The piece touched off a switchboard-clogging reaction from Times readers, who began calling the Times to dump their subscriptions. A Times spokeswoman, Danielle Rhoades Ha, wouldn’t provide specific figures but said Saturday, “We are seeing an increase in cancellations . But Stephens — who won the Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 2013 while at the Journal — began drawing fire from Times readers even before he wrote a word for the paper. But Times reporters offered their new colleague some support, taking to Twitter to implore readers against canceling their subscriptions. Readers benefit from both.”That also seemed to be the view of Dean Baquet, who oversees the Times’ newsroom.

Source: Washington Post April 30, 2017 19:41 UTC