The New York Times announced today that it recently launched its weekly
news supplement in three major newspapers around the world: Colombia’s
daily paper, El Espectador; Kosovo’s Koha
Ditore; and Kenya’s Sunday Nation.
These three publications join the existing 24 newspapers around that
world that have begun publishing the supplement since its launch in 2002.
The International
Weekly retains the layout and typography of The New York Times and
includes news coverage, commentary, color photos and graphics about the
United States, world affairs, business, culture and social trends. It is
prepared in New York by a team of editors and designers from The New
York Times News Service.
“We are excited to welcome these three papers
to the International Weekly community,” said
Cristian Edwards, president, The New York Times News Service. “The
Sunday Nation in Kenya, Koha Ditore in Kosovo and El Espectador in
Colombia share our commitment to the ideals of sound journalism and the
importance of a free press. We are very pleased to be taking The New
York Times’s journalism to their audiences.”
“We have heard nothing but positive feedback
from our readers since incorporating The International Weekly into our
publication,” said Fidel Cano, director of El
Espectador. “We are excited about this new
collaboration as it helps us to provide our readers with a broader
understanding of events happening around the world.”
El Espectador, founded in March 1887, is the oldest Colombian newspaper
with a daily circulation of 50,000 and a Sunday circulation of 250,000.
El Espectador became a weekly in September 2001 and returned as a daily
in May 2008.
“The collaboration between The New York Times
and Koha Ditore is a great moment for our newspaper and the Kosovar
society as well,” said Agron Bajrami, editor
in chief of Koha Ditore. “The New York Times
is a symbol of a free press in a free society. A kind of professional
press and responsible society that Kosovo’s
citizens and journalists strive for.”
Koha Ditore, the daily newspaper of Kosovo, is the first independently
owned daily established in Kosovo. The paper is published by Koha Group
LLC, which owns the national television station, Kohavision, and one of
the biggest printing houses in Kosovo, Koha Print.
“The Nation Media Group has been one of the
key players in the independence campaign for Kenya, and a champion of
democracy in East Africa,” said editorial
director Wangethi Mwangi. “Quite apart from
enhancing the Sunday Nation's innovative profile, the International
Weekly provides the paper's readers with a different perspective on the
world, empowering them to discuss, analyze and question issues that the
globalized community brings to their doorstep.”
The Nation Media Group is the largest media company in Africa outside
South Africa and Egypt. It is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, and has
subsidiaries in Uganda and Tanzania. The company portfolio includes
television networks, radio stations, and newspapers. The Sunday Nation
is one of five newspapers in Kenya owned by the Nation Media Group.
The
New York Times News Service provides articles from all sections of
The New York Times to more than 600 news organizations around the world.
The News Service also maintains The New York Times Photo and Graphics
Service, which distributes images via the Web site www.NYTimages.com.
About The New York Times Company
The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT), a leading media company with
2007 revenues of $3.2 billion, includes The New York Times, the
International Herald Tribune, The Boston Globe, 16 other daily
newspapers, WQXR-FM and more than 50 Web sites, including NYTimes.com,
Boston.com and About.com. The Company’s core
purpose is to enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing
high-quality news, information and entertainment.
This press release can be downloaded from www.nytco.com
The New York Times Company
Diane McNulty, 212-556-5244
diane.mcnulty@nytimes.com
