Rocky Mountain Voice

Tag: Investigative Journalism

Nick Shirley’s message to Colorado: Follow the money. Knock on the doors.
Rocky Mountain Voice, State, Top Stories

Nick Shirley’s message to Colorado: Follow the money. Knock on the doors.

By Jen Schumann | Rocky Mountain Voice Nick Shirley spent Saturday night walking the Freedom Fest audience through the questions that have taken him from hotels near Denver International Airport to empty daycare centers in Minnesota and apartment complexes in Aurora. Interviewed by Jeff Hunt, co-host of the Jeff and Bill Show on Denver's 710 KNUS, Shirley spent less time talking about what he uncovered than how he uncovered it. Colorado was one of the first places he looked Long before a Minnesota daycare investigation made him nationally known, Shirley found himself in Colorado after repeatedly hearing migrants at the southern border mention the same destination. Denver. He came to look.  "You guys are from Latin America? It's cold in Denver," he remembered asking....
The RMV stories readers didn’t scroll past in 2025
Rocky Mountain Voice, Commentary, State, Top Stories

The RMV stories readers didn’t scroll past in 2025

By RMV Editorial Board This list wasn’t built in a meeting. It formed over time, story by story, as readers decided what was worth stopping for. What follows are the 25 RMV stories that held attention in 2025—and didn’t let go. Looking across the year’s top 25 stories revealed patterns, which we reflect on at the end. 1. School unions gave $11K to Jeffco candidate who admitted to a sealed juvenile sexual offense RMV reported that a Jefferson County school board candidate privately acknowledged a sealed juvenile sexual offense while receiving financial support from education unions. The story documented information voters did not have before ballots were cast and raised questions about disclosure, trust, and institutional accountability in school leade...
The Press Has Become the Enemy of Truth and The Epstein Pattern Proves It
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The Press Has Become the Enemy of Truth and The Epstein Pattern Proves It

By C.J. Garbo | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice There was a time in this country when journalism meant something. It meant moral courage. It meant truth telling. It meant pulling corruption into the light even if it scorched the powerful. That era is gone. The modern press no longer defends truth. It orchestrates narratives. It does not expose the darkness. It manages it. If you want the clearest proof, look no further than the Jeffrey Epstein case. No story in modern American history has better revealed the press’s rotting soul. Epstein ran a global trafficking operation involving the rich, the powerful, and the politically connected. Children were abused. Women were exploited. A network of elites participated or enabled. And yet the media’s coverage has been sporadic, ...
March 2019 rewind: How Solomon and Carter unraveled the Trump-Russia collusion hoax narrative
Fox News, Approved, National

March 2019 rewind: How Solomon and Carter unraveled the Trump-Russia collusion hoax narrative

Fox News Journalists John Solomon and Sara Carter following the facts on the collusion narrative Solomon and Carter discuss their coverage of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, bias in the mainstream media. This is a rush transcript from "Life, Liberty & Levin," March 31, 2019. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. MARK LEVIN, HOST: Welcome America, I'm Mark Levin. This is "Life, Liberty & Levin." We have two great guests -- John Solomon, good to see you, sir. JOHN SOLOMON, INVESTIGATIVE COLUMNIST, THE HILL: Good to be with you, Mark. LEVIN: Sara Carter, good to see. SARA CARTER, CONTRIBUTOR, FOX NEWS: So nice to see you, Mark. LEVIN: Everyone knows who you are. You're ubiquitous and there's a reason for that. You're the -- ...