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by mr_toad 2657 days ago
> The media has a lot to lose in a tech-dominated world.

True, but the NYT was actually one of the first to try and move past their print origins and try a new business model.

https://mashable.com/2014/05/16/full-new-york-times-innovati...

They also employed Mike Bostocks (author of d3.js) for a while, and they had a highly regarded interactive section.

https://bost.ocks.org/mike/

Tech has been a public boogeyman for a long time. Tech causes everything from global warming to cancer.

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"the NYT was actually one of the first to try and move past their print origins and try a new business model..."

One of the first?

Actually, the San Jose Mercury News had its Mercury Center up and running in 1992[0]. For a time, only the Mercury and WSJ were serious players.

[0] https://archives.cjr.org/feature/the_newspaper_that_almost_s...