Will the Tucson Citizen survive?

Gannett Co. announced that it will close the Tucson Citizen if it does not find a buyer for certain assets owned by the paper by March 21, according to reports from the Associated Press.
The report says the Citizen, an afternoon paper, is part of a joint operating agreement with the Arizona Daily Star, a morning paper owned by Lee Enterprises.

“The Tucson Citizen has been part of Gannett since 1976, and we deeply regret having to take this step,” said Robert J. Dickey, president of Gannett U.S. Community Publishing. “But dramatic changes in our industry combined with the difficult economy — particularly in this region — mean it is no longer viable for our partnership with Lee Enterprises Incorporated to produce two daily newspapers in Tucson.”

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