From Doomsayer to Times Columnist | Entertainment and Celebrity News
From Doomsayer to Times Columnist | Entertainment and Celebrity News  
Podcast: Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!
Published On: Wed Sep 16 2026
Description: Ezra Klein, the media prophet who once predicted The New York Times would go under, is now joining the paper as its new media columnist — a full-circle moment that’s both hilarious and profound. In 2009, he wrote “End Times,” forecasting the paper’s collapse amid crushing debt and dying print, calling it “plausibly” doomed. Fast forward to today: not only has the Times survived, but it’s thriving digitally — and Klein, now an insider, gets to analyze the very industry he once warned would crumble. With a resume that includes Esquire, Spin, VH1, and helping hip-hop icons dominate YouTube, Klein brings deep experience and sharp insight to his new column, “The Media Equation,” launching in November. This is media history with a twist — and it’s about to get even more fascinating. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Sources:https://www.aol.com/articles/ny-times-hires-media-columnist-222139000.html More coverage & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/625745b8b4d06f92 Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai.