A newspaper industry casualty you may have missed
Out in the desolate southwestern corner of New Mexico, along I-10 halfway between El Paso and Tucson, a small newspaper in a small desert town died Thursday.
The Lordsburg Liberal, the oldest weekly in New Mexico and the third-oldest paper in the state, delivered one final issue to its readers Thursday morning, then went out of business.
In today's dog-eat-dog newspaper world, the Liberal never stood a chance. It is not available online. It has a staff of three, and normally runs 12 to 16 pages. But it has been around for 120 years, and now there is inevitable sadness about its fate, announced last week.
Source: Edward B. Colby. CJR Daily
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