<P> In 1896 , Adolph Ochs bought The New York Times , a money - losing newspaper , and formed the New York Times Company . The Ochs - Sulzberger family , one of the United States ' newspaper dynasties , has owned The New York Times ever since . The publisher went public on January 14 , 1969 , trading at $42 a share on the American Stock Exchange . After this , the family continued to exert control through its ownership of the vast majority of Class B voting shares . Class A shareholders are permitted restrictive voting rights while Class B shareholders are allowed open voting rights . </P>
<P> In 1896 , Adolph Ochs bought The New York Times , a money - losing newspaper , and formed the New York Times Company . The Ochs - Sulzberger family , one of the United States ' newspaper dynasties , has owned The New York Times ever since . The publisher went public on January 14 , 1969 , trading at $42 a share on the American Stock Exchange . After this , the family continued to exert control through its ownership of the vast majority of Class B voting shares . Class A shareholders are permitted restrictive voting rights while Class B shareholders are allowed open voting rights . </P>
who owned the new york times in 1971
who owned the new york times in 1971
Ochs - Sulzberger family
Ochs - Sulzberger family