Shaky Times, Strong Journalism

By: Margaret Sullivan | New York Times

Although the finances at The Times aren’t strictly within my brief as public editor, I take a keen interest in them. After all, the health of the company is bound to affect the journalism.

(One clear indication of that: For cost-cutting reasons, 100 newsroom buyouts or layoffs are in progress this month and next.) So the coverage and commentary that followed last week’s third-quarter financial statements are worth pulling together here. Here are some highlights, plus interpretation.