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Rocky Mountain News The last front page of the Rocky Mountain News, printed February 27, 2009. Type Daily newspaper Format Tabloid Owner E. W. Scripps Company, Operated by Denver Newspaper Agency Publisher John Temple Editor John Temple Founded 1859 Ceased publication February 27, 2009 Headquarters 101 West Colfax Ave. Suite Denver, CO 80202 United States Circulation 255,427 Daily (March 2006)[1] 704,806 Sunday (March 2006)[footnotes 1] Website: rockymountainnews.com The Rocky Mountain News is a discontinued Monday-Saturday morning tabloid-format newspaper published in Denver, Colorado, United States. It was owned by the E. W. Scripps Company. (Despite Scripps still running the paper, it was the only newspaper in the Scripps family not to have the corporate lighthouse logo on the front page; it was dropped in January 2007) As of March 2006, the Monday-Friday circulation was 255,427.[1] It was announced February 26, 2009 that the final edition of the bankrupt paper would be published the next day. This leaves the Denver Post as the city's only daily newspaper. The Rocky Mountain News had been serving Denver since before the American Civil War, and was only 55 days short of its 150th Anniversary. Under the leadership of president, publisher and editor John Temple, the Rocky Mountain News won four Pulitzer Prizes since the year 2000. Most recently in 2006, the newspaper won two Pulitzer in Feature Writing and Feature Photography. The final issue ran February 27, 2009.[2] Contents [hide] 1 History 1.1 First issue 1.2 Jack Foster 1.3 The joint operating History First issue The Rocky Mountain News was Colorado's oldest newspaper and continuously-operated business. Its first issue was printed on April 23, 1859 by founder William N. Byers, who had hauled his printing press from Omaha, Nebraska by oxcart during the start of the Colorado Gold Rush. The first issue was printed only 20 minutes ahead of its rival, the Cherry Creek Pioneer. Jack Foster The E.W. Scripps Company bought the Rocky Mountain News in 1926. The Rocky Mountain News and its competitors, including The Denver Post, resorted to gasoline giveaways and other promotions in an attempt to boost circulation. By the early 1940s, the Rocky Mountain News had nearly died. It was saved by then-editor Jack Foster when he convinced Scripps to approve changing the newspaper from a broadsheet-format to a tabloid design. Foster reasoned that the new format would make it easier for readers to hold and navigate and that it would make advertising more affordable. Foster's wife, Frances, introduced America's first "advice" column called Molly Mayfield. It became an instant favorite among readers and was soon adopted many other newspapers, paving the way for advice columnists such as Ann Landers | ||||
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