{"id":3857,"date":"2014-06-25T06:00:38","date_gmt":"2014-06-25T11:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robertfeder.com\/?p=3857"},"modified":"2015-04-16T12:46:46","modified_gmt":"2015-04-16T17:46:46","slug":"tribune-expansion-is-matter-of-opinion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/2014\/06\/25\/tribune-expansion-is-matter-of-opinion\/","title":{"rendered":"Tribune expansion is matter of opinion"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/a> Bruce Dold<\/p><\/div>\n

The addition of pages and personnel both in print and online this week underscored what the Chicago Tribune<\/a> calls its \u201ccommitment to opinion leadership.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a message to readers Monday, editor Gerry Kern announced the addition of a Perspective page on Monday and Tuesday, bringing the total number of opinion pages to three each day Monday through Friday and five on Sunday. Also being expanded are the Tribune\u2019s digital opinion pages,<\/a> including editorials, commentary, columns, cartoons, videos and letters from readers.<\/p>\n

The moves come at a time when other newspapers are going in the opposite direction.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cOur news reporting and opinion page commentary are separate, and one does not influence the other,\u201d Kern wrote. \u201cBut the opinion leadership expressed on our editorial pages is a critically important way we fulfill our promise to be a leading citizen in the Chicago region.\u201d<\/p>\n

New to the paper\u2019s editorial board is Mike Lev, a 22-year Tribune veteran who\u2019d most recently been associate managing editor\/business. His new position marks an expansion of the department, according to editorial page editor Bruce Dold.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe addition gives us more flexibility to produce the extra print pages and to run more columns and op-eds that appear only online,\u201d Dold told me. \u201cWe\u2019ve started posting fresh online content throughout the day. \u00a0This will also let us spend more time soliciting op-eds from newsmakers and strong writers.\u201d<\/p>\n

While the extra space doesn\u2019t signal the arrival of any new columnists, Dold noted, editorial board member Kristen McQueary has been writing occasional columns on politics.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll use the extra print pages for a mix of columns, op-eds, more Joe Fournier cartoons and op-ed features like the page of selfies<\/a> we ran on Monday,\u201d he said.\u00a0\u201cGerry [Kern] has made a real commitment to opinion leadership in print and online. I really appreciate it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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