Full History Of The New York Times In Timeline From 1900

1900: Opposition to Women's Suffrage

In 1900, The New York Times's editorial board initially opposed liberal beliefs, including women's suffrage.

1905: Opening of Times Tower

In 1905, The New York Times opened Times Tower, marking expansion.

1907: The morgue venture started

In 1907, The New York Times started "the morgue", a venture by managing editor Carr Van Anda to archive its articles in a basement annex beneath its building.

December 30, 1914: Nameplate Descender Shortened

On December 30, 1914, the descender of the "h" in The New York Times's nameplate was shortened.

1914: Opposition to Women's Suffrage

In 1914, The New York Times's editorial board was initially opposed to women's suffrage.

1918: Pulitzer Prize Recognition

Since 1918, The New York Times has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize 135 times, the most of any publication.

June 13, 1920: Editorial Opposing Harding

On June 13, 1920, The New York Times ran an editorial on the front page opposing Warren G. Harding, who was nominated during that year's Republican Party presidential primaries.

1922: Charles Ransom Miller's Death

In 1922, Charles Ransom Miller, who served as opinion editor of The New York Times, passed away.

1927: Comparison to New York Yankees

Axios founder Jim VandeHei opined that the Times is "going to basically be a monopoly", and Smith compared the Times to the New York Yankees during their 1927 season containing Murderers' Row.

April 1935: Death of Adolph Ochs

In April 1935, Adolph Ochs died, leading to Arthur Hays Sulzberger becoming publisher.

1935: Adolph Ochs's Death

In 1935, Adolph Ochs, the publisher of The New York Times, passed away and was succeeded by his son-in-law, Arthur Hays Sulzberger.

1935: Arthur Hays Sulzberger Succeeds Adolph Ochs

In 1935, Arthur Hays Sulzberger, son-in-law of Adolph Ochs, took over as publisher of The New York Times, succeeding Ochs and initiating a focus on European news.

1937: Rollo Ogden's Death

In 1937, Rollo Ogden, the opinion editor of The New York Times, passed away.

1938: Charles Merz Succeeds Finley

In 1938, Charles Merz succeeded John Huston Finley as opinion editor of The New York Times, following a prearranged plan.

1940: National Labor Relations Board Inquiry

In 1940, Arthur Hays Sulzberger was called upon by the National Labor Relations Board amid accusations that he had discouraged Guild membership at The New York Times.

December 1941: Pearl Harbor attack leads to crossword debut

In December 1941, the attack on Pearl Harbor convinced then-publisher Arthur Hays Sulzberger of the necessity of a crossword.

February 1942: NYT crossword debuts

In February 1942, The New York Times crossword debuted in The New York Times Magazine.

1942: Guild Expansion to Editorial Staff

In 1942, the New York Times Guild expanded its representation to include editorial and news staff.

1943: Guild Inclusion of Maintenance Workers

In 1943, the New York Times Guild extended its representation to include maintenance workers.

1944: Acquisition of WQXR-FM

In 1944, amid World War II, The New York Times acquired WQXR-FM, the first non-Times investment since the Jones era.

April 1945: Recruitment of William L. Laurence

In April 1945, the United States government recruited journalist William L. Laurence to document the Manhattan Project.

December 28, 1953: Page Size Reduction

On December 28, 1953, The New York Times reduced its page size to 15.5 inches (390 mm) due to rising paper costs.

February 14, 1955: Further Page Size Reduction

On February 14, 1955, The New York Times further reduced its page size to 15 inches (380 mm).

August 8, 1959: "Paddle Wheel" Headline Origin

On August 8, 1959, the term "paddle wheel" headline dates back to when it was revealed that the United States was monitoring Soviet missile firings and when Explorer 6—shaped like a paddle wheel—launched.

1960: "Heed Their Rising Voices" Advertisement

In 1960, The New York Times published the advertisement "Heed Their Rising Voices", an advertisement supporting Martin Luther King Jr. that led to a defamation suit.

1960: Democratic Endorsements Since 1960

Since 1960, The New York Times has endorsed the Democratic candidate in every presidential election.

April 1961: Sulzberger Resigns

In April 1961, Arthur Hays Sulzberger resigned as publisher of The New York Times, appointing his son-in-law, Orvil Dryfoos, as his successor.

1961: Arthur Hays Sulzberger's Succession

In 1961, Arthur Hays Sulzberger stepped down as publisher of The New York Times and was succeeded by Orvil Dryfoos.

1961: Charles Merz's Retirement

In 1961, Charles Merz retired from his position as opinion editor of The New York Times.

