Online news publication NewsKamloops ceases operation
KAMLOOPS — The local digitial media landscape has suffered a loss with the announcement that NewsKamloops will end operations as of today.
The so-called “online newspaper” launched in the summer of 2015, with former Kamloops Daily News Editor Mel Rothenburger as partner and Vice President of Content.
Rothenburger says NewsKamloops simply couldn’t generate enough revenue to be sustainable.
“It was a tough decision to make, but we got to the point where it just couldn’t be sustained financially any longer,” explained Rothenburger, adding “we tried various things and hoped that we could keep it going, but there just wasn’t enough revenue coming in to do that.”