Not The New York Times

[1][2] The strike had occurred due to the three newspapers each issuing new work rulings which significantly decreased requirements concerning the level of staffing.

[2] On October 5, the Post resumed publication when Rupert Murdoch, its owner and publisher, had signed an agreement with the pressmen; however, the Daily News and the Times were still not being produced.

Cerf was a songwriter for Sesame Street, George Plimpton had co-founded The Paris Review, while Hendra was an editor at National Lampoon, and Unger was a columnist for The Village Voice.

[3] Steven Crist, then a copy boy at the Times who had begun trying to make a living through betting on horse racing during the strike, joined the project.

Carl Bernstein, a reporter known for his work on the Watergate scandal, and then-wife Nora Ephron, joined the project.

Geng authored a seven-paragraph piece written entirely in bureaucratese titled "Carter Forestalls Efforts to Defuse Discord Policy", which was printed on the front page.

[1] The New York Times resumed publication along with the Daily News on November 6, 1978, after 88 days of non-production, a new record.

[9] Jim Dwyer stated that the parody set the modern standard for fake news, and called it a "pitch-perfect replica, spiritually and physically".