1961: Claiborne publishes unauthorized cookbook

In 1961, restaurant critic Craig Claiborne published The New York Times Cookbook, an unauthorized cookbook that drew from the Times's recipes.

1962: Implementation of Automated Printing Presses

In 1962, The New York Times implemented automated printing presses to cut costs. This led to fears of technological unemployment and a strike in December by the New York Typographical Union.

March 1963: End of Typographical Union Strike

The New York Typographical Union strike, which began in December 1962, concluded in March 1963. It left New York City with only three remaining newspapers: the Times, the Daily News, and the New York Post.

1963: Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Becomes Publisher

In 1963, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger became the publisher, adapting to changes in the newspaper industry and initiating radical changes.

1963: Orvil Dryfoos's Death

In 1963, Orvil Dryfoos, the publisher of The New York Times, passed away and was succeeded by Arthur Ochs Sulzberger.

1964: New York Times Co. v. Sullivan

In 1964, The New York Times was involved in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, which restricted the ability of public officials to sue the media for defamation.

February 21, 1967: Nameplate Redesign

On February 21, 1967, type designer Ed Benguiat introduced the largest change to The New York Times's nameplate, most prominently turning the arrow ornament into a diamond and dropping the period that had followed the word Times.

March 31, 1968: Printing Stoppage for Johnson Announcement

On March 31, 1968, The New York Times halted its printing process when then-president Lyndon B. Johnson announced that he would not seek a second term.

1971: Publication of the Pentagon Papers

In 1971, The New York Times published the Pentagon Papers, a Department of Defense document about U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, facing pushback from President Richard Nixon. The Supreme Court upheld the right to publish them in New York Times Co. v. United States (1971).

1976: Public Disagreement with Sulzberger

In 1976, John Bertram Oakes publicly disagreed with Arthur Ochs Sulzberger's endorsement of Daniel Patrick Moynihan over Bella Abzug in the Senate Democratic primaries.

1976: Max Frankel Appointed Opinion Editor

In 1976, then-publisher Arthur Ochs Sulzberger appointed Max Frankel as the opinion editor of The New York Times.

1978: Newspaper Strike

In 1978, The New York Times, along with the Daily News and the New York Post, was subject to a strike, allowing emerging newspapers to gain traction due to the halted coverage.

1978: Last Interruption Before 2022 Strike

The one-day strike on December 7, 2022, was the first interruption to The New York Times since 1978.

1980: TimesMachine launched with archives through 1980

In 2014, The New York Times launched the virtual microfilm reader, TimesMachine, with archives from 1851 to 1980.

January 21, 1981: Reagan Inauguration and Hostage Release

On January 21, 1981, Ronald Reagan was sworn in as president minutes before Iran released fifty-two American hostages, ending the Iran hostage crisis; The New York Times used a "paddle wheel" headline, prioritizing the inauguration over the hostage crisis.

1981: Guild Walkout

In 1981, The New York Times Guild participated in a six and a half hour walkout.

1981: TimesMachine expands archives from this year

In 2016, the TimesMachine expanded to include archives from 1981.

May 1983: First Front-Page Article on AIDS Epidemic

In May 1983, The New York Times published its first front-page article on the AIDS epidemic.

1985: Minority Stake in Newsprint Plant

In 1985, The New York Times Company established a minority stake in a US$21.7 million newsprint plant in Clermont, Quebec through Donahue Malbaie.

1986: Max Frankel Appointed Executive Editor

In 1986, Max Frankel was appointed as the executive editor of The New York Times.

1986: NYT begins to use Ms

In 1986, the Times began to use Ms.

January 1992: Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Resigns

In January 1992, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger resigned as publisher of The New York Times, appointing his son, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr., as his successor.

1992: Arthur Ochs Sulzberger's Resignation

In 1992, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger resigned as publisher of The New York Times, and his son, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr., took over the position.

1993: Acquisition of The Boston Globe

In 1993, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. negotiated The New York Times Company's acquisition of The Boston Globe.

1993: Howell Raines Succeeds Rosenthal

In 1993, Howell Raines succeeded Jack Rosenthal as the opinion editor of The New York Times.

May 1994: @times on America Online

In May 1994, @times appeared on America Online's website as an extension of The New York Times, offering news articles, film reviews, sports news, and business articles.

May 19, 1994: Printing Stoppage for Kennedy Onassis Death

On May 19, 1994, The New York Times stopped printing for the death of former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

March 14, 1995: 50,000th Issue Celebration

On March 14, 1995, The New York Times celebrated its fifty thousandth issue, an observance that should have occurred on July 26, 1996.

