The Rocky Mountain News publishes its last paper tomorrow.
Rich Boehne, chief executive officer of Rocky-owner Scripps, broke the news to the staff at noon today, ending nearly three months of speculation over the paper's future.
"People are in grief," Editor John Temple said a noon news conference.
But he was intent on making sure the Rocky's final edition, which would include a 52-page wraparound section, was as special as the paper itself.
"This is our last shot at this," Temple said at a second afternoon gathering at the newsroom. "This morning (someone) said it's like playing music at your own funeral. It's an opportunity to make really sweet sounds or blow it. I'd like to go out really proud."
What's to blame? The economy, to be sure, is partly responsible but this kind of failure takes a long time to happen. No, the paper's nails in its coffins are from the changing technology; the economy only hammered them in. There's a reason why we don't pick up a copy of the News when we're in Colorado and why I have the Denver Post bookmarked in my browser. Sad news, to be sure, for those who'll be losing their jobs but the march is inevitable.
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