Baltimore Examiner to close

The Baltimore Sun reports that the Baltimore Examiner will close after its Feb. 15 issue.
According the the report, "the decision comes after months of unsuccessful attempts to find a buyer for the paper and failed efforts to package ads with a sister publication in Washington, Denver-based owner Clarity Media Group said yesterday."

"This is very disappointing for all of us. Obviously, this is not what we envisioned when we launched the newspaper," Clarity Chief Executive Officer Ryan McKibben said in a letter sent to Examiner staff yesterday morning. The company said it will now concentrate resources on an Internet venture already in multiple markets, including Baltimore, and its papers in San Francisco and Washington, where it plans to add space, new columnists and Web editors.

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