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Article: Rocky Mountain News to Close.
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- Science Letter
- Article date:
- March 10, 2009
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Following a sale process that produced no qualified buyers, The E.W. Scripps Company (NYSE:SSP) announced that the Rocky Mountain News, Colorado's oldest newspaper, will cease publication after its final edition on Friday, Feb. 27, 2009 (see also The E.W. Scripps Company).
"Today the Rocky Mountain News, long the leading voice in Denver, becomes a victim of changing times in our industry and huge economic challenges," said Rich Boehne, chief executive officer of Scripps. "The Rocky is one of America's very best examples of what local news organizations need to be in the future. Unfortunately, the partnership's business model is locked in the past."
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