Four Days for an Arizona Paper

The East Valley Tribune, which covers part of the Phoenix Metro region (the East Valley part, obviously) has announced it will publish for only four-days, instead of seven, and reduce its staff by 40 percent. And - in an even more prescient sign of things to come - the paper is GIVING away its printed version. The reason: "a steep drop in revenue."

The paper is owned by Freedom Communications, the same company that has the Orange County Register.

But not every company wants to leave their newspaper company off at someone else's doorstep. Editor and Publisher reports nine media companies are interested in the San Diego Union Tribune, which was put up for sale by the Copley family in the summer and is facing some major economic hurdles.