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From this article: > The guild said it was asking readers to honor its digital picket line by not playing Times Games products, such as Wordle, and not using t
by laborcontract 2y ago
From this article:
> The guild said it was asking readers to honor its digital picket line by not playing Times Games products, such as Wordle, and not using the Cooking app.
I’m not familiar with digital picket lines, why not ask that people not read via the site? Tying the picket line to Wordle and the cooking app seems to trivialize the importance of the team – Wordle was an acquisition!
- dagw 2y agoMy understanding is that, if you judge by traffic, The New York Times is actually a cooking blog and online gaming platform that dabbles a bit in journalism on the side.
- tootie 2y agoI mean, newspapers used to make all their money on classified ads which is why Craigslist has killed so much local news and Craig Newmark is now donating money to save journalism.
- barryrandall 2y agoPay-per-word classified ads drove sellers to websites that offered better reach for less money.
- laborcontract 2y agoHilarious but I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s true. Upon some reflection, Marcella Hazan’s Tomato Sauce recipe is probably the most that i’ve actively sought the nyt’s content.
- tsunamifury 2y agoLocals newspapers were a grocery shopper and a comic book that dabbled in journalism as well.
- SilasX 2y agoDon't forget the classifieds as a critical revenue stream.
- bogwog 2y agoI guess it's because the software engineer union members are the ones who run that part