Tucson was not yet big enough to support two newspapers, and it became apparent that the election would decide which newspaper survived.

Typically, a metropolitan area will support at most one or two major newspapers, with many smaller publications targeted towards particular audiences.

York is unusual in that it supports two daily newspapers, despite its relatively small size.

Those who support the law also say that without joint operating arrangements, few cities can support two metropolitan newspapers.

In 1914, as a town of fewer than 6,000 inhabitants, Cetinje supported six different daily newspapers.

Chicago is among the dwindling number of cities that supports two newspapers.

They supported numerous civic and cultural organization and 14 newspapers and magazines.

"It's unbelievable that the fourth-biggest city in the nation can't support two newspapers," he said.

In the late 1920's, New York supported 13 citywide newspapers.

Both newspapers have reported significant losses in an economy that analysts say cannot support two newspapers.