Hopkins to halt Gannett Blog

Jim Hopkins, founder of Gannett Blog, announced that he will cease the publication on Oct. 1.
The blog, which was founded in 2007 and chronicles stories about Gannett Co. and its employees, gained immerse popularity quickly after it was launched. Currently, its readers are projected to post more than 50,000 comments in a 12-month period.
But Hopkins says the tone of the blog has changed as employees fear for their jobs and worry over troubles in the newspaper industry.
And he added that Gannett Blog was intended only as a short-term project.
Hopkins plans to freeze the blog in October and leave all content up. He predicts and hopes another blogger will pick up where he left off.
From the blog:

“I intend to lock the blog in place, with all content and comments visible. No more comments will be allowed, nor removed. Basically, Gannett Blog will become a point-in-time snapshot of a Fortune 500 company in transition. I hope to find a permanent custodian for the content, in lieu of Google’s Blogger division.”