Another one bites the dust: Tucson Citizen on the chopping block

Tucson Citizen is closing March 31 unless bought.

http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/local/107869.php

 

Sad, but not shocking.

 

That would be March 21, not 31.

... maybe it was all those factual errors that did us in.

 

These Citizen journalists have my best wishes and full support. Here's hoping good fortune comes your way.

 

Any hope the Daily Star will absorb some of the staff?

 

I'm surprised instead of closing a paper Gannett doesn't try the citizen journalist thing out in Tucson. Interesting that they'll let a paper fold. Don't know what to make of this one.

 

There are some damn good writers at the Citizen, especially in sports. (Rivera, Moredich, Gimino.) Hope they get other opportunities, and quickly.

 

Where will the Arizona Republic take its UA coverage from?

 

Good question. Maybe it will finally drop the facade that it covers the entire state.

 

Not likely. I can't see Lee adding any staff in its current situation.

I left a sports editor job in another state just under two years ago to join the Citizen sports staff (knowing there was a very real possibility of this happening) because its sports department truly is a good one - one I wanted to be a part of.

It had a run of eight-straight APSE Top 10 Daily Section awards (I suppose whether that is a good thing is up for debate). Considering its circulation size (down to under 20,000 now), it absolutely had a group of writers that could hold its own with just about any of the big papers in the West.

It was worth leaving the old gig to be a part of this one, even if its come to an end so soon. I learned a lot from these guys.

 

Great sports section. Bullshit move again by Gannett. Assholes.