New York Times reporters under attack from noxious 'meat cloud'

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New York Times reporters under attack from noxious 'meat cloud'
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"Lame stream media" critics rejoice! Your favorite punching bag, The New York Times, has a crisis on its hands. No, it's not the media-wide existential crisis of declining revenue. It's a more visceral, olfactory concern: Reporters at The Grey Lady are under attack from a distracting "meat cloud."

As the Newspaper Guild of New York reported Tuesday, Times staffers say the odor of cooking meat from a steakhouse within their building is burning people's eyes and making it difficult to breathe. And it's not the first time meat stink has tormented the office, either. The Times had the same problem last year, prompting the newspaper to work, apparently to no avail, on its ventilation system.

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.