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Rocky Mountain News Ends Publication Tomorrow

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 26, 2009 3:33 PM CST

(Newser) – The Rocky Mountain News, the oldest paper in Colorado and perhaps the longest-running business in Denver, will print its last edition tomorrow, the Denver Post reports. The news comes after its owner spent months fruitlessly searching for a buyer. “The operating conditions have become increasingly difficult,” the CEO said, “leaving us with no choice but to seek an exit.”

“The Rocky is one of America's very best examples of what local news organizations need to be in the future,” he continued. “Unfortunately, the partnership’s business model is locked in the past.” The Rocky had forged a partnership with the Post in an effort to cut costs, and won concessions from union workers, but it wasn’t enough. A last-minute buyer was “unable to present a viable plan.”

The offices of the Rocky Mountain News and The Denver Post.
The offices of the Rocky Mountain News and The Denver Post.   (AP Photo)
Rich Boehne, president and CEO of E.W. Scripps Co., talks about offering the Rocky Mountain News, Colorado's oldest newspaper, up for sale.
Rich Boehne, president and CEO of E.W. Scripps Co., talks about offering the Rocky Mountain News, Colorado's oldest newspaper, up for sale.   (AP Photo)
A Rocky Mountain News newspaper box.
A Rocky Mountain News newspaper box.   (AP Photo)
The production facility of the Rocky Mountain News north of downtown Denver.
The production facility of the Rocky Mountain News north of downtown Denver.   (AP Photo)
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COMMENTS
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riffran
Feb 27, 2009 1:58 AM CST
adapt and overcome or improvise....or get out......for good or ill, the event of the internet has sent the old ways of getting news(newspapers) down the path of obsolescence...
Guest
Feb 26, 2009 7:10 PM CST
Journalism is now a (really) broke person's profession.
jaguarj
Feb 26, 2009 5:44 AM CST
To many other sources for news and companies aren't spending the $$ for advertising.

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