Abramson describes Zuckerberg lying on a bathroom floor and crying with guilt after the betrayal. Eventually Graham sells to one of the few men richer than Zuckerberg, and the paper begins its new life. An engraving in the newsroom appears after Jeff Bezos takes over with the mantra “What’s dangerous is not to evolve.” The message is exactly right for the industry, and it works. “I guess I’m disappointed that this ended up in print,” Baquet writes — a message that Abramson herself has now immortalized in print. But I do look forward to the Abramson sections whenever Baquet writes his own memoirs.

Source: New York Times January 22, 2019 12:00 UTC