Late Friday afternoon, Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard filed federal court papers to stop the shutdown of the Tucson Citizen. The Citizen’s death as a newspaper and transition to a commentary/opinion Web site might have been inevitable, but I have to agree with Goddard’s assertion that Gannett’s actions violate the intent of newspaper joint operating agreements and the underlying federal law that allows them.
Judge to hear Goddard's request to save newspaper
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Posted: Monday, May 18, 2009 12:14 pm | Updated: 1:25 am, Sat Oct 8, 2011.
Posted in Opinion on Monday, May 18, 2009 12:14 pm. Updated: 1:25 am.
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