The New York Times Company is an American news publisher based in Manhattan, New York. It is the owner and publisher of The New York Times. The company has been controlled by the Sulzberger family since Adolph Ochs purchased it in 1896.[1]
History
Adolph Ochs purchased the New York Times in 1896 for $75,000 and formed the New York Times Company.[1:1][2]
COVID-19
In August 2022, ValueAct Capital acquired a 7% stake in the NYT Company.[3]
Organization
The NYT Company is a partner organization of the World Economic Forum (WEF).[4]
Personnel
| Name | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| A.G. Sulzberger | Chairman[5] | The Providence Journal, The Oregonian |
Subsidiaries
- New York Times
- New York Times Company Foundation[6]
External links
Dash, E. (2009, January 20). Mexican Billionaire Invests in Times Company. The New York Times. http://archive.today/2017.12.31-160649/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/20/business/media/20times.html ↩︎ ↩︎
1835—2018. The New York Times Company. Retrieved December 3, 2023, from https://www.nytco.com/company/history/our-history/ ↩︎
Deveau, S. (2022, August 11). New York Times Is Targeted by Activist Investor Pushing for Subscriber-Only Bundles. Bloomberg. http://archive.today/2022.08.11-175631/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-11/activist-investor-valueact-takes-7-stake-in-new-york-times ↩︎
New York Times. World Economic Forum. Retrieved December 3, 2023, from http://archive.today/2023.12.03-021335/https://www.weforum.org/organizations/the-new-york-times/ ↩︎
A. G. Sulzberger. The New York Times Company. Retrieved November 13, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20231113122110/https://www.nytco.com/person/a-g-sulzberger/ ↩︎
The New York Times Company Foundation. New York Times Company. Retrieved August 6, 2013, from https://web.archive.org/web/20130806134030/http://www.nytco.com:80/company/foundation/ ↩︎
