however, even though corporate governance is one of arthur sulzberger, jr.'s hobbyhorses, the times executives are way overcompensated. as a matter fact, there have been movements on the board to suggest they get their bonuses back, and they have. so that's one thing. opening up this question to this larger issue of the times finances, michael, you're wrong. the times is not read by a million people a day anymore. circulation just sell this quarter, 7.3%. bringing it down below a million for the first time since the mid '80s. and in terms of the market tests of whether the times is successful or not, i do not think that the "washington times" is the correct doppelgÄnger or comparison. i think the correct comparison is "the wall street journal," which outstrips sales and circulation of the times on a national basis. and by the way, of a surprise, michael goodwin of the near post told me recently that the times is only read or bought by 200,000 people in new york. it's really staggering. i think that they have actually since the golden age, towards the end of t