On Thursday, New York Times Business Editor Dean Murphy and Technology Editor Suzanne Spector announced to the paper's staff that Re/Code's Mike Isaac would be joining the NYT as a tech reporter.
It had some people wondering if The Times would make Isaac change his Twitter picture — which is of the Charmin mascot — because of some conflict in the paper's lengthy ethics policy:
Oh they're gonna make him change the toilet bear.
Alexia Tsotsis@alexiaFollow
Oh they're gonna make him change the toilet bear.
5:07 PM - 29 May 14ReplyRetweetFavorite
lol shut up no way charmin bear works for the nyt
Caroline O'Donovan@ceodonovanFollow
lol shut up no way charmin bear works for the nyt
5:09 PM - 29 May 14ReplyRetweetFavorite
@alexia i am on it alexia
darthâ„¢ @darthFollow
@alexia i am on it alexia
5:15 PM - 29 May 14ReplyRetweetFavorite
Times spokesperson Eileen Murphy told BuzzFeed they would make Isaac do no such thing:
No, that is unlikely; seems fine to us.
And to me (I'm no expert), it's not entirely obvious that this is actually the 'Charmin' bear.