Randall W. Cope to resign from GateHouse Media Inc.

Editor & Publisher reports that GateHouse Media Inc. Co-President and Co-Chief Operating Officer Randall W. Cope is leaving the community newspaper publisher on Jan. 2.
GateHouse said Cope had told the company of his intention to resign on Dec. 19.
Gatehouse, which is headquartered in Fairport, New York and has 101 daily publications, is one of the largest publishers of locally based print and online media in the United States, according to the company's Web site.