> I’m not even sure if the New York Times could afford to bribe someone writing for the New York Times. It’s not a bribe when you employer gives you a bonus to

> I’m not even sure if the New York Times could afford to bribe someone writing for the New York Times. It’s not a bribe when you employer gives you a bonus to write specific content they demand. You could suspect that he was just under pressure from his management, however in that case I would doubt he would fold to the pressure as being able to write an article titled “I got fired from the New York Times for failing to ditch twitter and plugging their paper” would be a journalistic gold pot. And a great lawsuit.