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Newspaper-Less Future Nears in Some Cities

Nick McMaster — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:14:01 CDT

With the Seattle Post-Intelligencer to print a final edition next week, it’s set to follow the path of Denver’s Rocky Mountain News , which closed two weeks ago, the New York Times reports; the Tucson Citizen will also likely close next week. A rival newspaper will remain in each of those...

Rocky Mountain News Dead at 150

Rob Quinn — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 06:01:03 CST

The Rocky Mountain News published its last issue yesterday just short of 150 years after its founder hauled a printing press by oxcart to the nameless gold-rush settlement that would become Denver. Staffers and readers alike mourned the passing of the paper believed to have been Colorado's longest-running business, reports...

Rocky Mountain News Ends Publication Tomorrow

Harry Kimball — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:33:01 CST

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...