Barnes didn't want to face such outside interference again. Times Publishing Co. In February, Barnes also announced Paul C. Tash as the new editor and president of the Times and Barnes' successor. Despite consolidation fever among his colleagues, Barnes sees no immediate threat to his paper's independence. Vital, pertinent content attracts readers. Readers attract advertisers.
Advertisers support the paper.
I do not see that basic business model shifting in the near term. And, he notes, the Times has a pioneering heritage. My vision does not go much beyond 10 years in this time of rapid change, but our paper is able to stay up with changes in technology and changes in readers' patterns. Indeed, much smaller papers can do so successfully. The question then becomes whether owners want to be in the newspaper business, and as the representative of ownership, my answer is yes.