SULZBERGER: “IL NEW YORK TIMES NON È IN VENDITA” – NON SIAMO A PEZZI COME IL “WASHINGTON POST”. ANZI…

1. ARTHUR SULZBERGER, IL NEW YORK TIMES "NON E' IN VENDITA"
(ASCA) -Anche il New York Times in vendita? Se lo domanda in un lungo editoriale il Washington Post, ceduto nei giorni scorsi per 250 milioni di dollari al fondatore di Amazon, Jeff Bezos. Tra i potenziali acquirenti - scrive il Post - ci sarebbe perfino l'attuale sindaco della Grande Mela, Michael Bloomberg.

Il proprietario del Nyt, Arthur Sulzberger Jr, si e' tuttavia affrettato a precisare che il quotidiano newyorkese "non e' in vendita", anche se questo non ha fermato le voci ricorrenti che ipotizzano una cessione della storica testata.

Confrontando le due prestigiose testate, l'editoriale del Post ripercorre dunque le relative vicende editoriali. Il Post e' appartenuto alla famiglia Graham dal 1946 mentre il Times, fondato nel 1851, e' tuttora posseduto dagli eredi di Adolph Ochs, che lo acquisto' nel lontano 1896.

I due quotidiani sono noti in tutto il mondo per il loro contributo fondamentale all'informazione e per l'eccellenza nel giornalismo investigativo.

Il Post, in particolare, e' conosciuto per aver svelato lo scandalo Watergate, grazie agli inviati Bob Woodward e Carl Bernstein: ben 47 giornalisti del Post e 112 del Times hanno vinto il premio Pulitzer.

La lettera di Sulzberger ricorda infine che il New York Times e' stato una delle poche testate che hanno reagito alla crisi della carta stampata introducendo nel 2011 un modello di finanziamento basato sulle sottoscrizioni digitali noto come Paywall, che raccoglie quasi 700.000 adesioni e che nel 2012 ha superato gli introiti generati dalla pubblicita'.

2. LA LETTERA DI ARTHUR SULZBERGER
Pubblicata da "The Wrap" - http://www.thewrap.com/
August 7, 2013

Colleagues -

We were all taken by surprise on Monday afternoon with the announcement of the Graham family's decision to sell The Washington Post. Surprise probably doesn't cover it; we were stunned.

We have spoken to Don Graham and he reiterated to us his desire to put The Washington Post into the hands of someone who he and his family believe is best positioned to help it grow and thrive and compete in the global and digital marketplace. It's sad to see a great American newspaper family like the Grahams depart from The Post, a publication for which we at The Times have much affection and common ground. While The Times will continue to compete with them for the big story, we hope for the sake of quality journalism and an informed citizenry that Jeff Bezos will continue the tradition of excellence that the Grahams achieved in their eight decades of stewardship.

This leads us to the Ochs-Sulzberger family and this great institution, The New York Times. There has been much speculation and understandable concern about what this could mean for us. Will our family seek to sell The Times? The answer to that is no. The Times is not for sale, and the Trustees of the Ochs-Sulzberger Trust and the rest of the family are united in our commitment to work together with the Company's Board, senior management and employees to lead The New York Times forward into our global and digital future.

All of us at The Times are aware of the great strides we have made. Our digital subscription model set the standard for the industry and put us on the path forward. The Company is profitable and generates very strong cash flow, which we believe makes us perfectly able to fund our future growth. The Times has both the ideas and the money to pursue innovation.

Mark Thompson has articulated our strategic plan to enable that growth, and we are implementing it beginning with a focus on The New York Times brand, increased investment internationally, in video, in paid products and in brand extensions. Jill Abramson is presiding over a newsroom that is raising the bar with its innovation in storytelling capabilities while maintaining the highest standard of excellence in its journalism. The same can clearly be said for Andy Rosenthal's leadership in Opinion.

We're incredibly proud of our association with this great institution and, on behalf of the Trustees and the other members of our family, we plan for that association to continue for many years to come.

Arthur and Michael

On behalf of the Ochs-Sulzberger Trustees and family

SULZBERGER

LA SEDE DEL NEW YORK TIMES

arthur hays sulzberger NONNO DELL EDITORE DEL NEW YORK TIMES

ARTHUR OCHS SULZBERGER SENIOR PADRE DELL EDITORE DEL NEW YORK TIMES

ARTHUR OCHS SULZBERGER JUNIOR EDITORE DEL NEW YORK TIMES