Romenesko Misc. Jane Hirt "has the experience and credentials to move our newsroom toward the future," says Tribune editor
Gerould Kern. "At RedEye, she has demonstrated a true understanding of the newspaper's audience, and I'm happy that she will bring that expertise to the Chicago Tribune and its readers." RedEye is the Tribune's youth-aimed, quick-read free tabloid. ||
Chicago Tribune: James Warren, managing editor/features, will leave the paper, completing a management exodus that has largely rewritten the Tribune's masthead in the eight months since
Sam Zell took the paper's parent company private.
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