Tribune Co. Dailies Move to CCI NewsGate

By: E&P Staff A CCI Europe customer since the 1990s, Tribune Co. will deploy CCI NewsGate editorial system for approximately 2,300 concurrent users.

When fully implemented, all Tribune titles, including the Chicago Tribune and the Los Angeles Times, will work out of an environment with shared desks delivering content to both print and digital media. Content may be reused as is across titles or adjusted for a local angle. Content exclusively for local sections will also be created out of the consolidated environment.

"We have decided to consolidate editorial processes, including extensive content sharing across multiple titles and properties," Tribune Business Applications Vice President Paul Mitnick said in a statement. "With its built-in data center and collaboration capabilities, CCI NewsGate is the optimal technological platform to implement this decision. And we expect to come out of this change in editorial strategy with significant savings."

NewsGate also will be the platform for managing resources and coverage across all Tribune sites in print, online and broadcast, according to Chicago Tribune News Administration Editor Randall Weissman, who serves as the overall project's editorial director.

The NewsGate system set-up are now in progress. End-to-end tests are slated to take place on April 15, and a common go-live for the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun-Sentinel is planned late August. The Hartford (Conn.) Courant, Baltimore Sun, Newport News, Va., Daily Press and The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa., will follow in a second roll-out.