
Dustin Steinacker, winner of the “Writers of the Future” award is an aspiring novelist who has tapped into a great writing community right here in Utah. Steinacker says writers don’t have to leave the state for fancy conferences in order to find the support and inspiration they need to feed creativity. Read the story from deseretnews.com by Herb Scribner. … [Read more...]
Why the Salt Lake Tribune Will Fail Unless the DOJ Takes Action
Read about this issue in-depth. We found some great sources for our investigation conclusions. Tribune Latest Round of Layoffs (April 10th, 2014) Feds Scrutinize Salt Lake Newspapers Deal Salt Lake Tribune (April 9th, 2014) http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/57791269-78/tribune-news-digital-deal.html.csp The breaking story by the Tribune on themselves … [Read more...]
Deseret News Conspires to Expedite Demise of Salt Lake Tribune
Every day, newspapers run the obituaries of people who have died in the community. But will The Salt Lake Tribune soon be running an obituary about itself? That’s the fear many people have since the newspaper entered into a troubling and, until recently, secret agreement with its competitor, the Deseret News, which is owned by the LDS Church. The agreement slashes the … [Read more...]