This was done on purpose and land or water entry makes it more difficult for protection. The NY Times is looking pretty ugly these days. The readers of the NY Times have to decide how they feel about this matter. The advertising customers should be boycotted and told why. A list of NY Times ads on the net and a massive email effort may help.
You are right. The thing that will hurt the N.Y. Times most is to get to their advertisers. If the advertisers are boycotted and told why, they will think again about where their advertising dollars should be spent.
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