1995: Publication of Kaczynski's Essay

In 1995, The New York Times published domestic terrorist Ted Kaczynski's essay Industrial Society and Its Future, which contributed to his arrest after his brother recognized the essay's writing style.

July 17, 1996: Printing Stoppage for TWA Flight 800

On July 17, 1996, The New York Times halted printing for the Trans World Airlines Flight 800 crash.

July 26, 1996: Actual 50,000th Issue Date

July 26, 1996, was the actual date when The New York Times should have celebrated its fifty thousandth issue.

1996: Launch of nytimes.com

In 1996, The New York Times launched nytimes.com as part of its transition to digital technology during the 1980s and 1990s.

1997: Primary Distribution Center Location

Since 1997, The New York Times's primary distribution center has been located in College Point, Queens.

1998: Times attempts to establish cooking website

The Innovation Report in 2014 revealed that the Times had attempted to establish a cooking website since 1998.

1999: Manual of Style published on intranet

In 1999, The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage was published on the Times's intranet.

December 31, 1999: Issue Number Error Persisted

From February 7, 1898, to December 31, 1999, The New York Times's issue number was incorrect by five hundred issues.

July 26, 2000: Camp David Summit Failure and Cheney Announcement

On July 26, 2000, The New York Times used a "paddle wheel" headline when the 2000 Camp David Summit ended without an agreement and when George W. Bush announced that Dick Cheney would be his running mate.

2000: Presidential Election Printing Stoppages

In 2000, The New York Times had two press stoppages due to Al Gore's initial concession and later retraction during the presidential election.

2000: AP Stylebook removes honorifics

In 2000, With the AP Stylebook's removal of honorifics, The New York Times is one of the newspapers that continues to use honorifics.

2000: Presidential Election Revisions

On the day of the 2000 presidential election, The New York Times was revised four separate times, necessitating the use of an em dash in place of an ellipsis.

August 2001: Website Unblocked in China

In August 2001, The New York Times's website was unblocked in China after a meeting between then-general secretary Jiang Zemin and journalists from the publication.

October 2001: DealBook Launch

In October 2001, The New York Times began publishing DealBook, a financial newsletter edited by Andrew Ross Sorkin, after delaying its debut due to the September 11 attacks.

2001: Raines Made Executive Editor

In 2001, Howell Raines was made executive editor of The New York Times.

2001: The 2001 Anthrax Attacks

In 2001, during the 2001 anthrax attacks, journalist Judith Miller at The New York Times received a package containing white powder, contributing to anxiety within the paper.

September 2002: Article on Iraq's Aluminum Tubes

In September 2002, The New York Times published an article by Judith Miller and Michael R. Gordon claiming Iraq had purchased aluminum tubes, which was cited by President George W. Bush to claim Iraq was constructing weapons of mass destruction.

2002: TimesMachine expands archives through this year

In 2016, the TimesMachine expanded to include archives through 2002.

March 2003: Invasion of Iraq

In March 2003, the United States invaded Iraq, beginning the Iraq War.

June 2003: Resignation of Howell Raines and Gerald M. Boyd

In June 2003, Executive Editor Howell Raines and Managing Editor Gerald M. Boyd resigned from The New York Times following a plagiarism scandal involving journalist Jayson Blair.

2003: Bias in Coverage of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Since 2003, studies analyzing coverage of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in the New York Times have demonstrated a bias against Palestinians and in favor of Israel.

2004: NYT does not repeat Cheney's use of 'fuck'

In 2004, The New York Times did not repeat then-vice president Dick Cheney's use of "fuck" against then-senator Patrick Leahy.

September 3, 2005: Printing Stoppage for Rehnquist Death

On September 3, 2005, The New York Times issued a printing stoppage for the death of William Rehnquist.

December 2005: Article on Warrantless Surveillance

In December 2005, an article in The New York Times disclosed warrantless surveillance by the National Security Agency, leading to further criticism from the George W. Bush administration.

March 2006: DealBook Website Launch

In March 2006, The New York Times established a website for DealBook.

April 2006: Book Review Podcast Debut

In April 2006, The Book Review Podcast debuted as Inside The New York Times Book Review, marking The New York Times's longest-running podcast.

April 2006: Website Redesign

In April 2006, The New York Times redesigned its website, nytimes.com, with an emphasis on multimedia.

2006: Gail Collins's Resignation

In 2006, Gail Collins resigned as the opinion editor of The New York Times.

2006: Local Circulation Decrease

In 2006, economists Lisa George and Joel Waldfogel examined the consequences of The New York Times's national distribution strategy and audience with circulation of local newspapers, finding that local circulation decreased among college-educated readers.

