At last month’s World Economic Forum, an Israeli newspaper had some interesting quotes from New York Times Publisher, Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. who in a Q&A said, “I really don’t know whether we will be printing the Times in five years, and your know what, I don’t care either.” #

Editor & Publisher picked up the story last week. #

I was surprised at the lack of coverage this story received in the popular press. Searches in the Times and Washington Post about Sulzberger’s comments showed no results. Not even a ripple. Heck, I thought this was a bombshell of a story. #

Finally, a follow up story that offers come clarification to those comments. Sulzberger seems to hedge a bit in this piece in the New York Observer. #

So, The Times printed product is now once again king according to Sulzberger. Is it really? How about that quote in the last paragraph? #

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