NYT’s Gail Collins chats with David Letterman
An excerpt:
DAVID LETTERMAN: Now let’s just say I live to be 90, will there still will be a published, hand-held paper version of the New York Times or will it all be electronic?
GAIL COLLINS: Well, there will be a hand-held version — something in your hands.
LETTERMAN: But it won’t necessarily be paper.
COLLINS: I can’t promise paper — I hope it’s paper. …I like paper, I’m going to go for paper.
Listen to lyrics serenading her as she enters. MT @romenesko: Letterman quizzes G. Collins re fate of NYT print edition bit.ly/GPkHCN
— Beth Nakamura (@OBethPhoto) March 25, 2012
“Gotta get over before we go under,” correct?
Another reader tweets a response to me:
@romenesko The song was James Brown’s “Funky President”. They play that frequently, when a President is the topic.
— Micah White (@micahwhite) March 25, 2012
Collins was on the show to promote her book, “William Henry Harrison.”
Notice the immediate large applause after she said “i’ll go for paper”