If they paid, they used grindr to find a journalist looking for a casual story hookup, which makes it a relevant story. Seriously, the NYT blogs are basically

If they paid, they used grindr to find a journalist looking for a casual story hookup, which makes it a relevant story. Seriously, the NYT blogs are basically people emailing their friends for topics. I get them all the time due to my network of past associates who have become bloggers for NYT, WSJ, etc.