New York Times sees smaller loss Oct 23, 2009
The New York Times Company, the struggling US newspaper group, has reported a smaller-than-expected loss of $35. 6m in the third quarter. (BBC News -- Business)
New York Times Co. Narrows Loss, Ad Slump Lingers Oct 23, 2009
The New York Times Co. narrows its 3rd-quarter loss; shares jump but ad declines continue ... The New York Times Co. cushioned the blow from another big drop in advertising in its latest quarter by shedding more payroll and collecting more money from newspaper subscribers ... The New York Times Co. is reporting a loss for the most recent quarter. (ABC News -- Wire)
Financials drag US stocks higher Oct 23, 2009
October 23, 2009 - 8:04AM. US stocks rose on Thursday after several companies reported solid earnings that lent credence to the idea corporate profitability has stabilised. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Financials drive Wall St higher; Amazon up late Oct 23, 2009
Search Type Choose a search type from the items below. By Rodrigo Campos Rodrigo Campos. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Matching Gifts Oct 21, 2009
Matching Gift Companies - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE. Matching Gift Companies Thank you for making the extra effort - and for your doubled support. (Clemsontigers.com)
Biz bits: Bass Pro Shops lays off design staff members Oct 20, 2009
The Times , flagship of The New York Times Co., cut its newsroom work force by 100 positions last year mostly through buyouts. Even with the latest cuts, amounting to 8 percent of the newsroom, The Times has the largest newsgathering staff of any U.S. newspaper. (The Augusta Chronicle)
NY Times to Cut 8% of Reporting Staff Oct 20, 2009
The Times, flagship of The New York Times Co., trimmed 100 jobs last year and has cut another 100 from the newspaper's business operations. But it still maintains one of the largest news operations in the country. (Newsmax)
N.Y. Times Starts San Francisco Edition Oct 17, 2009
The declining fortunes were illustrated this week in the sale of once high-flying magazine BusinessWeek to the Bloomberg financial news agency and the decision by the New York Times Co. not to sell the Boston Globe. BusinessWeek, valued in 2000 at $1 billion, sold for a price reported to be between $2 million and $5 million. (Newsmax)
Times Co. chief optimistic, cautious on Globe Oct 16, 2009
New York Times Co. chief executive Janet Robinson spoke to employees yesterday, with Globe publisher P. Steven Ainsley. (Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff) By Globe Staff / October 16, 2009. (Boston Globe)
NY TIMES scraps plan to sell BOSTON GLOBE... Oct 16, 2009
New York Times scraps plan to sell Boston Globe - Yahoo. "market" : {"NAME" : "U.S.", "ID" : "us_market", "TZ" : "ET", "TZOFFSET" : "-14400", "open" : "1255699841", "close" : "1255723241", "flags" : {}} , "STREAMER_SERVER" : "http://streamerapi.finance.yahoo.com","arrowAsChangeSign" : false,"throttleInterval": "1000". (The Drudge Report)
Clintons cancel DNC book signing Oct 15, 2009
Today's Globe Opinion Politics Magazine Education Science NECN Special reports Obituaries. Concerns raised couple may steal media attention away from Kerry. (Yahoo News -- Hillary Rodham Clinton)
New York Times Calls off Sale of Boston Globe Oct 15, 2009
The New York Times Co. said Wednesday oct. 14, 2009 it won't sell The Boston Globe after all, following "careful consideration and analysis." (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File) (AP). The New York Times Co. said Wednesday it won't sell the newspaper after all, following "careful consideration and analysis.". (ABC News -- Wire)
Sighs of relief heard as the Globe saga subsides Oct 15, 2009
In April, The New York Times Co. threatened to close the Globe unless employee unions agreed to $20 million in concessions. After winning concessions, the Times Co. solicited bids to sell the paper and its website, , and received three. (Boston Globe)
McChrystal vs. Change Oct 14, 2009
2009 The New York Times Company. By Freddy Gray - October 13, 2009. (The American Conservative)
Whitney Hires Renzo Piano to Design Its Expansion Oct 14, 2009
