Chicago Reader
"The Tribune started RedEye to kill the Sun-Times," claims
Roger Ebert. "Is that really what they want to do?" Tribune publisher
Scott Smith's response: "I respect Roger Ebert and his movie reviews, but his review of our situation is way off the mark. ...Our intent is not to kill off the Sun-Times. If it were, why would we enter into a long term agreement to distribute the Sun-Times and save them money?"
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Sun-Times buyout packages include health-care contributions (ChiTrib)