The New York Times covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews. As one of the longest-running newspapers in the United States, the Times serves as one of the country's newspapers of record. The New York Times is published by the New York Times Company ; since , the company has been chaired by the Ochs-Sulzberger family, whose current chairman and the paper's publisher is A.
The Times was founded as the conservative New-York Daily Times in , and came to national recognition in the s with its aggressive coverage of corrupt politician William M. Following the Panic of , Chattanooga Times publisher Adolph Ochs gained a controlling interest in the company. In , Ochs was succeeded by his son-in-law, Arthur Hays Sulzberger , who began a push into European news. Sulzberger's son-in-law Arthur Ochs became publisher in , adapting to a changing newspaper industry and introducing radical changes.
The New York Times was involved in the landmark U. Sullivan , which restricted the ability of public officials to sue the media for defamation.
In the landmark decision New York Times Co. In the s, the Times began a two-decade progression to digital technology and launched nytimes.
In the 21st century, The New York Times has shifted its publication online amid the global decline of newspapers. In addition, the paper has produced several television series, podcasts β including The Daily β and games through The New York Times Games. The New York Times has been involved in several controversies in its history. The Times maintains several regional bureaus staffed with journalists across six continents, and has received Pulitzer Prizes as of , the most of any publication, among other accolades.