"It's not impossible," said Mr. Piano, whose other projects include a new West Harlem campus for Columbia University and the 52-story tower to be built by The New York Times Company and Forest City Ratner Companies at Eighth Avenue and 40th Street. "It's not immense space, but there's enough there." As in his $100 million expansion and renovation for the Morgan Library, Mr. Piano envisions using space underground. (Yahoo News -- Architecture)
The New York Times Company, Univision and WNYC Complete WQXR/WCAA Transaction Oct 9, 2009
Source: The New York Times Company ... NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The New York Times Company, Univision Radio Inc. and WNYC Radio announced today the closing of the transactions related to WQXR-FM. ... The New York Times Company, a leading media company with 2008 revenues of $2. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Stars to shine for Lowery's 88th birthday celebration Oct 8, 2009
Guy s section will look at three key moments in Lowery s life: The New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, when Lowery was sued for defamation by Montgomery Commissioner L. B. Sullivan over an ad that ran in the newspaper; a civil rights march where the windows of Lowery s wife s car were shot out by members of the Ku Klux Klan; and Lowery s confrontation with Wallace at the conclusion of the Selma to Montgomery March. I love the fact that we are helping to celebrate someone who has made a great impact... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Market Winners & Losers: Invesco, New York Times Oct 3, 2009
New York Times Co. (NYT) The media company continued its losing streak, with shares falling 5. 6% on Friday. (Fox News)
RDA looking to condense real estate holdings Sep 30, 2009
It's an arrangement similar to what the New York Times Co. did with its Eighth Avenue headquarters in January when it ran into a cash crunch ... It's an arrangement similar to what the New York Times Co. did with its Eighth Avenue headquarters in January when it ran into a cash crunch. (New York Post -- Business)
Newspaper stocks rise as outlook improves Sep 30, 2009
The New York Times Co. climbed 40 cents, or 5 percent, to $8. 39; Lee Enterprises Inc. soared 89 cents, or 42 percent, to $3. (MSNBC -- Business)
New York Times Deals with Malware Ad Fallout Sep 26, 2009
The New York Times Company has scrambled to address a security threat that emerged over the weekend in the form of a malicious ad on the newspaper's Web site. The ad appeared as a pop-up box containing a security warning, advising users that their machines were infected and directing them to a Web site purporting to offer antivirus software, but that actually contained a Trojan. (eSecurityPlanet)
Media companies enter the equation Sep 26, 2009
Do you also believe that the First Amendment doesn t apply to you, given that your owner, the New York Times Co., is a corporation and not a person. Donald J. Boudreaux Fairfax, Va. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Times buyout is back Sep 26, 2009
The job-cut knife is again being brandished at New York Times Co., as the struggling newspaper publisher prepares to launch another round of employee buyouts to further trim costs ... The job-cut knife is again being brandished at New York Times Co., as the struggling newspaper publisher prepares to launch another round of employee buyouts to further trim costs. (New York Post -- Business)
Head of Boston Globe Union Under Fire on Finances Sep 25, 2009
Following a threat by the Globe's parent company, The New York Times Co., to close the newspaper, the Guild approved a contract in July that called for an 8. 3 percent wage cut and other measures to save the newspaper $10 million a year. (ABC News -- Wire)
Neurocrine shares plunge on FDA rejection Sep 25, 2009
Personal Tech Markets Your Money Technology Healthcare Columnists Latest news Message Boards. Sleeping pill maker loses 62% of its value. (Yahoo News -- Sleep and Sleep Disorders)
Tribune gets OK for Cubs sale Sep 25, 2009
The New York Times Co. is exploring a sale of its 17. 8 percent stake in the properties. (Crain's Chicago Business)
Mandatory Insurance Is a Tax Sep 24, 2009
2009 The New York Times Company. By Daniel McCarthy - September 23, 2009Comments: 1. (The American Conservative)
Hedge Fund Sells Part of Its New York Times Stock Sep 23, 2009
