Coverage -- Re: [Imc-newsroom] cityview closed down?

[Paul Riismandel]

I doubt there's significance -- probably more of a coincidence ( or 
maybe a last-stab retort by the editor? ) .  My nose tells me that the 
writing was on the wall before the issue came out, though if anyone on 
the staff knew it would probably only be an editor or business manager. 
  Though I can't track down the exact story, the head of Saga told Radio 
& Records (an industry publication) a few weeks ago that it was a 
"mistake" to get into publishing.  

The last issue is pretty thin, overall, and the feature article is from 
Alternet -- not written by Citview staff or anyone local, and it 
contains nothing about the local media landscape.  In fact, I think 
there were a few Alternet articles in that issue -- something that 
hasn't been really seen since before Saga took over.

--Paul

Clint Popetz wrote:

>On Mon, Jan 06, 2003 at 11:48:07AM -0600, Zachary C. Miller wrote:
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>>Something worth investigating. Could be absolutely unfounded:
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>>It is interesting that the very last issue was about new FCC rules and
>>big media consolidation and then Saga Communications, radio based
>>media conglomerate, shut them down. Maybe there's a story there, maybe
>>there isn't. Only an insider could tell you for sure.
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>I just made the same point to Paul in private email, and I plan to ask
>MK about it when he calls.
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>			-Clint
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