'Behind the Times'examines the 'newspaper of record' and its changing values as the paper enters a new multimedia era. It is a tale of editorial struggles, star columnists and critics, institutional self-importance, and the political and cultural favorites of the Times' owners and editors. Diamond offers a candid appraisal of how the Times' and its editors continue to shape coverage of major public events for more than one million readers. He goes behind the scenes to recount the papers' recent and much heralded plan to win larger audiences.