Harbinger Capital cuts stake in New York Times Co. to 16 ... Harbinger Capital Partners LLC says it has sold part of its 20 percent stake in The New York Times Co., but still considers the company a core holding ... The New York Times Co. publishes The Boston Globe, the International Herald Tribune and 15 other dailies along with its flagship newspaper. (ABC News -- Wire)
Google Launches DoubleClick Ad Exchange Sep 18, 2009
com, a site that offers experts on a wide range of topics, owned by the New York Times Co. (). Page. (BusinessWeek)
Jeremy Allaire: Web Master 2.0 Brightcove closes $59.5M funding round Sep 18, 2009
New investors include AllianceBernstein L.P., Brookside Capital LLC, Maverick Capital Ltd. and The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT). Existing investors include Accel Partners, Allen & Company LLC, AOL (NYSE: TWX) and General Catalyst Partners. (Boston Business Journal, MA)
Audit questions $1.4b in Halliburton bills Sep 18, 2009
4b in Halliburton bills - The Boston Globe. Today's Globe Local Opinion Politics Magazine Education NECN Special reports Deaths. (Yahoo News -- Halliburton)
Ad spending declines 14% Sep 17, 2009
The New York Times Co. and Gannett -- two of the biggest newspaper publishers -- led the charge ... The New York Times Co. and Gannett -- two of the biggest newspaper publishers -- led the charge. (New York Post -- Business)
Islamic community at odds over post Sep 17, 2009
Today's Globe Local Opinion Politics Magazine Education NECN Special reports Obituaries. Court dismisses lawsuit filed by imam fighting to be rehired. (Yahoo News -- Arab and Muslim Americans)
New York Times Co. Sep 17, 2009
Local Search Site Search. THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING. (Boston Globe)
Pagliuca sets his sights on Senate seat Sep 17, 2009
The move means two teams of bidders remain: the California investment firm Platinum Equity and one led by Stephen Taylor, a member of the family that sold the Globe to The New York Times Co. in 1993 for $1. 1 billion. (Boston Globe)
Newspaper Stocks Jump on Ad Trends Sep 17, 2009
Shares of The New York Times Co. rose 94 cents, or 12 percent, to close at $8. 82. (ABC News -- Wire)
Google site lets readers flip through the news Sep 16, 2009
Of course, there is a concern, said Martin A. Nisenholtz, senior vice president of digital operations for The New York Times Co. That doesn t mean you don t participate ... Of course, there is a concern, said Martin A. Nisenholtz, senior vice president of digital operations for The New York Times Co. That doesn t mean you don t participate. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
NY Times sees suitors shrink in Boston Globe sale Sep 16, 2009
The New York Times Co. says it's in no hurry to sell the Boston Globe even as the number of suitors for the money-losing paper dwindles ... The New York Times Co. says it's in no hurry to sell the Boston Globe even as the number of suitors for the money-losing paper dwindles. (New York Post -- Business)
GateHouse plans temporary salary reductions in Massachusetts Sep 16, 2009
Locally, The New York Times Co. is seeking approvals from unions at The Boston Globe, which the Times Co. owns, to cut employees pay levels as the Globe tries to avoid a projected $85 million loss for 2009. Declines in ad sales were particularly steep for the industry in the first quarter of this year, as many advertisers reined in spending because of the recession and chose less expensive or free online alternatives. (Chelmsford Independent, MA)
Obama adviser victim of own past Sep 14, 2009
While the Fox News Channel, which drove the Van Jones story, has been one of the biggest media success stories of the past decade, becoming highly profitable and highly influential, during the same decade The New York Times Company has plunged in market value. It is one of numerous once-powerful media companies which would rather die than change an ideological agenda hidden under a false mask of objectivity. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Developer Forest City’s net loss shrinks Sep 10, 2009
Forest City s development projects have included The New York Times Co. s headquarters in Manhattan (above) and the 27-acre University Park at MIT mixed-use development in Cambridge. (Bernstein Associates via Bloomberg News/ File 2007) September 10, 2009. (Boston Globe)
Times Co. execs meet with Boston Globe workers Sep 10, 2009
