The Deal takes the Grey Lady to task for using Britney Spears tidbits to drive web traffic:

The Times, it appears, has officially embraced the business news bait and switch. While the paper may not write about Britney per se, it’s more than happy to use her tragedy-tinged celebrity (not to mention her Google-ability) to bring some flash (and Internet eyeballs) to its business section. It’s as if the section’s front page is saying, “Hey, nonbusinessperson, look inside. We write about gossip! We know who Britney is! We make fun of TMZ!” Yes, in a 300-word brief buried on page six.

Read the whole enchilada here.