NYT Readability

Today the New York Times published a readability chart, in which it compares the corporate executive compensation reports with other reading materials. According to that chart, readers of British The Times and Guardian could easily read an academic paper. While NYT-reading Americans would need to go to school for four-five more years to accomplish a similar feat. TV Guide junkies and Bible readers (which is a very nice grouping in itself) may need up to 10(!) years to get to that level...
I am now assured even more that the New York Times has been dumbing down its pages deliberately to make it more readable for hoi polloi, which is where the stock market wants them to be. I do not disagree with that policy, as one would be much better off meeting the public from above as opposed to losing it altogether. But I may have to start looking for a less readable newspaper :) with fewer ads, fewer Sunday coupons and better movie and book critique, ok maybe with an expert level Sudoku every day to exercise the logic machinery in my aging brain.