Group publisher

There was a time when a newspaper publisher's domain was strictly where he hung his fedora.

The 21st century for Sun Media publishers has introduced a much wider scope.

Such as Kevin Klein, current publisher and CEO of the Winnipeg Sun, being crowned senior group publisher for all of Manitoba.

"In addition to his duties at the Winnipeg Sun, Klein will provide leadership to the Pembina publishing group - which includes the Winkler Times, Morden Times, Carman Valley Leader, and the Red River Valley Echo - as well as weekly and daily newspapers in the Interlake region, Portage la Prairie, and Kenora," says a story in the Winkler Times.

The story continues:

"His extensive background in management, sales, and marketing makes Klein the perfect person to fill this new expanded role, and to help Sun Media realize the synergies available within its Manitoba publishing properties," said Craig Martin, executive vice-president of operations - Western and Central Canada.

Klein has been WinSun's publisher/CEO since 2007, the year he was hired as director of advertising.

The story says previously, Klein spent 16 years with "Thompson Newspapers Ltd.", Southam Newspapers Ltd., and Brunswick News Ltd. Prior to joining the Sun Media Corporation, he was the vice president and general manager at Newcap Broadcasting Inc. in Winnipeg.

So there's that word "synergies" again.

And a Sun Media story should not be spelling Thomson Newspapers Ltd. with a "p". We learned that lesson decades ago.