President Mark J. Thompson of the New York Times, speaking at the Economic Club of Detroit, michigan, blames social media for the ongoing decline of corporate print media, and calls on Federal subsidies for newspapers to keep them afloat.

       [added 1/10/2023] Thanks to G. Edward Griffin for this entry.

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New York Times CEO Calls On Social Media Giants To Subsidize Mainstream Media | Zero Hedge.htm
www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-12-13/new-york-times-ceo-calls-social-media-giants-subsidize-mainstream-media

Mark Thompson Delivers Speech on Fake News | The New York Times Company.htm
www.nytco.com/mark-thompson-delivers-speech-on-fake-news/

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