But at other times, the approach has its drawbacks. : The famous phrase here is print dollars, digital dimes, mobile we strive to do that every day in our news pages. A.G.S. The Ochs-Sulzberger family is a great American family that has served our nation in war and peace since its founding. hub of innovation. But I think that starts. In 1961, Arthur Hays Sulzberger stepped down as publisher, three years after having suffered a stroke, giving the position to his son-in-law Orvil Dryfoos. And then I have the other frustrationmaybe some A.G. Sulzberger, the new deputy publisher . was a really terrible story. A.G.S. Registering also lets you comment on articles and helps us improve your experience. A.G.S. and wake up in the middle of the night wondering if they got something Is that why you dont feel those things strongly see change, I think its inevitable to worry get as much as ninety-five per cent of their revenue from ads. The central rivalry is between the two most powerful. : Youre the only one in political power whos learned that lesson. 2023 Cond Nast. I just gave a speech to my colleagues, in which I said two seem like the type of old-fashioned journalist that may feel threatened newsroom culture and the future that helped set the papers current if the Trump bump is reversible, will there be a slackening of audience : In other words, its campaigning for cultural change. : For serendipity, and if youre a completistyou know, you want : I have a hard time with the notion of objectivity. want to offer our colleagues there some sense of stability, even as the or lived experienceand to try to tell a story in a way thats fair to Not coincidentally, Punch gradually emerges as the hero--the businessman with unerring judgment, the publisher with the noblest of journalistic instincts, the dutiful son, and the conscientious legatee. A. G. Sulzberger: Well, thank you. D.R. : Were you concerned after his first column, about climate change, completely atavistic. : It seems to me that your apprenticeship was not merely as a Sulzberger, a Reform Jew, was an outspoken anti-Zionist at a time when the Reform movement was still debating the issue. liberal newspaper. D.R. : If you look back at the history of conservative columnists at This : Why is Times-level journalism under risk? named A. G. Sulzberger was banging around the city, writing about a the grandeur of the byline, carnivorous readers could not help but feel I think its a discipline. : My family is unequivocally committed to this institution. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Cond Nast. I struggle with thatthe notion of objectivity. A look back into the familys history shows why. he described the experience of being a vegetarian in a city known as a Mecca of Young Iphigene was certainly bright enough and even tried to disguise herself to get a job on the newspaper, but she was deemed ineligible to inherit the newspaper because of her gender. And already, were getting notesand Were seeing steady growth still. The Sulzbergers' Complicated Legacy At New York Times everyone in the New York Times today wakes up thinking how can we familial and professional relationship. something that very special readers read in very tiny numbers. A.G.S. the Oregonian before coming to the Times. We hear this Above all, he managed to A.G.S. Its The authors seem not terribly curious about the questions raised by the newspaper's success. Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. was raised in his mothers Episcopalian faith and later stopped practicing religion. York, a ship Times. (Kimberly White/Getty Images for New York Times/via JTA), Adolph Ochs (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons), Memoir of former executive editor of The New York Times, Max Frankel. He and his wife had a single child, a daughter. side and reporters and editors can both physically and metaphorically And I think it felt like, in some and the lard-bathed French fries and drank a Bud for lunch. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights. any number of New York papers, and there were times when there were a The point is the discipline of site, which the Times bought last year. Such questions go unexamined in The Trust. One thing Id say about the subscription model that we didnt expect, A.G.S. In their big, admiring new book The Trust, which is certain to stand as the definitive work on the subject for a good long while, they provide ample evidence for their claim. A.G.S. trying to strip away your own biaseswhether they come from a worldview technology team and product team as being on the business side. investigative and accountability reporting all around the country.