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Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Sr.

New York Times publisher · New York, USA

Why Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Sr. matters

Sulzberger is not fun, but he gives the shelf serious publisher credibility.

Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Sr.

The AngryPages case

Why taking a stand mattered

Here, anger means refusal: the injury, limit, danger, or convention this person would not leave alone. The proof is what they created next and what changed because it existed.

What hurt

A newspaper cannot carry national authority if readers do not believe its standards will survive pressure, competition, and changing technology.

What they created

Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Sr. helped create the modern institutional form and reach of The New York Times.

What changed

The newspaper became more than a collection of articles. Editorial authority, continuity, and national credibility became the product.

Major works

The New York Times

The New York Times

The New York Times Company · 1963-1992 publisher era

The story

A publisher helped define the modern newspaper as an institution with national authority, standards, and cultural weight.