A.G. Sulzberger

Does he think he hit a triple?

 

Absolutely. Kind of like a Don Graham situation with the WaPo in the 1970s.

 

Or Otis Chandler at the LA Times.

 

Not a fan of NYT, but they did make him do his homework first.

 

I agree with Dan but like Joe said, he was born on third base.

 

I personally would prefer the publisher of the future to be working in the business side, not news. That's where the problems are, and that's what he needs to know most. His father runs a fine newspaper, and is about the worst CEO imaginable.

 

I personally would prefer the publisher of the future to be determined by merit, from experience on both the business and editorial sides. Rather than by DNA and family trees.

I know, call me naive, unrealistic and disgruntled over not having parents or grandparents who amounted to a hill of beans professionally, in a dynasty sense (damn you, Grampa, though you did take me to the circus). :-*

But you really, really, really hamstring yourself with a pool of job candidates if you have nepotism as the first cut.

 

Joe,

This is likely the first time I have ever disagreed with you, but FWIW, I thought it was a well-written story defnitely above the intern level. Nothing to stand on top of the rooftops and gloat about, but reading for what it was without paying attention to the byline and/or the nepotism involved, I was okay with it.

 

Joe, once again you've got it right.

 

I've read a lot of his stuff. I think he's pretty good -- even if I'd prefer to not like him.

 

If you go to work for a family business, you've got to expect junior to come along and become your boss one day. And he's not going to be treated the same as everyone else along the way.

The one problem of course is that the Times is a publicly traded company, but the fact of the matter is that it's run like a family business.

I think it's god that he's working as a reporter. If the next generation only ever works on the business side, they'll never understand what you do or have a true passion for the business -- whatever the business is.

 

Guess there's a reason for two things I've heard through the years:

-- If you want to want really hard for a living, marry a rich girl.

-- You'll go only so far as an outsider in a family business.

FYI, Andy: Disagree away. Makes the world go 'round. Happens all the time, too, though I might get you confused with Mrs. Williams.