The Rocky Mountain News is a daily morning tabloid-format newspaper published in Denver, Colorado.

Founded in 1859 by William N. Byers during the initial flush of the Colorado Gold Rush, it was the first newspaper in the present-day state of Colorado. Throughout much of the 20th century, it published in a long rivalry with The Denver Post.

The two newspapers merged operations in 2001 under a joint operating agreement ^*. They currently publish separately except on Saturday and Sunday, when they publish joint editions with editorials from both staffs.

It is currently owned by Scripps. As of 2005, the Monday-Friday circulation was 267,031 ^*.

See also

• Newspaper Preservation Act of 1970

External links

• http://www.rockymountainnews.com/
• History of the Rocky Mountain News
• Scripps Annual Report with circulation numbers

Denver, Colorado | Newspapers of Colorado | Scripps newspapers