As Cities Go From Two Papers to One, Talk of Zero

For Papers, a Downsizing Trickle Becomes a Flood

The history of The Seattle Post-Intelligencer stretches back more than two decades before Washington became a state, but after 146 years of publishing, the paper is expected to print its last issue next week, perhaps surviving only in a much smaller online version.

And it is not alone. The Rocky Mountain News shut down two weeks ago, and The Tucson Citizen is expected to fold next week.

At least Denver, Seattle and Tucson still have daily ... Full Story »

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Dan Kennedy
3.8
by Dan Kennedy - Dec. 29, 2009

Yet another story on the collapsing newspaper business. This one gets higher marks than some because it acknowledges corporate debt as a substantial reason for the current mess. I've docked it slightly on "informative" because of its superficial discussion of troubles at the Times Co.'s Boston Globe.

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