Westword
Circulation 67,520 (as of 2014)[1] | | |
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Westword is a free digital and print media publication based in Denver, Colorado. Westword publishes daily online coverage of local news, restaurants, music and arts, as well as longform narrative journalism. A weekly print issue circulates every Thursday. Westword has been owned by Voice Media Group since January 2013, when a group of senior executives bought out the previous owners.
Patricia Calhoun has been editor of Westword since she and two of her friends founded the publication in 1977. Calhoun and her former partners sold the newspapers to
Westword has received several awards for
The publication's website, westword.com, offers daily news coverage along with comprehensive listings of music, arts and other events, along with restaurants and bar listings.
Best of Denver
Every year, Westword's staff awards hundreds of Denver-area personalities, restaurants, bars and shops with its "Best of Denver" awards.
The newspaper also throws a yearly concert, the "Westword Music Showcase", which brings dozens of local bands along with national headlining acts to venues in the Golden Triangle. Westword also produces an annual list of
Other live events include Artopia, an annual celebration of the arts, Tacolandia, which features dozens of local taquerias and live music, and Feast, which focuses on the city’s entire food scene.
Marijuana
In November 2009 Westword became the first magazine or newspaper worldwide to employ a
Westword MasterMind Awards
The Westword MasterMind Awards were started in 2005 to recognize and encourage the "aesthetic adventurers who are changing the cultural landscape" of Denver.[9] The award comes with a no-strings attached cash grant.[9] Katie Taft was awarded the Westworld Mastermind Award in 2006.
References
- ^ Alliance for Audited Media
- ^ Vane, Sharyn (November 1998). "Consider the Alternative". American Journalism Review. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
- ^ Richard Siklos (October 24, 2005). "The Village Voice, Pushing 50, Prepares to Be Sold to a Chain of Weeklies". The New York Times. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
- ^ "Village Voice Media Execs Acquire The Company's Famed Alt Weeklies, Form New Holding Company". Tech Crunch. September 24, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
- ^ "Acid Trip: Denver's Secret LSD Labs Fueled the Psychedelic Revolution" Westword.com
- ^ Celebrate Artopia and Westword's newest MasterMinds Westword.com
- ^ "William Breathes looks back on three years as the country's first pot critic - - News - Denver - Westword". www.westword.com. Archived from the original on March 27, 2013.
- ^ "Denver Marijuana Guide | Cannabis News, Laws, Deals in Denver, CO".
- ^ a b Patricia, Calhoun (February 18, 2010). "MasterMind alumni brainstorm about the state of the arts in Denver". Westword.