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Adolph Ochs

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Adolph Ochs · Economics & Business

What

Bought the near-bankrupt New York Times in 1896 and built it into America's newspaper of record; coined 'All the News That's Fit to Print'

When

1858, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States — 1935, Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

Where

United States

Took over and built
The New York TimesThe New York Times1896
Biography

Adolph Ochs is recognized among Jewish contributors to Economics & Business — Bought the near-bankrupt New York Times in 1896 and built it into America's newspaper of record; coined 'All the News That's Fit to Print'

How & why

Adolph Ochs was an American newspaper publisher who bought the near-bankrupt New York Times in 1896 and rebuilt it into the United States' newspaper of record, championing sober, factual reporting and coining the slogan 'All the News That's Fit to Print'. His family retained control of the paper for generations. He was the son of German-Jewish immigrants and was Jewish.

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Source: Wikipedia (son of German-Jewish immigrants Julius Ochs and Bertha Levy)

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Bought the near-bankrupt New York Times in 1896 and built it into America's newspaper of record; coined 'All the News That's Fit to Print'

1896

Source: Wikipedia (son of German-Jewish immigrants Julius Ochs and Bertha Levy)