Rocky Mountain News Closing Friday

Your final question is quite repugnant you arrogant little fuck. We obviously were big enough for two papers for quite some time, and you would not even be in this industry if it weren’t for the path that has been cleared for you by organizations like the RMN. Yes, digital is where it’s at – but take some lessons from every great pioneer – learn and demonstrate respect for the history of where your industry was born. This is a sign that times are changing (yes, for the better). But, don’t ask such an obvious question to further demonstrate your elitist mind-set.

Booyah Jim!

No need for the language, hot head. We’re in the advertising industry, which the newspaper industry had nothing to do with forging. We just happen to run a website on the side.

Really Egotist? The newspaper industry had nothing to do with the forging of the ad industry?

http://adage.com/century/timeline/index.html

Valid point.

And we don’t mean disrespect. But we really do want to know if there was room for two newspapers in a town the size of Denver. How much is there to report on that’s original? How much value can each add to make them both worthwhile?

I think one of the primary benefits of have two opposing (key word, opposing) newspapers in one market is that the consumer has the option of reading about the same events/issues from two distinct perspectives (i.e. liberal vs. conservative points of view). Maybe that’s not important to some, but I liked having the options.

I would agree with both Jim and Prof.

And based on the perspective and mini-history lesson that Prof just delivered, I would recommend TDE bow out of this conversation – clearly out his/her league on this one. And maybe a little young to know any better.

The voices of the papers weren’t all that different. We read them both.

Also, there wasn’t enough advertising to support two papers, as they’ve both become paper-thin (excuse the pun) over the last several years.

Was there really enough room for two papers in this small market?

this website has been bugging me for the last month or so, seems like you guys don’t have enough local news to report either, since all the posts lately have been about national advertising agencies. Live up to the name “THE DENVER EGOTIST” guys and report about Denver or Colorado agencies more often

Hey Annoyed. Use that feedback button on the left side of the screen on the homepage to drop your thoughts. It’s a new thing we just set up that allows us to gather feedback all in one place.

I’m 29, and I’ve subscribed to the Rocky (or another city’s major daily) since I moved out of my parents’ house. I’ve met few individuals my age who can say the same thing. I love the Rocky, and newspapers in general. There’s nothing like Sunday mornings with a three-inch thick Rocky on your coffee table, a punch bowl full of Cinnamon Toast Crunch, and nothing but time to immerse yourself in what’s going on in the community.

We have been incredibly lucky to have two papers that, while maybe not clearly left and right, provided different and valuable perspectives on our city. At the same time, with declining circulation for over a decade (and with cities like San Francisco on the verge of losing their only daily paper), it kind of feels like the natural course of things to see one of our rags go under.

the idea of the newspaper industry’s decline is depressing because of the sheer number of people who are employed by it. Also because newspapers have held such an important part of our history as a nation, that being said, Newspapers are awful. My father in law will buy one every day he comes to visit us and every dirty section of wasted cellulose will be spread out all over the living room. When i pick it all up Im always dumbfounded by just the sheer volume of paper that gets thrown out (or hopefully recycled) every day. So from that point of view, Im glad that Denver is consolidating down to 1, But dont get me wrong, Journalism is HUGELY important its not the message but the delivery system that is wacked. I do hope that everyone is able to land on thier feet, but wont really miss the physical incarnation of the RMN.