The New York Times (NYT), is an American newspaper based in New York
City with worldwide influence and readership. Nicknamed "the Gray
Lady", the Times has long been regarded within the industry as a
national "newspaper of record". The paper's motto, "All the News
That's Fit to Print", appears in the upper left-hand corner of the
front page. Founded in 1851, the paper has won 130 Pulitzer Prizes,
more than any other newspaper. It is ranked 18th in the world by
circulation and 3rd in the U.S.The paper is owned by The New York
Times Company, which is publicly traded. It has been governed by the
Sulzberger family since 1896, through a dual-class share structure
after its shares became publicly-traded. A. G. Sulzberger and his
father, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr.â€"the paper's publisher and the
company's chairman, respectivelyâ€"are the fourth and fifth generation
of the family to head the paper.Since the mid-1970s, The New York
Times has greatly expanded its layout and organization, adding special
weekly sections on various topics supplementing the regular news,
editorials, sports, and features. Since 2008, the Times has been
organized into the following sections: News,
Editorials/Opinions-Columns/Op-Ed, New York (metropolitan), Business,
Sports, Arts, Science, Styles, Home, Travel, and other features. On
Sundays, the Times is supplemented by the Sunday Review (formerly the
Week in Review), The New York Times Book Review, The New York Times
Magazine, and T: The New York Times Style Magazine.
City with worldwide influence and readership. Nicknamed "the Gray
Lady", the Times has long been regarded within the industry as a
national "newspaper of record". The paper's motto, "All the News
That's Fit to Print", appears in the upper left-hand corner of the
front page. Founded in 1851, the paper has won 130 Pulitzer Prizes,
more than any other newspaper. It is ranked 18th in the world by
circulation and 3rd in the U.S.The paper is owned by The New York
Times Company, which is publicly traded. It has been governed by the
Sulzberger family since 1896, through a dual-class share structure
after its shares became publicly-traded. A. G. Sulzberger and his
father, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr.â€"the paper's publisher and the
company's chairman, respectivelyâ€"are the fourth and fifth generation
of the family to head the paper.Since the mid-1970s, The New York
Times has greatly expanded its layout and organization, adding special
weekly sections on various topics supplementing the regular news,
editorials, sports, and features. Since 2008, the Times has been
organized into the following sections: News,
Editorials/Opinions-Columns/Op-Ed, New York (metropolitan), Business,
Sports, Arts, Science, Styles, Home, Travel, and other features. On
Sundays, the Times is supplemented by the Sunday Review (formerly the
Week in Review), The New York Times Book Review, The New York Times
Magazine, and T: The New York Times Style Magazine.
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