August 6, 2007: Largest Page Size Cut

On August 6, 2007, The New York Times implemented its largest page size cut, reducing pages to 12 inches (300 mm).

2007: Andrew Rosenthal Appointed Opinion Editor

In 2007, Andrew Rosenthal was appointed as the opinion editor of The New York Times.

February 2008: Live Election System Developed

In February 2008, in preparation for Super Tuesday, The New York Times developed a live election system using the Associated Press's File Transfer Protocol (FTP) service and a Ruby on Rails application; nytimes.com experienced its largest traffic on Super Tuesday and the day after.

July 10, 2008: NYTimes App Debut

The NYTimes application debuted with the introduction of the App Store on July 10, 2008.

2008: Scoop developed

In 2008, Scoop was developed to serve as a secondary content management system for editors working in CCI to publish their content on the Times's website.

2008: FiveThirtyEight gains attention during election

In 2008, the political blog, FiveThirtyEight, gained attention for predicting the elections in forty-nine of fifty states.

August 2009: The New York Times Wine Club established

The New York Times Wine Club was established in August 2009, during a dramatic decrease in advertising revenue.

April 3, 2010: iPad Version Release

An iPad version of The New York Times application with select articles was released on April 3, 2010, with the release of the first-generation iPad.

June 2010: NYT licenses FiveThirtyEight blog

In June 2010, The New York Times licensed the political blog FiveThirtyEight in a three-year agreement. The blog was written by Nate Silver.

November 2010: Shift Towards DealBook

In November 2010, The New York Times began shifting towards DealBook as part of the newspaper's financial coverage.

2010: Employee Firings

By 2010, The New York Times Company had fired over one hundred employees due to fiscal difficulties stemming from the Great Recession.

2010: NYT does not repeat Biden's remarks about Affordable Care Act

In 2010, The New York Times did not repeat then-vice president Joe Biden's remarks that the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010 was a "big fucking deal".

2010: Hesser publishes cookbook compendium

Since 2010, former food editor Amanda Hesser has published The Essential New York Times Cookbook, a compendium of recipes from The New York Times.

March 2011: Paywall Implementation

In March 2011, The New York Times implemented a paywall, renewing discussions of online subscriptions to combat economic downturns.

May 1, 2011: Printing Stoppage for bin Laden Killing

On May 1, 2011, The New York Times stopped printing for the killing of Osama bin Laden.

May 2011: Memo reveals instruction to omit honorific from bin Laden's name

A leaked memo following the killing of Osama bin Laden in May 2011 revealed that editors were given a last-minute instruction to omit the honorific from Osama bin Laden's name.

June 24, 2011: Printing Stoppage for Marriage Equality Act

On June 24, 2011, The New York Times issued a printing stoppage for the passage of the Marriage Equality Act in the New York State Assembly and subsequent signage by then-governor Andrew Cuomo.

July 2011: In-App Subscriptions

In July 2011, The New York Times applications on iPhone and iPad began offering in-app subscriptions.

2011: DealBook Summit

In 2011, The New York Times began hosting the DealBook Summit, an annual conference hosted by Andrew Ross Sorkin.

2011: Online Paywall Debut

In 2011, The New York Times debuted an online paywall, contributing to subscription revenue exceeding advertising revenue the following year.

January 2012: Times releases ICE revision tracking tool

In January 2012, The New York Times released Integrated Content Editor (ICE), a revision tracking tool for WordPress and TinyMCE.

June 2012: Chinese Website Introduced

In June 2012, The New York Times introduced a Chinese website, 纽约时报中文, in response to Chinese editions by The Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times.

October 2012: Web and Windows 8 Applications Release

In October 2012, The New York Times released a web application for iPad—featuring a format summarizing trending headlines on Twitter—and a Windows 8 application.

October 2012: Article on Wen Jiabao's Family Wealth Published

In October 2012, 纽约时报中文 published an article detailing the wealth of then-premier Wen Jiabao's family, leading to the website being blocked in China.

2012: FiveThirtyEight traffic during election

During the 2012 presidential election, FiveThirtyEight drew as much as a fifth of the traffic to nytimes.com.

July 2013: Profitability Efforts

In July 2013, Adweek reported on The New York Times's efforts to ensure profitability through an online magazine and a "Need to Know" subscription.

July 2013: FiveThirtyEight sold to ESPN

In July 2013, The New York Times sold the FiveThirtyEight blog to ESPN after having licensed the blog in June 2010.

