Southwest Offset Printing Company to Print The New York Times in South

    Publishing Writers/Business Editors

    NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 27, 2005--The New York Times announced today that it began printing its national edition at Southwest Offset Printing Company in Gardena, Calif. on January 23. The new printing arrangement is expected to provide improved quality and color capacity. The Times had been printed in Torrance, Calif. since 1982.
    "We are pleased to work with Southwest Offset Printing in order to provide our readers and advertisers in Southern, Calif. with an even better quality newspaper," said Marc Z. Kramer, senior vice president of circulation, The New York Times. "The great content of The Times will be complemented by the high-quality printing that this deal brings."
    Seven-day home delivery of The New York Times is available throughout Southern California and Nevada. To subscribe to home delivery of The New York Times or to obtain more information about The Times, call 1-800-NYTIMES or visit www.homedelivery.nytimes.com.
    For advertisers, the new color capacity in the newspaper will allow for 16 pages in a 36-page section, up from a maximum of 10 color pages in the past. The new printing arrangement will also allow for 28-page stand-alone sections with color on every page.

    Financial terms of the printing arrangement were not disclosed.

    The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT), a leading media company with 2004 revenues of $3.3 billion, includes The New York Times, the International Herald Tribune, The Boston Globe, 16 other newspapers, eight network-affiliated television stations, two New York City radio stations and more than 40 Web sites, including NYTimes.com and Boston.com. For the fourth consecutive year, the Company was ranked No. 1 in the publishing industry in Fortune's 2004 list of America's Most Admired Companies. The Company's core purpose is to enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news, information and entertainment.

    Southwest Offset Printing Company (SOP) is one of California's largest privately held printing companies. Ranked 112th in the Printing Impressions 400, the annual ranking of the leading printing companies in the U.S. and Canada for 2004, SOP is a fully integrated printer - utilizing both coldset and heatset web presses along with a full bindery and inserting division. With headquarters in Gardena, California and a printing facility in San Francisco, SOP specializes in producing a variety of daily, weekly and monthly publications. With over 163 printing units and 11 combination folders SOP is an industry leader in critical turnaround, high quality printing jobs.

    This press release can be downloaded from www.nytco.com and www.nytimes-community.com

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CONTACT: The New York Times Company Media Contacts: Diane McNulty, 212-556-5244 mcnuldc@nytimes.com or Betsy Areddy, 212-556-7633 aredde@nytimes.com

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