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  • In Cincinnati, a 126-Year-Old Paper Goes to Press for the Last Time (Dinosaur Media DeathWatch™)

    12/31/2007 6:52:28 AM PST · by abb · 28 replies · 122+ views
    The New York Times ^ | December 31, 2007 | Bob Driehaus
    In the newsroom of The Cincinnati Post, neither Champagne corks nor beer can tabs will be popping on Monday after the paper is put to bed — and not just because of a ban on alcohol that day. The Dec. 31 issues of the paper and a companion title, The Kentucky Post, will be the last for both newspapers, which are part of a dying breed of afternoon dailies. Fewer than 10 cities still have two or more daily newspapers, and Cincinnati was the last two-paper town in Ohio. The demise of The Post, which is 126 years old, leaves...