New York Times says goodbye to Paris
After 129 years, a chapter in newspaper history is coming to a close: Starting in October, the international edition of The New York Times will no longer be produced in Paris.
The AFP news agency learned this from a union employee on Wednesday. The paper, formerly known as the International Herald Tribune, will in future be produced in New York and Hong Kong. In Paris, 69 jobs will be cut. The newspaper was founded in 1887 by the then owner of the New York Herald as a European edition. In the 1960s, the New York Times and the Washington Post took over the paper. The latter sold its shares in 2003 and the paper has been called the "International New York Times" since 2013. The newspaper was the only English-language newspaper of international stature to be produced in Paris. It last had a circulation of around 170,000, although this was in decline. (SDA)
