The New York Times
Some of the key events about The New York Times
- 1851Established as a daily newspaper, setting a new standard for American journalism
- 1852Published an article criticizing Italian revolutionary Giuseppe Mazzini, revealing his private letters
- 1871Exposed the corruption of New York's Tammany Hall political machine
- 1898Introduced the use of photographs in a daily newspaper
- 1918Won its first Pulitzer Prize for comprehensive coverage of World War I
- 1920Failed to report on the Wall Street bombing, one of the deadliest terrorist attacks in U.S. history
- 1932Deliberately downplayed the severity of the Ukrainian famine, known as the Holodomor
- 1941Underreported the extent of the Holocaust during World War II
- 1942Began publishing the international edition, expanding global reach
- 1961Suppressed its own reporter's article about the Bay of Pigs invasion plans at the request of the Kennedy administration
- 1971Published the Pentagon Papers, revealing government secrets about the Vietnam War
- 1971Delayed publication of the Pentagon Papers for three months due to government pressure
- 1980Introduced special themed sections, enhancing content diversity
- 1996Launched its website, pioneering digital journalism
- 2002Published articles containing inaccurate claims about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program
- 2003Delayed for a year the publication of a story about warrantless surveillance of U.S. citizens by the NSA
- 2011Introduced a digital subscription model, ensuring sustainable online journalism
- 2014Fired its first female executive editor under controversial circumstances
- 2020Won Pulitzer Prize for groundbreaking 1619 Project on the legacy of slavery in America
- 2020Published an op-ed calling for military intervention in U.S. protests, leading to significant internal and public backlash
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