Dumpster fire, clown show, a glitch in the simulation, whatever you want to call it, 2020 was a kind of something else we should have seen from the start. In Colorado, think of how it began: Around this time last year, residents and law enforcement were reporting troubling nightly sightings of mysterious lights in the […]
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Silverman: Search for truth and support reliable news outlets
Start spreading the news. I’m a news junkie, and so are many of you. We crave information and informed opinions. It is part of our search for truth. The truth is out there. Let’s start right here. The Colorado Sun should be a daily destination with its fair, balanced, and accurate reporting. Our Opinion page […]
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Opinion: Denver’s protest shooting a superspreader of online misinformation
The recent killing of 49-year-old Lee Keltner following protests in downtown Denver brought national attention to Colorado news organizations. In particular, eyes were on KUSA-9News, the station that brought the private security guard – hired through Pinkerton – who shot Keltner, and who is now charged with second-degree murder. But the danger of what happened […]
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Video indicates slain protester was upset about being filmed by 9News producer
By Colleen Slevin, The Associated Press Video from a Denver television station shows that a pro-police demonstrator who was fatally shot by a security guard hired by the station was apparently angry that he was being filmed as he argued with another man just seconds before the shooting. The cellphone video taken by the producer […]
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9News says it requested unarmed security, wasn’t aware Matthew Dolloff had gun before protest shooting
Denver television station 9News says its employees were unaware that Matthew Dolloff, a private security guard hired to protect them, was armed before Saturday’s fatal shooting as dueling protests wrapped up in Civic Center Park. In fact, the station says that when it contracted with the security company Pinkerton to protect its journalists at protests […]