Chicago newspaper convention canceled amid industry woes

RESTON, Va. -- An annual convention of newspaper editors has been canceled so their publications can save money and focus on surviving the recession.

The American Society of Newspaper Editors' convention was supposed to be held from April 26-29 in Chicago. Next year's convention in Washington remains on the calendar.

It's just the second time that the editors' convention hasn't convened. The last time occurred during the final months of World War II in 1945.

The cancellation was announced Friday, coinciding with the final edition of the Rocky Mountain News, one of the many daily newspapers that have been suffering from a dramatic loss in ad revenue. Unable to find a buyer, the Denver newspaper shut down after nearly 150 years.

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