In response to the Los Angeles Times initiative to sell advertising on the front page, Hiller stated, ???[the initiative] is a meaningful response to the demand for more innovative solutions from advertisers who have a lot of choices about where to spend their money.???
Speaking on the future of newspapers, Hiller said, ???I think one of the biggest disservices that's been done is converting this debate over the future of newspapers into a simple-minded, cuts-versus-no-cuts debate???The issue is readers, audience, users.???
Hiller was named to his current position at the Los Angeles Times in October 2006. Previously, he was President, Publisher and Chief Executive Officer of Chicago Tribune Company from November 2004 to October 2006.
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