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Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr. (born September 22, 1951) became the publisher of ''The New York Times'' in 1992 and chairman of the board of its owner, The New York Times Company, in 1997, succeeding his father, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger. ==Life and career== Sulzberger was born in Mount Kisco, New York, the son of Barbara Winslow (née Grant) and the previous ''Times'' publisher Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, grandson of ''Times'' publisher Arthur Hays Sulzberger, and the great-grandson of ''Times'' owner and publisher Adolph Ochs. His mother was of mostly English and Scottish origin〔(New England Historic Genealogical Society - American Ancestors: #42 Royal Descents, Notable Kin, and Printed Sources: Yankee Ancestors, Mayflower Lines, and Royal Descents and Connections of Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. ) by Gary Boyd Roberts; dated December 1, 1999〕 and his father was of Jewish origin (both Ashkenazi and Sephardic). His parents divorced when he was five. He was raised in his mother's Episcopalian faith, but no longer observes the religion.〔(''New Times'' ), New York Magazine, Sept. 30, 1991, p. 30〕 On May 24, 1975, he married artist and journalist Gail Gregg. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Katherine Belton, a Presbyterian assistant pastor, in the Greggs' garden in Topeka, Kansas.〔''Arthur O. Sulzberger Jr. and Gail Gregg Married'', May 25, 1975, New York Times, p. 51〕 In May 2008, they announced plans to end their marriage.〔("Times Publisher and His Wife Separate" ), ''The New York Times'', May 10, 2008. Accessed August 10, 2008.〕 Sulzberger earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Tufts University in 1974. He was a reporter with The ''Raleigh Times'' from 1974 to 1976, and a London correspondent for The Associated Press from 1976-78. He joined ''The New York Times'' in 1978 as a correspondent in its Washington bureau. He moved to New York as a metro reporter in 1981 and was appointed assistant metro editor later that year. He is also a 1985 graduate of the Harvard Business School's Program for Management Development. From 1983 to 1987, he worked in a variety of business departments, including production and corporate planning. In January 1987, he was named assistant publisher and, a year later, deputy publisher, overseeing the news and business departments. In both capacities, he was involved in planning the ''Timess automated color printing and distribution facilities in Edison, New Jersey, and at College Point, Queens, New York, as well as the creation of the six-section color newspaper. Sulzberger played a central role in the development of the Times Square Business Improvement District, officially launched in January 1992, serving as the first chairman of that civic organization. He also helped found and was a two-term chairman of New York City Outward Bound. Sulzberger has been credited with developing the ''Timess internet operations, monetizing digital content, etc., helping to improve the paper's bottom line. The domain "nytimes.com" attracted at least 146,000,000 visitors annually by 2008, according to a Compete.com study. ''The New York Times'' Web site was ranked 59th with more than 20,000,000 unique visitors in March 2009, making it the most visited newspaper site with more than twice as many unique visitors as the next most popular site. The ''Times'' also had the most entries in the list of the 50 most popular newspaper blogs, with 22 of its blogs listed that year. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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