Chicago Tribune | Beachwood Reporter
Tribune editor
Ann Marie Lipinski says publisher
Scott Smith had sought input from the newsroom about
Page One ads but had not followed the editors' advice. "It's safe to say we were opposed on the grounds that it wasn't in the best interest of readers. But that view did not prevail," says the editor.
Michael Oneal hears the front-page ads will be priced in a range between $25,000 and $45,000. || "An abomination,"
writes Steve Rhodes.