Rocky Mountain News Newspaper

The Rocky Mountain News announced Thursday that it would print its final edition today, becoming the latest casualty in the steady decline in the economic viability of newspapers. Richard A. Boehne, chief executive of the E.W. Scripps Co., told staff members that the paper, just two months shy of its 150th birthday, would close effective today. The move will leave the Denver Post as the city's lone daily newspaper.

The Rocky Mountain News announced Thursday that it would print its final edition today, becoming the latest casualty in the steady decline in the economic viability of newspapers. Richard A. Boehne, chief executive of the E.W. Scripps Co., told staff members that the paper, just two months shy of its 150th birthday, would close effective today. The move will leave the Denver Post as the city's lone daily newspaper.

Paul R. Gledhill, vice president for production at The Times, will leave the newspaper Oct. 30 to join the Rocky Mountain News in Denver as vice president of operations. Gledhill, 49, joined The Times in 1958 as a pressroom operator. He worked his way up through the ranks and was promoted to his current job in February.

After 60 years of battling for supremacy, Denver's two daily newspapers have tried just about everything to gain the upper hand--they've toyed with their names, added sections, advertised fiercely and have gone so far as to "sell" the papers for a penny a copy. Indeed, the competition between the Denver Post and the Denver Rocky Mountain News is notable both for its ferocity and its rarity.

After 60 years of battling for supremacy, Denver's two daily newspapers have tried just about everything to gain the upper hand--they've toyed with their names, added sections, advertised fiercely and have gone so far as to "sell" the papers for a penny a copy. Indeed, the competition between the Denver Post and the Denver Rocky Mountain News is notable both for its ferocity and its rarity.

Some people working on the electronic newspaper of the future see it as a replacement for the conventional, ink-on-paper newspaper. Not Denny Dressman. Dressman, managing editor for administration at the Rocky Mountain News in Denver, sees his paper's computerized "A la Carte" edition as a value-added supplement to the daily paper. "We want to give our current readers another reason to stay with us," Dressman says.

Comcast Corp. said Sunday that it has agreed to buy E.W. Scripps Co.'s cable television operations for about $1.6 billion in stock. With the acquisition, Comcast said, it would serve more than 4.3 million cable subscribers, making it the third-largest cable operator in the United States. Philadelphia-based Comcast also said its board has authorized a buyback of $500 million worth of its common stock. The E.W.

Some people working on the electronic newspaper of the future see it as a replacement for the conventional, ink-on-paper newspaper. Not Denny Dressman. Dressman, managing editor for administration at the Rocky Mountain News in Denver, sees his paper's computerized "A la Carte" edition as a value-added supplement to the daily paper. "We want to give our current readers another reason to stay with us," Dressman says.

Paul R. Gledhill, vice president for production at The Times, will leave the newspaper Oct. 30 to join the Rocky Mountain News in Denver as vice president of operations. Gledhill, 49, joined The Times in 1958 as a pressroom operator. He worked his way up through the ranks and was promoted to his current job in February.