Scott Galloway

The wingnut parade at the 112th annual New York Times stockholder's meeting, held late this morning at the Times' conference room on the other side of a birch-and-moss filled atrium from the Times' newsroom tower, was out of control. And when chairman Arthur Sulzberger Jr. was not being harassed by pesky shareholders, he was being attacked by bugs. (He spent about a minute flailing at an insect that seemed to have emerged from his hair.) Cliff Kincaid of Accuracy in Media was there.  read more »

The emerging showdown between Harbinger and Firebrand and the New York Times Company has come to an end. The two parties have reached an agreement where two hedge fund leaders, Scott Galloway and James Kohlberg, will both join the Times Board, increasing the size of directors on the board from 13 to 15 members. The Times reports that it's the first time since the company went public in 1967 that it has accepted board members from outside the company.  read more »