Changing times: Troubles at the Times
Liberal media just doesn’t get it. Along the fringes of the news this weekend are numerous reports of layoffs at the New York Times. These aren’t the grunts…these folks are senior staff including the Times Washington editor, its food editor, and the former New York Time Magazine editor. The cuts will number up to 30 top newsroom positions either through buyouts or layoffs. Newspapers generally have a problem with the modern day information age. Free information is everywhere. Long gone are the days of newspapers publishing “extras” to inform the public of breaking news. All one does today is turn on television or click onto the internet. Anything and everything one needs to know is at our fingertips. On the other hand, that doesn’t negate the need for reporting. There is a place for newspapers in our society. Unfortunately for the elite media mavens, the need is for good reporting. Historically the New York Times has been the national newspaper of record. Those in the acad