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The Tribune Co. is rolling out virtually identical site templates across its news properties. See re-dos of Chicago Trib, Baltimore Sun and South Fla Sun-Sentinel.

Submitted by Craig Stoltz

Posted: 2007-07-23

The Tribune Co. is rolling out virtually identical site templates across its news properties. See re-dos of Chicago Trib, Baltimore Sun and South Fla Sun-Sentinel.

I don't believe I've seen this kind of cookie-cutter approach applied so broadly to news sites before. At the risk of self-promotion, I blog about it at http://2ohreally.wordpress.com.

Wondering if others have found similar chain-wide examples, or thoughts about whether this tactic is wise. Strikes me that a corporate template is likely to stifle innovation at a time it's most needed.