November 2013: Memo reveals ambitions for data-driven newsletter

In November 2013, a memo obtained by The New Republic revealed David Leonhardt's ambitions to establish a data-driven newsletter.

2013: Citation Analysis

A study published in Science, Technology, & Human Values in 2013 found that The New York Times received more citations in academic journals than the American Sociological Review, Research Policy, or the Harvard Law Review.

March 2014: Application Diversification

In March 2014, The New York Times announced three applications—NYT Now, NYT Opinion, and NYT Cooking—to diversify its product offerings.

April 2014: The Upshot debuts

In April 2014, The Upshot, a data-driven newsletter, debuted after Leonhardt had amassed fifteen employees.

September 2014: NYT Cooking introduced

In September 2014, The New York Times introduced NYT Cooking, an application and website for recipes.

October 2014: Pew Research Center analyzes NYT readership

In October 2014, an analysis by Pew Research Center placed the Times readership as ideologically liberal.

2014: The morgue is the largest media company library

As of 2014, The New York Times morgue, the newspaper's archive of articles, is the largest library of any media company, dating back to 1851.

2014: Spelling Bee Introduced

In 2014, The New York Times Magazine introduced Spelling Bee, a word game proposed by Will Shortz and created by Frank Longo.

March 2015: Mirror Website Targeted in DDoS Attack

In March 2015, a mirror of 纽约时报中文 and the website for GreatFire were targeted in a government-sanctioned distributed denial of service attack on GitHub.

August 2015: Criticism of Opinion Piece on Gender

In August 2015, The New York Times faced criticism after publishing an opinion piece by Richard A. Friedman questioning the changeability of gender. German Lopez of Vox criticized the piece for implying that conversion therapy might work for transgender children.

December 5, 2015: Editorial on Gun Control

On December 5, 2015, following a terrorist attack in San Bernardino, California, The New York Times ran an editorial on its front page advocating for the prohibition of "slightly modified combat rifles" and "certain kinds of ammunition".

2015: NYT introduces gender-neutral title Mx

In 2015, The New York Times introduced the gender-neutral title Mx.

January 2016: Cox named editor of The Upshot

In January 2016, Amanda Cox was named editor of The Upshot.

February 2016: The New York Times en Español Introduced

In February 2016, The New York Times introduced a Spanish website, The New York Times en Español, featuring translated articles and reporting from Mexico City-based journalists.

May 2016: NYT partners with Chef'd for meal delivery service

In May 2016, The New York Times Company announced a partnership with startup Chef'd to form a meal delivery service.

June 24, 2016: Brexit Vote and Supreme Court Deadlock

On June 24, 2016, The New York Times used a "paddle wheel" headline when the United Kingdom European Union membership referendum passed, beginning Brexit, and when the Supreme Court deadlocked in United States v. Texas.

October 2016: NYT publishes Access Hollywood tape

In October 2016, The New York Times published Trump's Access Hollywood tape, containing explicit language, the first time the publication had published an expletive on its front page.

December 2016: News Applications Removed from App Store

In December 2016, Chinese authorities requested the removal of The New York Times's news applications from the App Store.

2016: Andrew Rosenthal's Tenure Ends

In 2016, Andrew Rosenthal stepped down as the opinion editor of The New York Times.

2016: Trump's Victory and Subscription Increase

In 2016, Donald Trump's victory in the presidential election contributed to an increase in subscriptions to The New York Times.

2016: Anti-Endorsement of Donald Trump

In 2016, The New York Times's editorial board issued an anti-endorsement against Donald Trump for the first time in its history.

2016: TimesMachine expands archives to 2002

In 2016, the TimesMachine expanded to include archives from 1981 to 2002.

2016: Subscription Revenue Growth

In 2016, the presidential election and Donald Trump furthered the growth of subscription revenue for The New York Times.

February 1, 2017: The Daily Podcast Debut

On February 1, 2017, The Daily, a daily news podcast hosted by Michael Barbaro, debuted as The New York Times's defining podcast.

March 2017: Trump Interview on Headline Alteration

In March 2017, during an interview with Time, Donald Trump noted a headline alteration regarding intercepted Russian data used in the Mueller special counsel investigation. He claimed that the print version of the paper used the word "wiretapped" on January 20, while the digital article on January 19 omitted the word. The headline was intentionally changed in the print version to use "wiretapped" in order to fit within the print guidelines.

July 2017: NYT repeats Scaramucci's explicit phrase

In July 2017, The New York Times repeated an explicit phrase for fellatio stated by then-White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci.

October 2017: Weinstein Article Publication

In October 2017, The New York Times published an article by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey alleging sexual misconduct by Harvey Weinstein, leading to his resignation and the #MeToo movement.

