Ed Moss, the president and chief executive officer of The Denver Post, is resigning effective April 1.

Moss told Post staff in an email Wednesday that he also is resigning his position as executive vice president of Digital First Media, which manages newspapers owned by MediaNews Group and Journal Register Co.

The Post reports ( http://tinyurl.com/cvpy8wq) that Moss said he needs to dedicate his time to recover from injuries he suffered in an October accident.

Moss is a former publisher of the San Diego Union-Tribune. He was hired by Digital First Media in February 2012.

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Information from: The Denver Post, http://www.denverpost.com