Newspapers fold as readers defect and economy sours

by Stephanie Chen, CNN.com

(CNN) -- The Rocky Mountain News, gone. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, gone. The Seattle PI.com website will be run out of the same iconic headquarters in downtown Seattle.

The chain that owns the Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune is in bankruptcy. Other papers, large and small, are teetering on the brink.

 

On Monday, the Ann Arbor (Michigan) News announced that it will publish its last edition in July. Taking its place will be a Web site called AnnArbor.com.

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