Both the WSJ and the NYT welcome new Barnes & Noble ceo James Daunt with profile pieces: The Journal’s article is shorter, but fact-based, while the Times’s piece is romantic and features various errors and misunderstandings. The WSJ has no trouble stating Waterstones’ fiscal 2018 results plainly: “An underlying profit of £16.32 million across its 278 shops,” on sales of £385.7 million — with both profit and sales down slightly from the prior year. The NYT relies on Daunt’s version, without checking the actual filings in Companies House: “The privately held Waterstones returned to profitability in 2015, Mr. Daunt said” […]
