Michael Bloomberg Tried to Buy The NY Times

Just buy the damn thing already

The media rumor that will never die has popped up once again; albeit with a slight twist. We’ve all read that Michael Bloomberg is interested in buying The New York Times plenty of times before. The new juicy info is that Bloomberg tried to buy the company, but Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger rebuffed him.

As with any rumor of this size, both sides deny this happened. A Times spokesperson told New York that Sulzberger “can’t remember the last time he spoke with Bloomberg,” which is complete bullshit, but still.

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