December 2017: Sulzberger Jr.'s Resignation

In December 2017, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. announced his resignation as publisher of The New York Times, appointing his son, A. G. Sulzberger, as his successor.

2017: College Point Facility Employment

As of 2017, The New York Times's College Point distribution center employs 170 people.

2017: NYT begins developing Oak authoring tool

By 2017, The New York Times began developing a new authoring tool to its content management system known as Oak.

2017: Sale of Equity Interest in Donahue Malbaie

In 2017, The New York Times Company sold its equity interest in Donahue Malbaie.

2017: Copy Editors' Walkout

In 2017, copy editors and reporters at The New York Times walked out at lunchtime in response to the elimination of the copy desk.

January 2018: NYT omits 'shithole countries' from headline

In January 2018, The New York Times omitted Trump's use of the phrase "shithole countries" from its headline in favor of "vulgar language".

January 2018: Media and Political Ecosystem

In a January 2018 article for The Washington Post, Margaret Sullivan stated that The New York Times affects the "whole media and political ecosystem".

May 2018: Spelling Bee Published on NYTimes.com

In May 2018, the word game Spelling Bee was published on nytimes.com, increasing its popularity.

July 2018: Chef'd shuts down

In July 2018, Chef'd shut down after failing to accrue capital and secure financing, ending The New York Times partnership for a meal delivery service.

September 2018: Anonymous Essay Publication

In September 2018, The New York Times published "I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration", an anonymous essay by a self-described Trump administration official.

November 2018: NYT partners with Google to digitize archival library

In November 2018, The New York Times partnered with Google to digitize the Archival Library.

2018: College Point Production Percentage

As of 2018, The New York Times's College Point facility accounted for 41 percent of production.

2018: Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr.'s Departure

In 2018, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. stepped down as publisher of The New York Times.

February 2019: Letter Boxed Introduced

In February 2019, The New York Times introduced Letter Boxed, a word game where players form words from letters on a square box.

May 2019: Trump's Disparagement of the Times

By May 2019, Donald Trump had disparaged The New York Times nearly three hundred times, marking a period of significant animosity between the President and the newspaper.

June 2019: Tiles Game Introduced

In June 2019, The New York Times introduced Tiles, a matching game where players form sequences of tile pairings.

September 2019: The New York Times en Español Separate Operations Ended

In September 2019, The New York Times ended The New York Times en Español's separate operations.

October 2019: Trump Orders Subscription Cancellations

In October 2019, President Trump ordered federal agencies to cancel their subscriptions to The New York Times and The Washington Post.

2019: Internal poll identifies readership as liberal

According to an internal readership poll conducted by The New York Times in 2019, eighty-four percent of readers identified as liberal.

2019: Oak updated to support collaborative editing

In 2019, Oak was updated to support collaborative editing using Firebase to update editors's cursor status.

2019: Headline amended after mass shootings

In 2019, following two back-to-back mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, the Times used the headline, "Trump Urges Unity vs. Racism", which was later changed to, "Assailing Hate But Not Guns" after criticism.

February 2020: Reduced Editorial Presence

In February 2020, The New York Times editorial board reduced its presence from several editorials each day to occasional editorials for significant events.

May 23, 2020: Front Page Dedication to COVID-19 Deaths

On May 23, 2020, The New York Times's front page solely featured U.S. Deaths Near 100,000, An Incalculable Loss, marking the first time the front page lacked images since their introduction.

September 2020: Appointment of Meredith Kopit Levien

In September 2020, Meredith Kopit Levien was appointed as the chief executive of The New York Times Company.

2020: Presidential Election Headline

During the 2020 presidential election, The New York Times used a "hammer headline" reading, "Biden Beats Trump", in all caps and bolded, after Joe Biden was declared the winner.

2020: James Bennet's Resignation

In 2020, James Bennet resigned from his position as opinion editor of The New York Times.

2020: The Upshot develops 'the needle'

In 2020, The Upshot developed "the needle", a thermometer dial displaying the probability of a candidate winning, for the 2020 presidential election.

2020: DealBook Online Summit

In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, The New York Times hosted the DealBook Online Summit.

March 2021: Committee to Avoid Journalistic Conflicts

In March 2021, The New York Times established a committee to avoid journalistic conflicts of interest, following columnist David Brooks's resignation from the Aspen Institute.

October 2021: New York Times Audio Testing Begins

In October 2021, The New York Times began testing "New York Times Audio", an application featuring podcasts from the Times, audio versions of articles from other publications through Audm, and archives from This American Life.

