A farewell to the Times's Dan Sabbagh

Monkey bids a fond farewell to Dan Sabbagh, who has resigned as the Times's media editor to pursue other interests, after turning down the offer of becoming industrial editor. "Start Spreading the news", Sabbagh tweeted late today, and we all know the next line of the song. He will be sorely missed by rival media reporters, many of whom have been "Sabbaghed" over the years. The verb can be employed after being scooped by the Times man. Or after Sabbagh had chaired yet another impromptu late-night discussion about the state of the industry over several rounds of drinks. The former experience could be disheartening, but the latter was always a pleasure. Cheers Dan.