The New York Times on the Precipice

Vanity Fair by Mark Bowden | Apr. 1, 2009 (Special Report)

With a doomsday clock ticking for newspapers as we know them, no one has more at stake than fourth-generation New York Times publisher Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr., who is scrambling to keep his family’s prized asset alive. Some see him as a lightweight cheerleader, others as the last, best defender of quality journalism. Talking to company insiders, the author examines the nexus of dynasty and character that has brought the 57-year-old Sulzberger to the ... Full Story »

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3.5

by Derek Hawkins - Mar. 31, 2009

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3.3

by Dan Kennedy - Apr. 4, 2009

Dauntingly comprehensive, but Bowden unfairly blames Sulzberger for problems that were beyond his — or anyone's — control. I riffed on Bowden's piece in The Guardian this week, and I've posted it in the Links.

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3.9

by Fabrice Florin - Mar. 31, 2009

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5.0

by Ernest Smith - Apr. 1, 2009

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3.9

by Mike Leigh - Apr. 1, 2009

It's interesting reading and well executed, but did I need anything that was presented? The possibility existed -- a look at the head of Grey Lady during journalism's on darkest hours -- but I didn't come away with anything that extends my understanding in a useful manner.

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3.8

by Lee Barry - Apr. 2, 2009

Excellent consistent with Vanity Fair. Far too discursive and almost fawning. One could make a 90-minute documentary out of this, but I think few would stay awake through the entire program.

Where did the 'New York Times on the Precipice' headline come from? It is a deceiving headline, as that is not what the article is about per se.

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