Day Two Coverage – Rocky Mountain News
December 6, 2008, 7:36 pm
Filed under: Rocky Mountain News
Filed under: Rocky Mountain News
It is day two of the news that the Rocky Mountain News is for sale and will be shut down in January if no buyer is found. Among the coverage today:
- Rocky editor John Temple makes the case that support for the paper is strong enough to lure a buyer
- Rocky business reporter Roger Fillion offers a JOA primer
- Scripps CEO Rich Boehne says “it is not a foregone conclusion that the Rocky will be shut down”
- Rocky media critic Jason Salzman is optimistic a buyer can be found and that the paper will thrive with an online-only format
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