NYT Readers Brain Dead: WSJ Editor

USA Today also slammed—maybe

By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 30, 2009 7:50 AM CDT

(Newser) – Media-to-media relations are starting to resemble reality shows, writes Ryan Tate in Gawker—maybe this will up readership. In a staff memo about circulation growth, the Wall Street Journal managing editor slammed the New York Times, writing “there are two measures of mortality, brain... Read full story »

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