New York Times Co. Chairman Arthur Sulzberger Jr. and chief executive Janet Robinson met with several hundred workers at the Globe's offices. The meeting was the first of its kind since Globe unions agreed in July to pay cuts and other concessions in the face of a threat to close the 137-year-old newspaper. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Fortun(at)e designer Sep 9, 2009
Bruce Wasserstein, the Lazard boss who also owns New York magazine, as well as Platinum Equity Partners, the Lo 00004000 s Angeles-based private-equity firm that is also vying to buy the Boston Globe from The New York Times Co.. BusinessWeek media columnist. (New York Post -- Business)
GateHouse and Times settle dispute over Web sites Sep 9, 2009
GateHouse Media Inc. and The New York Times Co. have settled a lawsuit that GateHouse filed last month that claimed the Times Co. was violating copyright and trademark laws by lifting numerous headlines and lead sentences off GateHouse s Web sites. GateHouse publishes the Braintree Forum and the wickedlocalbraintree. (Braintree Forum, MA)
Five Former Yale Student-Athletes, One Former Coach To Receive Bush ’48 Leadership Awards Sep 9, 2009
He also has been a director for the Johnson & Johnson Corporation, the New York Times Company and the Aluminum Company of America. At Yale he was a member of the men's swimming team. (Goyalebulldogs.com)
2nd Circuit Panel Wonders Whether Judge Acted Hastily in Barring Book Based on 'Catcher in the Rye' Sep 4, 2009
Last month, four of the country's largest news organizations -- The New York Times Co., The Associated Press, Gannett Co. Inc. and Tribune Co. , arguing that Salinger's infringement claim did not justify blocking the book's publication. Edward Rosenthal, a partner at Frankfurt, Kurnit Klein & Selz who is representing Colting and SCB Distributors Inc., which would market the book in this country, has argued that, despite its initial billing, "60 Years Later" is not a sequel, but rather a "highly... (Law.com)
New York Times' Green Lighting System Reduces Energy Use by More Than 70 Percent - Now on ElectricTV.net Aug 27, 2009
"Total light management is the single greatest opportunity for energy savings in new or retrofit buildings," says Glenn D. Hughes, director of construction for The New York Times Company. Integral to the system are radiometers mounted on a rooftop mast to measure the power of the sun, as well as global luminance sensors that gauge the brightness of the sky. (PR Newswire)
Don't use broken programs as templates Aug 26, 2009
a profound national commitment to the principle that debate on public issues should be uninhibited, robust, and wide-open, and that it may well include vehement, caustic and sometimes unpleasantly sharp attacks on government and public officials -- Justice William J. Brennan Jr, 1960 New York Times Co. v. Sullivan. I challenge each of you and every member of Congress to provide your constituents with a legitimate, common sense plan. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
ACCC warns publishers over online charging talks Aug 25, 2009
In the US, News executives have reportedly met with rivals publishers, including Hearst Corporation, the New York Times Company and the Tribune Company, to discuss a shared online payment model. Following the unveiling of a $380m annual loss yesterday, Fairfax s McCarthy said the company was looking at all options in terms of monetising its online assets. (Multichannel News)
News talks way out of Dow Jones Aug 24, 2009
The newspaper said that News' chief digital officer, Jonathan Miller, met representatives of The New York Times Company, Washington Post Company, Hearst Corporation and Tribune Company, publisher of the Los Angeles Times. Mr Murdoch said earlier this month that he would begin charging readers of online versions of his newspapers in the coming year. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Globe, watch out for potential buyer Aug 24, 2009
Let s hope that The New York Times Co. holds true to these ideals and looks beyond the dollar signs when it is considering Gores offer. GINA FRIED Lexington. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
News Corp seeking online news consortium Aug 22, 2009
August 22, 2009 - 5:54AM. Media giant News Corp is holding talks with other newspaper publishers on forming a consortium that would charge for news online and on portable devices, The Los Angeles Times says. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