2021: Wine club managed by Lot18

By 2021, The New York Times wine club was managed by Lot18, a company that provides proprietary labels.

2021: Wordle Game Developed

In 2021, Josh Wardle developed Wordle, a word game that later became popular.

2021: DealBook Online Summit

In 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic, The New York Times hosted the DealBook Online Summit.

January 2022: Acquisition of The Athletic

In January 2022, The New York Times Company acquired The Athletic, expanding its portfolio of media properties.

January 2022: The New York Times Company acquired Wordle

In January 2022, The New York Times Company acquired Wordle, a word game developed by Josh Wardle in 2021.

March 2022: The Daily Co-hosting Start

Beginning in March 2022, The Daily news podcast was co-hosted by Michael Barbaro and Sabrina Tavernise.

April 2022: Joseph Kahn Appointed Executive Editor

In April 2022, Joseph Kahn was appointed executive editor, an effort that he contributed to with the establishment of cn.nytimes.com.

June 2022: Quealy named editor in The Upshot

In June 2022, Kevin Quealy was named editor of The Upshot.

June 2022: Appointment of Managing Editors

In June 2022, Marc Lacey and Carolyn Ryan were appointed as managing editors of The New York Times.

September 2022: NYT expands delivery options to cooking kits

In September 2022, the Times would expand its delivery options to US$95 cooking kits curated by chefs such as Nina Compton, Chintan Pandya, and Naoko Takei Moore.

December 7, 2022: One-Day Strike

On December 7, 2022, the New York Times Guild held a one-day strike, marking the first interruption to The New York Times since 1978.

December 2022: Washington Post Magazine Cancellation

In December 2022, following The Washington Post Magazine's cancellation, The New York Times Magazine and The Boston Globe Magazine became the only remaining weekly Sunday magazines.

2022: Newspaper Ranking

As of 2022, The New York Times is the second-largest newspaper by print circulation in the United States behind The Wall Street Journal.

2022: NYT Cooking features 21,000 recipes

As of 2022, The New York Times's cooking website features 21,000 recipes.

2022: Ochs-Sulzberger Family Ownership

As of 2022, the Ochs-Sulzberger family holds ninety-five percent of The New York Times Company's Class B shares, allowing it to elect seventy percent of the company's board of directors.

2022: NYT bans certain words from Wordle

In 2022, The Times banned certain words, such as "bitch", "whore", and "sluts", from Wordle.

2022: Vox Article on NYT Subscribers

In 2022, Vox wrote that The New York Times's subscribers skew "older, richer, whiter, and more liberal."

2022: Push to Challenge Transgender Issues

In 2022, according to former Times journalist Billie Jean Sweeney, there was a push from the top, after A. G. Sulzberger, Joe Kahn, and Carolyn Ryan took over leadership, for writers to challenge aspects of being trans, reportedly as an effort to win good will with the Trump campaign.

2022: 2022 DealBook Summit

The 2022 DealBook Summit featured speakers such as Mike Pence and Benjamin Netanyahu, and included an interview with Sam Bankman-Fried.

February 2023: Open Letter Criticizing Transgender Coverage

In February 2023, nearly one thousand current and former New York Times writers and contributors addressed an open letter to standards editor Philip B. Corbett, criticizing the paper's coverage of transgender, non-binary, and gender-nonconforming people. Some articles were cited in state legislatures to justify criminalizing gender-affirming care.

March 2023: Employee Count

As of March 2023, The New York Times Company employs 5,800 individuals, including 1,700 journalists.

March 2023: Mainstream English Usage

In March 2023, The New Yorker's Max Norman wrote that the Times has shaped mainstream English usage.

May 2023: New York Times Audio Debuts on iOS

In May 2023, The New York Times Audio application debuted exclusively on iOS for Times subscribers, including exclusive podcasts like The Headlines and Shorts, plus a "Reporter Reads" section.

May 2023: Agreement on Minimum Salaries

In May 2023, the New York Times Guild reached an agreement to increase minimum salaries for employees and provide a retroactive bonus.

May 2023: WSJ omits courtesy titles

In May 2023, with The Wall Street Journal's omission of courtesy titles, The New York Times became the only national newspaper that continues to use honorifics.

July 2023: Connections Game Introduced

In July 2023, The New York Times introduced Connections, a game where players identify groups of words connected by a common property.

August 2023: NYT Cooking adds personalized recommendations

In August 2023, NYT Cooking added personalized recommendations through the cosine similarity of text embeddings of recipe titles.

