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Published Dec. 21, 2011 7:45 am Updated Dec. 21, 2011 7:56 am

I believe it’s fair to speculate that the quick [Janet] Robinson exit could suggest a bubbling family rift in terms of the direction of the company, the failure of the stock to respond to the success of the paywall launch and the lack of progress turning around About.com…

Whether it’s enough to boost [Michael] Golden to CEO under Pinch or not, hard to say … The sale of the regionals would seem to push the CEO slot more toward an outsider as it frees up monies for more digital acquisitions.

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Douglas Arthur, managing director at Evercore Partners, on NY Times CEO departure and successor speculation

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  • Anonymous

    OK. I’ll answer for you. Because you’re vacuous and superficial. Because for you, style always trumps substance. Never mind that you’re creating more friction – more work for your readers, who now have to spend more time on each item to determine whether it holds interest for them. It’s “edgy.” Or whatever.

  • Anonymous

    No one who knows anything about The New York Times calls Arthur Sulzberger Jr. “Pinch.”  When I see that word, it’s a signal that the commentator knows not whereof he speaks. Yes, his father’s nickname was “Punch.” A sister was named Judy, if that explains anything.

  • Anonymous

    Tell me, what was your thinking behind these headlineless items? In particular, how, specifically, did you think they would help *readers*? Because if you don’t have a good answer to that question, you’re living up to your reputation in the worse possible way.