News in talks on charging for online Aug 22, 2009
News Corp in talks on charging for online news. August 22, 2009 - 8:47AM. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
No Such Thing as a Free Press Aug 22, 2009
He is believed to have met with major news publishers including New York Times Co., Washington Post Co., Hearst Corp. and Tribune Co., publisher of the Los Angeles Times. "The reality is that unless a lot of people who produce news act in unison to start charging for content, then individually they will fail," said Alan D. Mutter, a former newspaper columnist and editor and consultant on new media ventures. (The American Conservative)
Can Anyone Tap the $100 Billion Potential of Hyperlocal News? Aug 18, 2009
Why is a media titan like The New York Times Co. -- already stretched thin by the challenges of a faltering business model -- dabbling in community news, traditionally the bottom of the journalistic food chain. Call it the Google Effect. (FastCompany)
Clintons cancel DNC book signing Aug 18, 2009
Today's Globe Opinion Politics Magazine Education Science NECN Special reports Obituaries. Concerns raised couple may steal media attention away from Kerry. (Yahoo News -- Hillary Rodham Clinton)
T: The New York Times Style Magazine to Host a Fifth Anniversary Celebration at The Standard, New York During New York Fashion Week Aug 15, 2009
Source: The New York Times Company ... About The New York Times Company ... The New York Times Company (NYSE: - ), a leading media company with 2008 revenues of $2. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
112 jobs cut at San Diego newspaper Aug 14, 2009
Platinum Equity is among the companies reportedly interested in purchasing the Boston Globe, which The New York Times Co. is seeking to sell. Recommend. (Yahoo! Asia News)
CURRENT ISSUE Aug 13, 2009
AOL and The New York Times Co. are far from alone in trying to colonize community news into profit centers. By Fast Company Staff. (FastCompany)
Whitney Hires Renzo Piano to Design Its Expansion Aug 13, 2009
"It's not impossible," said Mr. Piano, whose other projects include a new West Harlem campus for Columbia University and the 52-story tower to be built by The New York Times Company and Forest City Ratner Companies at Eighth Avenue and 40th Street. "It's not immense space, but there's enough there." As in his $100 million expansion and renovation for the Morgan Library, Mr. Piano envisions using space underground. (Yahoo News -- Architecture)
2nd Circuit Rebuffs Attempt to Obtain Spitzer Wiretap Data Aug 8, 2009
David E. McCraw and Itai Maytal of the New York Times Company legal department represented the newspaper. . (Law.com)
Another Bidder Pursuing Globe Aug 8, 2009
The New York Times Co. has reportedly received a third bid for the Boston Globe from a private-equity firm that purchased another major metro. Platinum Equity Partners, which bought the San Diego Union-Tribune in May, submitted an offer to the Times last week, according to a report in yesterday's Globe. (New York Post -- Business)
Behind a billionaire's interest in the Globe Aug 8, 2009
It acquired the San Diego Union-Tribune in May and is among those bidding on The Boston Globe, whose parent, The New York Times Co., is exploring a sale of New England s largest daily newspaper. Platinum is known for hands-on management and for aggressive cost-cutting. (Boston Globe)
'Catcher in the Rye' Copyright Fight Enters a New Chapter Aug 7, 2009
In an amicus brief filed with the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, lawyers for The New York Times Co., The Associated Press, Gannett Co. Inc. and Tribune Co. said their position in support of the publication of Fredrik Colting's "60 Years Later: Coming Through the Rye" was not something they took lightly -- especially at a time when infringement issues threaten their own business interests. "Amici publish copyrighted material every day, and depend on the copyright law to protect their... (Law.com)
NYT Says Globe Put On Block Aug 7, 2009
Arthur Sulzberger Jr.'s New York Times Co. yesterday finally confirmed what everyone else has known for months -- that it is seeking a buyer for the beleaguered Boston Globe ... "I want to let you know that the top executives of The New York Times Co. hold the employees of the New England Media Group in the highest regard," he wrote. (New York Post -- Business)
