ABSTRACT Denver Post publisher F. G. Bonfils sued the rival Rocky Mountain News for libel in 1932. This research details the efforts of News investigative reporter Wallis Reef, who was sent on a months-long fact-finding mission to bolster the News’s case by documenting Bonfils’s history of crime and corruption. In presenting Reef’s findings, this work provides detailed information on a crucial episode in the long and consequential history of the newspaper war between the News and Post. Using investigative reports maintained by Reef that document his efforts day by day, it provides evidence that lends credibility to long-held rumors of fraud on the part of Bonfils. Along the way, this work explores how Reef navigated his tenuous position as investigative reporter/private investigator and the impact of his work on the News’s defense against Bonfils’s libel case.

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“报纸业中最卑鄙的人”：FG Bonfils针对落基山新闻的案子

摘要丹佛邮报的出版商FG Bonfils于1932年起诉竞争对手洛矶山新闻（Rocky Mountain News）诽谤。这项研究详述了新闻调查记者Wallis Reef的工作，后者被派去了一个月的实况调查团，以通过记录Bonfils的历史来巩固新闻事件。犯罪和腐败。在介绍Reef的发现时，这项工作提供了有关《新闻与邮报》之间漫长而必然的报纸战争历史中的关键事件的详细信息。使用Reef维护的调查报告每天记录他的努力，它提供了证据，证明了Bonfils长期以来关于欺诈的谣言。一路上，