For a long time the best indicator of The Sun’s position on digital media could be found in our spartan Wikipedia entry, which includes the following quote from editor and publisher Sy Safransky: “I’d no sooner abandon print than throw someone I love overboard in a storm-tossed sea.” Love for print does not always mean a distaste for on-screen reading, but in this case it’s not far off the mark.
I came across that quote when I was thinking about applying for the position of digital-media director at The Sun. I did apply, and I got a letter back — by mail — from Sy, along with a couple of sample issues. The letter outlined Sy’s nascent ambition to create an online edition of The Sun as a companion to the thriving print magazine. The sample issues told another story.
