Albuquerque Tribune Ends Publication on Saturday 23 February

It was made official today with the announcement the Albuquerque Tribune newspaper would cease publishing after this Saturday 23 February. This newspaper has been publishing for over three-quarters of a century and its demise is a tremendous indescribable loss for the Middle Rio Grande Valley, all of New Mexico, and beyond. The Tribune was about the last afternoon newspaper still being published in the time zone, and there are not many left elsewhere in the nation. When I lived in NM in the 1970s and early 1980s, the Tribune was my paper of choice for many reasons; simply it was better, more complete, thoughtful, and better balanced than the stodgy alternative, the Albuquerque Journal. With the smallness of the Albuquerque market, the demographics of that community, and the rapid advancement in other technologies that offer much better alternatives to newspapers, there is no possibility of a secondary print source arising again. These are indeed profoundly sad times for residents of Albuquerque and beyond who enjoy getting their news, information, and entertainment from a twice honored Pulitzer Prize quality newspaper.

http://www.abqtrib.com/news/2008/feb/21/saturday-will-mark-last-edition-albuquerque-tribun/

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