
Remember
when The NYT reported that its ad hoc campaign to boost revenue by
selling subscriptions in response to the vicious back and forth with
Donald Trump, was said to be a smashing success? Perhaps it was
subscriptions for the crossword puzzle because it appears the monetary
success was not smashing enough, and according to a just released note
from executives Arthur Sulzberger and Mark Thompson, the newspaper will
vacate at least eight floors in its iconic building, allowing it to
"generate significant rental income" because it is "frankly, too
expensive to occupy this many floors when we don’t truly need them."
Maybe the lesson here is that when the newspaper business model no
longer works, one can just pivot into a REIT?
The remaining staff will be consolidated on the remaining, redesigned
floors in a "more dynamic, modern and open workplace, one that is
better suited to the moment."
Furthermore, the NYT publisher and CEO will lose their corner offices,
which they call a "vestige from a different era" and will "introduce
more team rooms and common spaces."
wapo sold its flagship hq on 15th Street and other buildings on that block and moved into substantially smaller rental space.
ReplyDeleteReally? When? Clap Clap Clap
ReplyDeleteMaybe they moved into the old Washington Star/ Times bldg on NY Ave.
Oh, I misread that. I thought you said "Coroner Office" ...
ReplyDeleteDidn't know they built 9-story buildings in NYC...
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