1.  “All the News that was Fit to Print”
Brief History
 First name: The New-York Daily Times
 Founded on September 18, 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones.
 Henry Jarvis Raymond
"There are few things in this world which it is worthwhile to get angry about; and they are just the
things anger will not improve.”
 George Jones
The New York Times
On 1892: Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones published a Western edition, The Times of California.
It arrives whenever a mail boat makes its journey around Cape Horn. It dies with the rise of California
Newspapers.
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 The New York Times:
 1894: The trans-Atlantic steamer Arctic goes down; fewer than 50 survive. The Times beats the
herald with an exclusive eyewitness report.
 December 11, 1861: The Times publishes its first illustrations: front-page cartoons of Henry J.
Raymond's rival James Gordon Bennett; publisher of The Herald.
 July 13-16, 1863: Mobs riot in New York to protest the draft; more than 100 are killed. The
Times, pro-union and anti-slavery, is a leading target. Its Park Row building is defended by
Raymond and others with rifles and Gatling guns; mobs attack the Tribune building instead.
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 Changed name to The New York Times on December 30, 1922.
 Originally published everyday except Sunday but on April 21, 1861, they started publishing
Sunday issues.
 Transitioned from supporting Republican candidates to becoming politically independent on
1884.

2.  Nicknamed "the Gray Lady", and long regarded within the industry as a national "newspaper of
record"
The Gray Lady, a nickname for The New York Times newspaper, in reference to its tradition of
presenting many words and few pictures.
 Brief History
 Owned by The New York Times Company which also publishes 18 daily newspapers including
International Herald Tribune and The Boston Globe.
 Acquired by Adolph Ochs, publisher of the The Chattanooga Times, in 1896.
 The international edition stopped publishing in 1967
 Who is Adolph Simon Ochs?
 He was one of the founders of the Southern Associated Press and served as president.
 In 1896, at the age of 38, he again borrowed money to purchase The New York Times.
 He formed the New York Times Co., placed the paper on a strong financial foundation, and
became the majority stockholder.
 April 8, 1935: Adolph S. Ochs dies. His son-in-law, Arthur Hays Sulzberger, becomes publisher on
May 7.
 April 25, 1961: Arthur Hays Sulzberger steps down as publisher after 26 years. His son-in-law
Orvil E. Dryfoos is named to succeed him.
 May 25, 1963: Dryfoos dies at 50. On June 20, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, 37, is named publisher.
 December 11, 1968: Arthur Hays Sulzberger, publisher from 1935 to 1961, dies.
 Present: Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr. Is the chairman.
 The New York Times Co. vs Sullivan
 The paper's involvement in a 1964 libel case helped bring one of the key United States Supreme
Court decisions supporting Freedom of the Press.
 As a USSC case which established the actual malice standard which has to be met before press
reports about public officials or public figures can be considered to be defamation (for
transitory statements), and libel (for written, broadcast, or otherwise published words).

3.  After The New York Times prevailed in this case, news organizations were free to report the
widespread disorder and civil rights infringements.
 II. MORTARA AFFAIRS.
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 The New York Times:
 1893: More than a century before The Times's regular use of color in the daily paper, The New
York Recorder installs color presses. The World, The Herald and The Journal soon follow.
 October 10, 1898: In a gamble, Ochs lowers the price of the daily paper to 1 cent. Circulation
triples within a year, to 76,000 from 26,000, and advertising revenues soar.
 April 13, 1904: The Times receives the first on-the-spot wireless transmission from a naval
battle, a report of the destruction of the Russian fleet at the Battle of Port Arthur in the Yellow
Sea during the Russian-Japanese war.
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 The New York Times:
 June 3, 1918: The Times wins its first Pulitzer Prize, for public service in publishing the texts of
dozens of official reports, documents and speeches about World War I.
 June 10, 1919: The Times is the only paper in the world to print the entire Treaty of Versailles.
 September 13, 1987: The Sunday paper weighs in at 12 pounds, with 1,612 pages, a record.
 January 19, 1996: The Times on the Web – www.nytimes.com – goes online, giving readers
anywhere in the world access to the newspaper's articles and pictures on the night of
publication.
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 What it is today:
 Still owned by the Ochs- Sulzberger Family, one of the United States’ newspaper dynasties.
 Reduced its width to 12 inches (300 mm) from 13.5 inches (340 mm) on August 6, 2007 adopting
the width that has become the U.S paper industry standard.
 Has the most popular news website.
 Headquarters: The New York Times Building, 620 Eighth Avenue, Manhattan, New York.

4.  Circulation: 1, 150, 589 daily and 1, 645, 152 copies on Sundays. (2011)
 Largest metropolitan newspaper in the United States
 Third largest newspaper (circulation) overall behind the The Wall Street Journal and USA Today.
 The New York Times TIMELINE
 September 18- December 31, 2001: The Times published A Nation Challenged, a section with
complete worldwide coverage of the roots and consequences of September 11.
 April 10, 2005: The New York Times expands editorial pages.
 April 14, 2005: The New York Times introduces Thursday Styles.
 September 26, 2008: NYTimes.com hosts live streaming video of the 2008 presidential debate --
its first live video feed on the homepage.
 May 24, 2009: The New York Times launches Metropolitan, a new section appearing in the
Sunday edition with narrative profiles, reported essays and innovative storytelling about New
York and its suburbs.
 PARTS
 Just like any other newspaper The New York Times has:
 Sections:
 The newspaper is organized in three sections, including the magazine.
 News: Includes International, National, Business, Technology, Science, Health, Sports,
The Metro Section, Education, Weather, and Obituaries.
 Opinion: Includes Editorials, Op-Eds and Letters to the editor.
 Features: Includes Arts, Movies, Theatre, Travel, NYC Guide, Dining & Wine, Home & Garden,
Fashion & Style, The New York Times Magazines, and Sunday Review.
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 Why is it FAMOUS?
 Adolf Ochs is prominent in the business (journalism/paper) industry.
 The New York Times grew bigger/ expanded.
 It has foundations (The New York Times foundation), support to Educational programs,
environmental stewardship, and other community affairs.

5.  The New York Times converge with the Mobile apps (iPhone, Blackberry, Android)
 The New York Times Co. has indulged to scientific inventions.
 Has 106 Pulitzer’s Prizes, the most of any news organization.
 Did you know...
 The New York Times Co., invented a “MAGIC MIRROR”
The New York Times was once considered the gold standard in American journalism and the most
trusted news organization in America.
- William McGowan
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 http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/browser/1851/09/18/
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 http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/05/new-york-times-magic-mirror-helps-you-get-dressed-
puts-the-wa/
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