Boulder International Film Festival: Come Back to Sudan

On February 16, 2009 By

[slideshow id=11] Boulder’s annual International Film Festival wrapped up over the weekend, with films on topics ranging from the Dalai Lama to Jean Claude Van Damme. One of the films screened at the festival was Come Back to Sudan, about Sudanese refugees living in Colorado who make a journey back to their homeland. Colorado College [...]

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On January 30, 2009 By

Rocky Mountain News employees hold a candlelight vigil, and a Colorado man faces federal charges.

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Colorado Papers not Immune to Layoffs

On January 22, 2009 By

In the sagging economy, many media outlets are cutting jobs and laying off reporters, and Colorado’s not immune. The most recent newspaper casualty happened on Tuesday when the Pueblo Chieftain told its veteran state capitol reporter that he would be out of a job at the end of the current legislative session. Bente [...]

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Capitol Conversation: Taking a Look at Ritter's Proposed Budget Cuts

On January 16, 2009 By

The Governor’s office announced millions of dollars in proposed budget cuts to a broad range of key programs. This comes in response to a projected 600 million dollar budget shortfall Colorado faces this year. Bente Birkeland discusses the cuts with statehouse reporters at the capitol as part of our weekly capitol conversation series.

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Citizen Report: Media Convergence

On January 15, 2009 By

Old Colorado City resident Dave Hughes is an Army veteran, great-grandfather, and an internet pioneer. For today’s “Citizen Report,” Hughes shares his thoughts on this particular experiment in media convergence.

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On January 14, 2009 By

A major transportation package in Colorado’s General Assembly, Representative Salazar (D) votes for S-CHIP expansion, and the Rocky Mountain News gets an ultimatum.

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The Citizen Report: Citizen Journalism

On January 8, 2009 By

Today marks the beginning of the “Citizen Report,” a collaborative effort between the Colorado Springs Gazette and KRCC. Drawing from submissions to the YourHub pages at ColoradoSprings.com, citizen journalists now have the opportunity to share their work over the air in addition to appearing in print.

This inaugural edition of [...]

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Tesla Rides High, But Faces Formidable Foe: Car Dealers
May 19, 2013 | NPR · The Model S from electric car manufacturer Tesla has been named Motor Trend Car of the Year. But the company’s business model is under attack by a formidable foe: the National Automobile Dealers Association, one of the most powerful lobbying groups in Washington.
 

Prominent Pakistani Politician Shot, Killed On Re-Election Eve
May 18, 2013 | NPR · The PTI party chairman, Imran Khan, blamed Zahra Shahid Hussain’s death on a rival party. Police told Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper that she was killed during an armed robbery.
 

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Spaniard’s Song Brings YouTube Fame … And Maybe A Job
May 18, 2013 | NPR · Enzo Vizcaíno looks like a busker, strumming away on his ukulele as he roams a Barcelona metro car. But he sings of his bachelor’s degree and postgrad diploma. “I’m the King of Microsoft,” he croons. He’s not looking for a handout. He just wants a job. And his creative approach may be paying off.
 

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New ‘Trek’ Goes ‘Into Darkness,’ But Not Much Deeper
May 18, 2013 | NPR · NPR’s Bob Mondello says J.J. Abrams’ latest Star Trek film knows how to make the sparks and feelings fly, but doesn’t bother making the sparks and feeling matter very much.
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Three-Minute Fiction Reading: ‘Plum Baby’
May 18, 2013 | NPR · NPR’s Susan Stamberg reads an excerpt of one of the best submissions for Round 11 of our short story contest. She reads Plum Baby by Carmiel Banasky of Portland, Ore.
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‘Waiting To Be Heard’ No More, Amanda Knox Speaks Out
May 18, 2013 | NPR · Less than two months into her study abroad program in Italy, Amanda Knox was accused and eventually convicted of murdering her roommate, Meredith Kercher. After her conviction was overturned, Knox returned home to Seattle — and now faces a potential retrial. Knox tells her story in a new memoir.
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Draco Rosa: A Pop Survivor Returns From The Brink, With Friends
May 18, 2013 | NPR · In the 1980s, he was Robi Rosa, the lead singer of Menudo at the boy band’s peak of popularity. Rosa went on to write hits for bandmate Ricky Martin and develop a solo career. When Rosa was diagnosed with cancer several years ago, some of the biggest names in Latin music assembled to support him.
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After Health Issues, Influential Conductor Back At Met Opera
May 18, 2013 | NPR · Host Scott Simon speaks with New York Times classical music critic Anthony Tommasini about conductor James Levine’s return to the Metropolitan Opera after a series of health problems kept him away for two years.
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Ana Popovic Shreds The Belgrade Blues
May 18, 2013 | NPR · The Serbian guitarist fell in love with American blues music as a kid — well before she could understand the words.
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