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Bit of a lousy day. Thoughts are w/ my friend @AndyMillsNYT. Hope you'll read his moving + instructive resignation letter in full.
Andy didn't want to leave @nytimes.
Candidly, if NYT had half the integrity it purports to have, they wouldn't let him go... https://www.andymills.work/resignation
Andy didn't want to leave @nytimes.
Candidly, if NYT had half the integrity it purports to have, they wouldn't let him go... https://www.andymills.work/resignation
Mills' exit was precipitated by a determined, disingenuous smear campaign.
Odds are you don't know, that you know, Andy's work. During his tenure, he probably created more *value-per-min-worked* than any NYT staffer. Forging + shepherding many of their most successful projects.
Odds are you don't know, that you know, Andy's work. During his tenure, he probably created more *value-per-min-worked* than any NYT staffer. Forging + shepherding many of their most successful projects.
But even with all his success, Andy has always seemed most proud of his unique ability to make his colleagues and their journalistic output truly shine.
During his time at NYT, he's personified the publication's very best traditions. That hasn't changed.
During his time at NYT, he's personified the publication's very best traditions. That hasn't changed.
For as long as I've known him, I can only remember him telling me one lie (but he's done so repeatedly): 'I'm not more talented than anyone else; I just work harder.'
Bogus. He's one of the most talented storytellers I've ever met -- and I know a lot of phenomenal storytellers.
Bogus. He's one of the most talented storytellers I've ever met -- and I know a lot of phenomenal storytellers.
Mills leaving is a huge loss for NYT. He was serially underappreciated. Serially underpaid. And unflinchingly loyal to the paper (frustrating as it's become for me, that last bit remains true).
Mills gave me cause to hope the NYT would get its act together. So much for that.
Mills gave me cause to hope the NYT would get its act together. So much for that.
Some will celebrate Mills' resignation. They’ll see it as vindication for the ugly smear campaign they've waged for months. They'll suggest it confirms the most despicable + sensational condemnations they've hurled at him.
Don't believe a single word of it!
Don't believe a single word of it!
Andy Mills is a fabulous journalist. Remarkably, he's a better friend. I absolutely love the guy.
I can't wait to see what Andy does next. I'm confident it will be remarkable.
I can't wait to see what Andy does next. I'm confident it will be remarkable.
