• The Atlantic Wire, Monday, August 26, 2013 4:10 PM

There's trouble brewing in the highest ranks of The New York Times, as new CEO Mark Thompson seems to be clashing with executive editor Jill Abramson, and Thompson seeks to build a closer relationship between the business and editorial side -- anathema to the newsroom, where "The mere presence of a corporate suit among the journalists was like a belch in a cathedral nave," writes Joe Hagen in a New York magazine piece.

The Atlantic Wire's Alexander Nazaryan expands Hagen's reporting by also factoring in other coverage of behind-the-scenes gossip, including a piece that suggests Abramson is not well-liked by her staff. He also notes that Thompson's suggestion for Times branded events brings to mind "The Washington Post's disastrous venture into similar terrain, which might serve as a cautionary tale."

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