Louis Proyect wrote: > In the current issue of Vanity Fair, there’s a fascinating article on Arthur > “Pinch” Sulzberger, the boss of the N.Y. Times who many blame, including > author Mark Bowden, for causing the stock to decline from $50 in 2002 to > $3.77 in February-less than the price of the Sunday paper as Bowden notes. > It is now selling for $5.76 a share, hardly enough to make investors > confident. Rumors abound that the paper will be sold at a bargain rate, > perhaps even to Rupert Murdoch-an archfiend in the eyes of Arthur > Sulzberger, but not that much different politically.
much as I'd like to blame "Punch" for the NYT's progressing demise, aren't most US newspapers veering toward failure these days? -- Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
