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By Foster Kamer 8/15/12 5:15pm

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New York Times CEO’s Appointment ‘Celebrated’ by Blast of Lightning to Newspaper

Yesterday, The New York Times Co. named the BBC’s outgoing Director General Mark Thompson to the post of CEO. The company had been without a new chief executive since Janet Robinson was tossed from the coop with a golden parachute at her back in December; Times Co. chairman and publisher Arthur ­Sulzberger Jr. served in the position as an interim chief executive up until yesterday, when Thompson was named.

A few minutes ago, the building was struck by lightning… Read More

By Foster Kamer 7/27/12 3:18pm

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CARR SCOTT GUILTY PLEASURES

Andrew Ross Sorkin Loves Him Some Bethenny Frankel, and Other ‘Guilty Pleasures’ of the New York Times

New York Times mediacreature David Carr and Toby Turtle doppelganger A.O. Scott recently taped another video in a series not titled “Old Timesmen Telling Jokes,” which is not set to premiere off-Broadway this fall. Previously, these two geriatric culture anthropologists discovered Brooklyn, The Brand, the phenomenon of dead pop stars, and pissed off celebrities on Twitter. Now, they delve into the “guilty pleasures” of the New York Times. Read More

By Kat Stoeffel 2/22/12 2:30pm

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Bought-Out New York Times Banking Reporter Eric Dash Lands at Treasury Department

Former New York Times banking reporter Eric Dash has taken a job in the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s communications department.

A tipster forwarded us this message, posted to his Facebook account:

“Some of you have asked me about my next move. I’m excited to report that I’ve joined the Treasury Department as a Senior Advisor for Policy and Communications. In this new role, I will be working with the public affairs team to help drive the Treasury’s ongoing efforts to provide fact-based, data-driven content on the Administration’s economic policies. I’ve always been interested in public service and can’t think of a more relevant and interesting job at such a critical time for our country.” Read More

By Kat Stoeffel 2/01/12 2:41pm

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Musical Chairs at the Times Metro Desk

The New York Times reporter formerly known as The Nocturnalist isn’t the only one working a new beat in 2012.

Between Dominique Strauss-Kahn and the “rape cops,” 2011 was a big year at the Manhattan State Supreme court. Courthouse reporter John Elgion, for one, is moving on, to Albany, where he will join the paper’s statehouse team. Russ Buettner, author of the “Abused and Used” series, will succeed him on the failing-to-convict-creeps-beat. (Totally unrelated, we’re looking forward to any Greg Kelly coverage!) Read More

By Foster Kamer 12/20/11 1:51pm

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Alan Finder, 28-year veteran of the Times, has taken a buyout.

Gray Days: Three More Revealed from Latest Round of New York Times Buyouts

THE VETS ARE OPTING OUT. Yesterday, The Observer reported on eight New York Times veterans who’ve taken voluntary buyouts from the paper—including Metro columnist Clyde Haberman and T Magazine executive editor Andy Port—initiated by an October memo from editorial brass to the newsroom. News of who took the buyouts were announced via a series of internal tributes from the contemporaries of those leaving the paper.

Later in the day, three more buyouts emerged: two—including celebrated business reporter Diana B. Henriques—had been reported over the weekend, and the other quietly announced on Twitter.

This afternoon, The Observer has received word of another name to add to the list: Alan Finder, a 28-year veteran of the paper. Mr. Finder’s professional history and pedigree as a journalist and editor are typical of many of those who have taken the paper up on the most recent round of buyouts: extensive, and deeply rooted in the paper’s legacy. Read More

By Foster Kamer 5:04pm

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Diana Henriques

More NYT Buyouts: Diana B. Henriques, Eric Dash, Bob Harris, and The Reporter Who Didn’t Get One

IN MID-OCTOBER, a memo was sent out to all New York Times editorial staffers, from recently-installed Times executive editor Jill Abramson, managing editor Dean Baquet, and managing editor for news operations John M. Geddes: plans to reducing the newsroom with a series of voluntary buyout packages were underway, with Ms. Abramson’s projected count at “fewer than 20.”

Over the last week, news of eight buyouts—including veteran columnists Clyde Haberman and George Vecsey, as well as T Magazine‘s executive editor Andy Port—and tributes to the respectively retired Timespeople were circulated internally, a cache of which we posted earlier. There are two three that we missed, and one that we didn’t (but could’ve). UPDATED. Read More