Afternoon Reading List 08.19.13.

What NYT‘s mayoral endorsement means — The NYC mayoral race is nearing a much-awaited point. No, not the election. As TNR’s Marc Tracy reports, NYT’s endorsement of mayoral candidates is often telling of who the winner will be. Endorsements in past races show not only NYT’s influence on the races, but also publisher Arthur Sulzberger, Jr.’s influence on his newspaper’s editorial board. He has the final say over who NYT endorses and has been known to exercise that power.