November 2023: Internal Memorandum on Gaza Coverage

In November 2023, an internal memorandum instructed journalists to reduce using the terms "genocide" and "ethnic cleansing" and to avoid using the phrase "occupied territory" in the context of Palestinian land, "Palestine" except in rare circumstances, and the term "refugee camps" to describe areas of Gaza.

November 2023: Sit-in at The New York Times Building

In November 2023, there was a sit-in at The New York Times Building demanding that The Times's editorial board publicly call for a ceasefire.

December 2023: 60,000 Issues Printed

As of December 2023, The New York Times has printed sixty thousand issues.

December 2023: Investigation into Hamas Sexual Violence Allegations

In December 2023, The New York Times published an investigation titled "'Screams Without Words': How Hamas Weaponized Sexual Violence on Oct. 7", which was later questioned by The Intercept regarding journalistic integrity.

2023: Executive Editor and Managing Editors

As of 2023, Joseph Kahn is the executive editor, and Marc Lacey and Carolyn Ryan are the managing editors of The New York Times.

2023: Meredith Kopit Levien as CEO

As of 2023, Meredith Kopit Levien serves as the chief executive of The New York Times Company.

2023: Pulitzer Prizes Count

As of 2023, The New York Times has received 137 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any publication.

2023: Study Published on Tabloidization

In 2023, a study published in The Translator found that the Times en Español engaged in tabloidization.

2023: NYT restricts use of terms in Gaza war coverage

In 2023, during Israel's war on the Gaza Strip, The New York Times instructed its reporters to restrict use of the terms 'Palestine', 'genocide', and 'refugee camps' to specific usages.

2023: 2023 DealBook Summit

The 2023 DealBook Summit included speakers such as Kamala Harris, Isaac Herzog, and Elon Musk.

February 29, 2024: Protest and Press Conference

On February 29, 2024, a protest and press conference were held following the release of The Intercept's critical investigation into the "Screams Without Words" exposé.

March 14, 2024: Protestors Block The New York Times Distribution Center

On March 14, 2024, protesters blocked The New York Times's distribution center.

March 2024: Strands Released

In March 2024, The New York Times released Strands, a themed word search game.

April 2024: Criticism for Coverage of Gaza War

In April 2024, The Intercept reported on an internal memorandum from November 2023 instructing journalists to reduce using terms like "genocide" and "ethnic cleansing" in the context of Palestinian land. Writers and editors have left the newspaper due to its coverage of events in Gaza.

July 2024: Editorial Board Composition

As of July 2024, The New York Times's editorial board comprises thirteen opinion writers, with Kathleen Kingsbury as the opinion editor and Patrick Healy as the deputy opinion editor.

August 2024: Local Endorsement Policy Change

Since August 2024, The New York Times's board no longer endorses candidates in local or congressional races in New York.

November 4, 2024: Threatened Strike by Times Tech Guild

Beginning on November 4, 2024, the Times Tech Guild held a strike, threatening the Times's coverage of the 2024 United States presidential election.

2024: The Interview launched

In 2024, The Interview was launched as a weekly podcast hosted by David Marchese and Lulu Garcia-Navarro, with condensed versions published in The New York Times Magazine.

March 2025: End of Co-hosting for The Daily

In March 2025, Sabrina Tavernise stopped co-hosting The Daily news podcast with Michael Barbaro.

April 2025: New Co-hosts for The Daily

Beginning in April 2025, Natalie Kitroeff and Rachel Abrams joined Michael Barbaro as new regular co-hosts of The Daily news podcast.

August 2025: Subscriber Count

As of August 2025, The New York Times has 11.8 million subscribers, including 11.3 million online-only subscribers and 580,000 print subscribers.

August 2025: New York Times Subscribers

As of August 2025, The New York Times had 11.88 million total subscribers and 11.3 million online subscribers, the highest numbers for any newspaper in the United States. The total also included 580,000 print subscribers.

2025: Pew Research Center Study

According to a 2025 Pew Research Center study, The New York Times had the highest proportion of college-educated readers among the daily newspapers surveyed, with 56% of its audience holding at least a bachelor's degree.

2025: Borrowing from Carlos Slim

By 2025, the $250 million borrowed from Carlos Slim during the Great Recession is equivalent to $373.84 million.

2025: Paper Cost Equivalent

In 2025, US$10 in 1953 would be equivalent to $120.34, and US$21.7 million in 1953 would be equivalent to $326,110,074.63.

2025: Value of savings calculated in 1967

In 2025, the equivalent value of the US$41.28 saved in 1967 by dropping the period from the New York Times nameplate is $398.59.

2027: Subscriber Target

By 2027, The New York Times Company intends to have 15 million subscribers.

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