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It appears that the complicated nature of newspaper publishing is a confusing factor here. The Sun-Times did not generate/"write" this piece at all. It was written completely externally to the Sun-Times by a separate entity, King Features Syndicate. The CST incorrectly assumed that King Features or its owner, Hearst Magazines, would have their editorial teams vet the material they authored/"authored" before publication. Since this is self-evidently wrong, the CST has changed its policy and now editorial staff will have final approval over externally-authored pieces, which they did not have before.
Interesting. I guess the question remains, why did they want to print and insert this thing at all?
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I mean I'm not trying to blame the people in the newsroom, they're doing their best. But yes I think it's an extremely valid indictment of the organizational structure at work and its ability to produce anything trustworthy.