Colorado House Republicans distribute list of “friendly” and “not friendly” media outlets – The Colorado Sun

Colorado House Republicans distribute list of “friendly” and “not friendly” media outlets  The Colorado Sun

Colorado Republicans distributed a list of "friendly" and "not friendly" media, including The Colorado Sun, The Denver Post and 9News. A few weeks ago, leadership in the Colorado House Republican caucus handed out a list of media outlets to their members. But instead of just titles, mediums, phone numbers and email addresses, there was an untitled column with one of two descriptors: “friendly” and “not friendly.” Seven others, including The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel and television station KDVR-TV, were listed as friendly. ► Voter guide: Everything you need to know about Election Day on Nov. 3 The Colorado Sun checked with the three other caucuses in the legislature and their respective spokespeople.

All said they don’t have a similar list denoting whether a media outlet is friendly. There may be mental notes about which reporters are better to work with than others, but no written list, Capitol veterans say. House Minority Leader Hugh McKean, a Loveland Republican, defended the list, saying it was created at the request of a member who wanted to know how to best navigate the Capitol media landscape. “We just wanted to make sure that as they’re pushing stories out that they know what to expect out of those different media organizations,” McKean said. “If I have a story that I want to push out that