A broadsheet is about 29x23 inches (the full spread). The paper density for newsprint appears to be around 45 grams per square meter. This gives us 0.430 m^2, or 19.35 grams. At gold prices of 38.62 USD per gram, we get 747.3 USD. Not too shabby - I'd like to be paid in gold weight per article written :-)

Notes:

1. Weight of ink not accounted for. On the other hand, an article doesn't take a full broadsheet spread.
2. Values are general and not specific to NYTimes.
3. I just pulled this stuff out of Google in a couple of minutes. Don't use it to trade gold, that's all I'm saying.