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NY Times Changes Size, News Content, etc.

The New York Times newspaper is changing format, going to a 48 inch width web and adding more pages for a net reduction in news content of 5%. Consolidating printing plants will reduce jobs. The following internal NYT memos were found here  Clearly, $41 million in annual savings, smaller size, and less paper are substantive reasons for change. The editors hope to cut the 5% in length and maintain the same news content and value. The NYT remains a great paper. Memos from NY Times Times president, Scott Heekin-Canedy, and Executive Editor, Bill Keller, were published at the time of this posting. ----- URL: observer.com

54% of Americans read the NYT

Reference: 2007 | Honey, I Shrunk The Times - talks about the size of the paper over the years and the weight and cost of newsprint.

Since 2008, the NYT has had applications for mobile phone users on Apple's iOS and Google's Android operating systems.

Since 2006, the NYT has had podcasts.

The Times introduced a Chinese-language edition in 2012 and a Spanish-language edition in 2016.

Wkipedia has a good article on the NYT.