Is The New York Times Now a Gaming Company?

Apparently, the leading news outlet now thrives on interactive entertainment.

photo credit: screenshot ValueAct’s analysis of Disney

A few weeks back, a striking chart made waves.

It suggested that the top news organization, the New York Times, now identifies as a game company.

Angel investor Matthew Ball spotted this…

Matthew Ball on X

…in ValueAct’s analysis of Disney and shared it on X, where I found it.

Among the apps owned by the New York Times, its gaming app commands a huge chunk of user time.

Ball claims the New York Times “is now a gaming company on the basis of customer time spent.”

The NYT = gaming company = quite a statement

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photo credit: screenshot NYT “How to talk about Wordle”