A profoundly sad day for Colorado – Friday will be the final edition of the Rocky Mountain News. Here’s the coverage:
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS
• Rocky Mountain News to close, publish final edition Friday
• The Rocky tick-tock of the internal announcement
• Scripps press release announcing the news
• Video of the Scripps CEO announcing the news to staffers
• Recession forced closure, Boehne says
DENVER POST
• Friday last day for the Rocky Mountain News
• Through the years: A gallery of the Rocky
• Q&A on the closure of the Rocky Mountain News
• Ritter: Newspaper’s closure ‘sad’
• MediaNews statement on Rocky Mountain News
DENVER BUSINESS JOURNAL
• Rocky Mountain News to shut down Friday
• Reaction to the Rocky shutdown
• Post to stand pat on ad rates despite Rocky closure
• Denver Newspaper Agency renegotiating $150M loan
• Singleton, MediaNews seen as potential buyer for San Francisco daily
WESTWORD
• Friday’s Rocky Mountain News will be the last
EDITOR & PUBLISHER
• Rocky Mountain News to close after Friday edition
TWITTER
• Rocky Mountain News newsroom Twitter account
I WANT MY ROCKY BLOG
• Rocky will publish last paper Friday
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Hail and Farewell Rocky Mountain News. You done good for almost 150 years. Leave proud with your heads held high.
Comment by Bjorn Olafson February 26, 2009 @ 2:03 pmAs newspapers dwindle and disappear, I’m left wondering: Where will all the great PR professionals come from tomorrow?
Best of luck to all the staffers. You will be sorely missed.
Comment by Jim Dissett February 26, 2009 @ 5:33 pm