Deseret News | Reader comments: Loss of Rocky Mountain News is heartbreaking

Reader comments
Loss of Rocky Mountain News is heartbreaking

Anonymous | 7:06 a.m. March 3, 2009

There will be more. Probably in short order.

rickie | 7:13 a.m. March 3, 2009

I view the loss of the Rocky Mountain News as a positive. Now there's one less pro-big government, politically correct liberal rag sheet to foist socialistic propaganda upon the unsuspecting, dumbed-down citizens.

Ernest T. Bass | 7:39 a.m. March 3, 2009

Unless things change, the D-news is next. This paper's circulation has been dropping for quite a while and if it further shifts to the right-wing and religious wackos, that will do nothing but speed up it's demise.

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It's not the economy stupid | 8:03 a.m. March 3, 2009

The loss of so many nation's news papers isn't just because of the economy or technology changes. It's because we have ALL lost trust in our media and their ability to focus on the information that needs to get to the people instead of their agenda they want to SELL to the people.

As Americans see the agendas behind the news that's selectively fed to them and gradually trust the media less there will be more news paper companies going out of business.

And no, I'm NOT a Rush Limbaugh listener.

I know Anonymous and others will eventually try to blame this on Limbaugh, but it's the news industry's own fault that we have lost trust in them.

I don't care which side of the political spectrum you agree with. If you think about it and are honest with yourself, you have to admit that NOBODY trusts the media now days to be 100% straight with them and tell them honestly and impartially the information they need to know about the issues and what's going on around the world. They always seem to have an agenda up their sleeve.

Times change | 8:21 a.m. March 3, 2009

Enough of this whining about the demise of the printed word. I read the parts that interest me from several news sources daily, and I don't have to pay any subscription or put up with the piles of newsprint that are inconvenient to handle and dispose of.

It's a new and BETTER world now, with unlimited access to any news source. So stop complaining and find a way to compete in this environment. I've been reading the Dnews on the internet for 10 years now ever since I moved away from Utah. I couldn't have done that in the "good old days".

KVC | 8:31 a.m. March 3, 2009

The simple truth is that newspapers with a liberal bias are suffering in general. The New York Times has seen a dramatic decline, as has liberal papers in other cities. Even those in heavily democratic cities are suffering. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is a perfect example, while its conservative counterpart, the Tribune-Review is much more financially stable.
The liberal bias in papers is coming back to bite them.

mirror | 8:34 a.m. March 3, 2009

re: Ernest T. Bass | 7:39 a.m. March 3, 2009
Thanks once again for your fine example of liberal tolerance and compassion. (note the sarcasm)

Is the New York Times in severe finacial crisis because of all the "right-wing and religious wackos" too?

Holy One | 8:36 a.m. March 3, 2009

Jesus didn't read a daily newspaper ... neither should you! Pray!

Robert | 9:02 a.m. March 3, 2009

I appreciate nostalgia, but the age of the printed newspaper is over. Any institution that can't see the writing on the electronic wall is doomed to failure.

A new business model is needed that does not rely on paper.

Barbara | 9:12 a.m. March 3, 2009

Marjorie,
Despite the naysayers here, I agree with you. It's as if your own memorable back yard became a parking lot for KMart. Some things are irreplaceable. I still have the newspaper announcing JFK's demise. In fact, I have two headliner editions, one in English and the other in Spanish (from Montevideo, Uruguay, where I lived then). FYI to Holy One: Jesus didn't NEED a newspaper! Nor did He need the internet.

Robert C. Turpin | 9:24 a.m. March 3, 2009

I have had the newspaper (Deseret News) delivered to my home for 43 years. Having the paper to open and read is something I enjoy. I read all the paper every day. A computer is cold and impersonal. Print journalism on newsprint paper is what I enjoy. Everyone notices how much smaller the newspaper is. Special sections like the Church News and Mormon Times are very enjoyable.

Holy One | 10:07 a.m. March 3, 2009

Barbara: Some say yes, some say no.

Fed Up | 4:51 p.m. March 3, 2009

To: It's not the economy stupid | 8:03 a.m

No, it's technology. I read parts of 4 papers online every day and don't pay for any of them. If they had a paid online subscription service, I would pay. The papers have not figured out how capitalize on the way most younger people get their news.

Anonymous | 9:15 p.m. March 3, 2009

Was there a rocky mountain news?

Who knew?

How could I miss them? | 8:39 a.m. March 4, 2009

I've never read an issue. How could I miss them? I guess the subscribers will miss them, but then that's just more customers for the remaining paper, right?

@Ernest | 1:02 p.m. March 4, 2009

Actually the DN is likely to survive and do better because of the appointment of a new CEO for the LDS Church business arm. This individual saved the LA Times at a point where they were going under. I don't recall the man name, but his middle name is Hinckley, a relative of another great businessman in addition to being one of the LDS church presidents. Now the SLTrib is another story.

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