The New York Times Launches Its First International Weekly Edition in the U.S. with The Korea Times U.S.A.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- The New York Times announced today that its International Weekly edition now appears in The Korea Times U.S.A. The Korea Times U.S.A. / Hankook Ilbo Hankook Ilbo is a vernacular daily newspaper published in Seoul, South Korea. It is a sister paper of The Korea Times. See also
The International Weekly is distributed in 20 other countries. It retains the layout and typography of The New York Times and includes news analysis and feature stories as well as commentary. The weekly editions are prepared in New York by a team of editors and designers from The New York Times News Service in consultation with editors from the partner newspapers. "We're very happy to be working with The Korea Times," said Cristian Edwards, president of The New York Times News Services Division. "This represents the introduction of our weekly section in the American market." "Through this arrangement, the readers of The Korea Times will be able to gain the exceptional insights of The New York Times's perspective on current affairs current affairs npl → (noticias fpl de) actualidad f current affairs current npl → (questions fpl d')actualité f in the United States and throughout the world," said Jae Min Chang, publisher of The Korea Times. "Our second generation of Korean readers can read The New York Times and The Korea Times together. By furthering their knowledge in this way I believe they can better identify with the rich national culture of this great country and the Korean-American community." The Korea Times is based in Los Angeles, the city with the largest Korean population outside Korea. The paper publishes Monday through Saturday in 11 American cities: Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Honolulu, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington D.C. About The Korea Times Media Group The Korea Times Media Group owns two radio stations, Radio Seoul 1650 AM in Los Angeles and KREA 1540 AM in Honolulu; the KTAN television programming company in Los Angeles; KIKU TV in Honolulu; H Magazine; and the Koreatimes.com Web site. It is a partial owner of KSCI Channel 18 television in Los Angeles. About The New York Times Company The New York Times Company (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : NYT NYT New York Times NYT National Youth Theatre (UK) NYT New York Transit (New York, USA) NYT New York Tribune ), a leading media company with 2006 revenues of $3.3 billion, includes The New York Times, the New York Times, The Morning daily newspaper, long the U.S. newspaper of record. From its establishment in 1851 it has aimed to avoid sensationalism and to appeal to cultured, intellectual readers. International Herald Tribune International Herald Tribune Daily newspaper published in Paris. It has long been the staple source of English-language news for American expatriates, tourists, and businesspeople in Europe. , The Boston Globe, 15 other daily newspapers, WQXR-FM and more than 30 Web sites, including NYTimes.com, Boston.com and About.com. The Company's core purpose is to enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news, information and entertainment. This press release can be downloaded from www.nytco.com |
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