Ink stink
18.05.12
Many readers took Khoury's article personally and upbraided me, my staff even the university (which operates separately from The Spectrum) for allowing such an opinionated piece in the paper.
Yes, it was biased. Yes, it was her opinion. That's why it was placed on the opinion page and clearly marked opinion on the URL.
Now that we have that all cleared up, I want to apologize. I want to say I'm personally sorry to the thousands of people who were offended by Khoury's stance on tattoos. I ultimately take responsibility for the piece because I made the decision to run it.
I stand by the decision....
Beware of what you write. It can destroy you.
Readers' comments have nearly destroyed her and it's awful. ...
Source: Chicago Tribune (blog)