Black Press adds more background on decision to close Daily News

An Alberta based website, Troy Media, has scoped out some more commentary on the recent seismic shift in the newspaper industry in western Canada, which among the changes featured the closure of two BC dailies the Nelson Daily News and our own Prince Rupert Daily News.

Chief Operating officer Rick O’Connor continues to be the spokesman for the Black Press organization, recounting for Terry Field of Troy Media, some of the background  that led to the decision to close the 99 year old publication in Prince Rupert and what the blue print may be after Friday’s closure date of the Daily News…

(from  the blog a town called podunk, click on the link below to see the entire article atowncalledpodunk.blogspot.com/2 … nd-to.html  )

So basically more people read HTMF than the Daily News?  Scary thought.

Less councillor Thorkelson of course…