Thursday, February 26, 2009

Rocky Mountain News: RIP

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Rocky Mountain News to close after Friday

Parent company Scripps said it was unable to find a buyer for newspaper

DENVER - The Rocky Mountain News in Denver will publish its last edition Friday.

Owner E.W. Scripps Co. announced on the newspaper’s Web site Thursday that its search for a buyer for the paper was unsuccessful.

Scripps CEO Rich Boehne said in a statement the newspaper is “a victim of changing times in our industry and huge economic challenges.” Scripps says the paper lost $16 million last year.

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