I think the late Abraham "A.M." Rosenthal would be deeply saddened by this--he was Editor-in-Chief of the paper for 11 years during its halcyon days. Rosenthal had a strict dictum that you can't editorialize on the actual story itself, and in fact his epitaph reads: He kept the paper straight. I just could not imagine the sadness he experienced as former Editor-in-Chief Howell Raines completely ruined the Times with the very biased reporting on the Augusta National Golf Club controversy and the Jayson Blair scandal.
Just finished this one two days ago.
http://www.amazon.com/Without-Fear-Favor-Uncompromising-Times/dp/0345297113
On my list to get.
http://www.amazon.com/Fit-Print-M-Rosenthal-Times/dp/0818404744/ref=pd_sim_b_1