Boston Consulting Group 18,500 (2018) $7.50 B (2018)
Bain & Company 8,000 (2017) $3.8 B (2017 est.)
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BCG is the only one that should have as much headlines provided they are similar in nature to McKinsey. If they are, then your hypothesis might be correct that the NYT has a lot of McKinsey sources. But how could you rule out that newspapers simply like to bash the #1 instead of the #2 or #3 if the industry leading companies are behaving in a similar fashion?
Firm Employees (Year) Revenue (Year)
McKinsey & Company 21,000 (2017) $10.0 B (2017)
Boston Consulting Group 18,500 (2018) $7.50 B (2018)
Bain & Company 8,000 (2017) $3.8 B (2017 est.)
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BCG is the only one that should have as much headlines provided they are similar in nature to McKinsey. If they are, then your hypothesis might be correct that the NYT has a lot of McKinsey sources. But how could you rule out that newspapers simply like to bash the #1 instead of the #2 or #3 if the industry leading companies are behaving in a similar fashion?