From a New York Times Insider column by Josh Ocampo headlined “Is the Future of Twitter Hanging by Threads?

Ryan Mac, a technology reporter who covers Twitter for The New York Times, is used to changing his plans at a moment’s notice.

This month, when he received a message from a colleague that said Twitter was suing a law firm for $90 million, for example, Mr. Mac excused himself from this interview and called a colleague to brainstorm how to cover the breaking news.

“I always have to have my phone on me,” he said in a follow-up conversation about five minutes later. “In my job, there is no rest.”