Feder: Nothing funny about Sun-Times shrinking comics
Posted November 01, 2018 1:00 am
Edwin Eisendrath, who abruptly resigned as CEO of the Chicago Sun-Times Wednesday, isn't the only thing missing from the newspaper today. About half its comics and its daily TV listings are suddenly gone too, reports Robert Feder.
In an unsigned message to readers Thursday, the Sun-Times said it was saving newsprint and production costs by cutting two of its three pages of comics and eliminating its TV grid. Some comics and puzzles (including the New York Times crossword) will be interspersed throughout the classifieds section.
Read more from Robert Feder here.
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