Both would publish separately during the week, with the News to publish on Saturday and the Post on Sunday. They've already vowed to keep editorial competition at a premium. The developments took everyone by storm, including most people at both newspapers. But what will be lost are two different takes on a game story. The stats and notes were usually about the same, but sidebars varied and can always be expanded.
Deadlines can affect coverage more than anything.
The earlier they are, the less in-depth the coverage will be. Also, the likelihood is that they will send fewer writers on the road for away games, unless it's a game with a lot of magnitude. That will rage until the merger is approved, and that could take up to two years, if not longer. We actually have educated our student-athletes on the Denver newspaper war. They need to understand it, know the inner workings of it, and know where they may fit in, especially since it's one of the last five or six great journalism wars in the country.