Thursday, October 12, 2023

The Times

The Times: How the Newspaper of Record Survived Scandal, Scorn, and the Transformation of Journalism by Adam Nagourney

This is a history of the New York Times, more or less since 1970, and documents how the Times made the transition from print to a media/internet company, and all the pitfalls that involved. Mostly the story of how the news side really did not agree with the business side on what direction the company should take. Lots of this books is about the personalities involved, and egos, that shaped the company. I found it interesting that the Times is still a family owned business, owned by the family that acquired it in the late 1800s.