The family-controlled New York Times Company is gripped by a crisis, its news staff near mutiny over the escalating financial squeeze on their pay and benefits, and its president abruptly dismissed with a $15 million golden parachute. According to unnamed sources, Robinson's sin was to overshadow Pinch Sulzberger, the incompetent family heir during whose tenure the newspaper has gone from high profitability and prestige to continued shrinkage, low profits, and status as house organ of the American left, widely distrusted and ridiculed outside the blue bubble.  Peter Lauria of Reuters: While the Times Co has not given an official reason for Robinson's sudden decision to retire, people familiar with the matter said it was not related to an impending financial event such as a big decline in advertising sales or digital subscriptions or a large quarterly loss. Some newsroom staffers believe that Robinson's efforts to "raise her profile" were interpreted by Arthur Sulzberger Jr, the...(Read Full Post)