Abramson out as NYT editor, Baquet replaces her

Stop the presses.

 

Yikes!

Dean Baquet, the executive editor of The New York Times, had a malignant tumor removed from his kidney on Saturday and will spend about a week away from the office while recovering, he said in an email to the newspaper’s staff on Monday morning.

Doctors discovered the tumor on Thursday, Mr. Baquet said, and felt that it required “immediate attention.” He had “minimally invasive, completely successful surgery,” he said, “and my doctors have given me an excellent prognosis.”

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Would've been impressive had he tweeted from the recovery room.

 

The depravity of the new regime knows no bounds:


Michael Roston -- ‏@michaelroston

Important NYT newsroom news: Coffee cart being replaced by fruit and healthy snacks cart.

https://twitter.com/michaelroston/status/478565313441984512

 

Did Bloomberg take over?

 

I expect productivity to plummet.

People are going to be cranky too. Baquet will punch a hole in the wall within a week of his return.

 

For the record, coffee is now free 24/7. It's not very good coffee, but nevertheless.

 

It would be one of the great ironic joys of my life if YF were hired to regularly repair the Times espresso machines.

 

He would spend all his time yammering at the politics desk.

 

Try the Arabica Narrativa! It tastes exactly how you want it to taste.

 

Dude.

 

Newsroom coffee never is "very good," is it? Hell, most of it may not even approach "good."