The New York Times Company to Webcast Fourth-Quarter 2004 Earnings Con

    Business Editors/News Editors

    NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 5, 2005--The New York Times Company announced today that its fourth-quarter earnings conference call with financial analysts will be held on Tuesday, January 25, at 11 a.m. E.T. It will be accessible live via Internet webcast and by dial-in conference capabilities. The Company's earnings announcement will be released before the market opens that morning and will available on the Company's Web site at www.nytco.com.
    The live webcast will be accessible through the Investors section of the Company's Web site and other Web services including CCBN's Individual Investor Center and CCBN's StreetEvents for institutional investors. Listeners should log onto the webcast approximately 10 minutes before the start of the call.
    To access the conference call, dial 888-202-2422 (in the U.S.) and 913-981-5592 (international callers) at least 10 minutes prior to the start of the call.
    A replay of the webcast will be available online at www.nytco.com beginning about two hours after the call. A digital replay of the call will also be available at 888-203-1112 (in the U.S.) and 719-457-0820 (international callers) beginning approximately two hours after the call until 5 p.m. E.T. on Thursday, January 27. The access code is 421036.
    The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT), a leading media company with 2003 revenues of $3.2 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.

    This press release can be downloaded from www.nytco.com.

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CONTACT: The New York Times Company Paula Schwartz, 212-556-5224 schwap@nytimes.com

KEYWORD: NEW YORK INDUSTRY KEYWORD: PUBLISHING ADVERTISING/MARKETING CONSUMER/HOUSEHOLD RETAIL EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALLS SOURCE: The New York Times Company

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