Wonder how the conversation went in the New York Times newsroom that led to this story being placed on the front page (A1 print, home page online):
“To Reach Simple Life of Summer Camp, Lining Up for Private Jets”
The gist:
Now, even as the economy limps along, more of the nation’s wealthier families are cutting out the car ride and chartering planes to fly to summer camps…
The popularity of private-plane travel is forcing many high-priced camps, where seven-week sessions can easily cost more than $10,000, to balance the habits of their parents against the ethos of simplicity the camps spend the summer promoting. …
The last straw pull quote:
Liz Cox Barrett is a writer at CJR.A flier’s request: a fruit cup with a single strawberry.
