Patti Dennis.

​This morning, the Today show is reporting on the Kyle Dyer dog bite without running video of the actual incident.

Why not? The story, on view below, announces that NBC -- the parent network of 9News -- has decided not to feature the footage, and adds that the Denver station has actively sought to keep the clip off the Internet.

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Kyle Dyer.

​The video of 9News morning anchor Kyle Dyer being bitten in the face by a rescued Argentine Mastiff yesterday morning has led to an enormous amount of debate in our comment section.

But the clip has also raised questions about whether 9News tried to squelch use and distribution of the shocking footage in ways that it's hard to imagine the station doing for any other story.

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Al Manzi.

​Earlier this week, we contacted Boulder Daily Camera publisher Al Manzi after hearing the paper's publishing company had told nearly twenty workers they would be laid off -- and that they'd subsequently learned many of the paper's ad-design chores would be outsourced to India. Today, Manzi got back to us, shortly after the Camera published a story that confirmed the broad outlines of the tip.

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Video below.

​Live television can be unpredictable under the best circumstances -- especially if a dog is added to the mix.

This morning, these elements came together in a particularly painful way for 9News anchor Kyle Dyer, who was bitten in the face by Max, an 85-pound Argentine Mastiff, at the station's studio this morning.

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Big photos below.

​Protecting copyrights in today's wild Internet era is getting tougher and tougher. But for photographer Scott D. Smith, it's a matter of survival -- which is why he's fought for months to get country radio station 92.5 The Wolf to pay for allegedly stealing more than twenty photos from a Jason Aldean concert and using them for a week.

Unfortunately for him, the CEO of the station's parent company says it's not going to happen.

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​I'm three weeks an intern for Westword, and with each day, I'm made more aware of the strengths (and the pitfalls) of my journalism education at CU-Boulder. Nothing scares me more than joining my older brother in his misery caused by the mania surrounding this economic downturn. "Good luck finding a job. Your generation has it bad-d-d-d," they tell me -- a fair warning prior to my upcoming graduation from a program that's transitioning from journalism to "Journalism Plus."

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Hal Moore.

​Update below: Reliable sources tell us there have been five layoffs this week at Lincoln Financial Group stations in the Denver market.

Most prominent among them: Cruisin' Oldies' Hal Moore, a local radio icon, member of the Broadcast Professionals of Colorado Hall of Fame as well as the current holder of Westword's coveted Best DJ award.

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Grrr!

​Anyone thinking about abandoning the safety and comfort of the big city for a trip to Colorado's savage backcountry, take heed. Not only might you be braving the caprices of nature and the hardships of an untamed wilderness, but you could also encounter a particularly fierce breed of sheepdog.

According to this horrific account in the Durango Herald, the dreaded Akbash sheepdog from Turkey might even bark at you.

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Dave Logan.

​Update: On Tuesday night, 9News announced that sacked Mullen High School coach Dave Logan, who's also a KOA radio personality and voice of the Denver Broncos, would be the next head coach for Cherry Creek High. The Denver Post countered by claiming the deal wasn't done yet, publicly disagreeing with its longtime media partner. Now, however, even the Post confirms that Logan is Creek-bound, with a formal announcement slated for tonight.

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Big photos below.

​Even though Facebook is great for sharing oddball photos, many Denver TV personalities aren't interested in playing. Either they don't have a page, or they maintain one that's purposefully dull.

But here are some sample shots from folks in the spotlight who aren't afraid to have some fun, even if it means embarrassing themselves. Join the club!

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