Since this photo was taken in May 2013, The Denver Post newsroom staff has been cut by more than half as Alden Global Capital, the hedge fund that owns the paper, rakes in massive profits.

The Denver Newspaper Guild attempted to buy an advertisement in The Denver Post stating the Guild’s position on the latest job cuts announced for The Post. We were initially given the price of $6,450 for a quarter-page ad to run on Tues. March 20. Today we received word that the newspaper will not run the ad.

Now is the time for new owners at the Post and all other DFM newspapers. The Denver Newspaper Guild implores Alden to sell its free-falling DFM properties to local owners while there remains a chance to invest in journalism.

The next quarterly Denver Newspaper Guild newsroom unit meeting will be held Wednesday, Feb. 21 at noon in the Molly Brown room