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
Hail and Farewell Rocky Mountain News. You done good for almost 150 years. Leave proud with your heads held high.
As 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.