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Vol. I · No. 1Prolonging the Slow Death of NewspapersEst. 2026

Casual

Brendan Bernhard, via Romenesko, by way of Varma:

I was going through my files recently and found Brendan Bernhard's amusing New York Press story titled, "A Casual Affair: Temporary Insanity at the New York Times," which I have saved for 18 years. Unfortunately, the piece from the July 28-August 1, 1995 issue isn't online. I posted some excerpts earlier, then heard from people who wanted to read the entire article. Here it is:

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