October 2012 Archive

US Election Threatens Iran Nuke Deal

By Paul R. Pillar: Helene Cooper and Mark Landler of the New York Times caused a stir over the weekend with a report that the United States and Iran had ...

All the Art That’s Fit to Print (And Some That Wasn’t): Inside The New York Times Op-Ed Page

By Jerelle Kraus: In 1970, the New York Times launched the world’s first Op-Ed page, a groundbreaking phenomenon that transformed journalism and – by providing a platform for anyone with an opinion – prefigured, by decades, the Internet’s blogosphere.

What Krugman Said, With a Not So Small Addendum

By Dean Baker: In his Saturday blogpost Paul Krugman makes the point that the recoveries from financial crises have in general been slow and difficult, but that they need not be.

‘Hi, Mark!’ - The Newspaper Guild Welcomes The New York Times’s New CEO

By Sara Morrison: Mark Thompson began work today as the new CEO of The New York Times, and the Newspaper Guild was there to greet him: The guild has been in ...

‘Molest Cover-Up’ Probe Snares New NY Times CEO

By Keith J. Kelly: A burgeoning molestation scandal across the pond may have New York Times Chairman Arthur Sulzberger Jr. wishing he had looked closer to ...