Raines and Boyd each made statements during Thursday's meeting, drawing prolonged applause from the staff members, some of whom were in tears.

Boyd spoke of his commitment to diversity and was briefly interrupted by applause. Retired Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger Sr. - father of the current publisher - also attended the meeting, standing silently throughout.

The NY Times falls. The beast is slain, yet still committed to "diversity"...bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahaha!!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry, just a sec...bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!