It's not working though. A lot of people canceled their NY Times subscriptions after the "Send in the troops" op-ed. Massively pissing off your customer base like that is not a winning move.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/06/business/media/new-york-t...
Scanning the google results for “nyt subscribers” I see them reporting 5 million in Feb and 4.7 million in Aug 2019, so it looks to me like subscriptions have been accelerating in recent months.
Can you please share the information you have regarding mass subscription cancellations due to this op-ed? I would like to see it.
Seems like a fireable offense to print something you didn’t read, when it is quite literally your job to.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2020/06/04/busi...
Notice how they didn't say HOW the OPINION piece didn't meet their standard.
The whole thing is absolutely bizarre
But as a whole, it's working.
They are just copying each others, because they can see what works and what doesn't. But because everything has a context, and luck is involved, they will be many dying anyway.