I have some thoughts on the logo and what it looks like. I'm going to have to play with it in paint and see if I can bring my visions to life...
I'm a fan of most green colors, but this one is a little off.
I know three wavy lines is simple, but this seems too simple... Like they couldn't come up with anything so they traced the water ring around a cup of coffee or something.
I dunno. Maybe it will grow on me.
As to the copyright, I had the same thought with everyone Sharing the logo. I guess by sourcing it you have some backup, but the only sure way to ensure that you are safe would be to refuse payout on the post, and thus this would be non-commercial use.
I kind of doubt they are going to worry to much about seeing everyone who is sharing the logo though. Too much hassle and not enough likely return in it.
Commercial use is fine for journalism. Most newspapers are commercial in nature (they sell the news, and charge for their newspapers).
As long as you're using it under the fair use doctrine.
However, the New York times may not have taken the logo, animated it, and changed its color scheme, while using it for journalistic review.
I'm having flashbacks to the 80's with the seaform green and black combo.....not sure if the green is the right shade...it's hard to see against white...