A. G. Sulzberger

Arthur Gregg Sulzberger (born August 5, 1980) is an American journalist who is the publisher of The New York Times. He is the son of Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr., the chairman of The New York Times Company and the preceding publisher of The New York Times.[2][3] He became the publisher of The New York Times on January 1, 2018.

A. G. Sulzberger
Sulzberger in 2018
Born
Arthur Gregg Sulzberger

(1980-08-05) August 5, 1980
Washington, DC, US
Alma materBrown University
OccupationPublisher
EmployerThe New York Times
Home townNew York City, US[1]
Spouse(s)
Molly Messick (m. 2018)
Parent(s)

Early life

Sulzberger was born in Washington, DC, on August 5, 1980, to Gail Gregg and Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. Through his father, he is a grandson of Arthur Ochs "Punch" Sulzberger Sr., great-grandson of Arthur Hays Sulzberger, and great-great-grandson of Adolph Ochs.[2] He is of German ancestry. His paternal grandfather was Jewish, and the rest of his family is of Christian background (Episcopalian and Congregationalist).[4]

He attended Ethical Culture Fieldston School and Brown University, graduating in 2004 with a major in political science.[5]

Career

Providence Journal

After being encouraged by Brown journalism professor Tracy Breton to apply,[6] Sulzberger interned at The Providence Journal from 2004 to 2006, working from the paper's office in Wakefield.[7] While there, he revealed that membership of the Narragansett Lions Club was not open to women.[7] Despite threats from the club to withdraw their advertising if the story ran, the Journal published Sulzberger's story.[7] The club began admitting women a few months later.[7]

The Oregonian

Sulzberger worked as a reporter for The Oregonian newspaper in Portland from 2006 to 2009, writing more than 300 pieces about local government and public life, including a series of investigative exposés on misconduct by Multnomah County Sheriff Bernie Giusto.[8]

The New York Times

Sulzberger began writing for the New York Times in February, 2009, which published his first article on March 2.[9] He became a national correspondent,[10] heading the Kansas City bureau and covering the Midwest region.[11][12] In 2013, he was tapped by then-executive editor Jill Abramson to lead the team that produced the Times' Innovation Report,[13] an internal assessment of the challenges facing the Times in the digital age.[14][15][16] He was the lead author of the 97-page report,[11][14] which documented in "clinical detail" how the Times was losing ground to "nimbler competitors" and "called for revolutionary changes".[17] The Innovation Report was leaked to BuzzFeed News in March 2014.[18]

He was named an associate editor in August 2015,[19] and in October 2016 was named deputy publisher, putting him in line to succeed his father as publisher.[20][2][21] On December 14, 2017, it was announced that Sulzberger would take over as publisher on January 1, 2018. He is the sixth member of the Ochs-Sulzberger family to serve in the role.[1][22]

The 2017 film Kodachrome, directed by Mark Raso, is based upon one of his 2010 articles.[23] Sulzberger met President Trump at the White House on July 20, 2018. He said in a statement, "I told the president directly that I thought that his language was not just divisive but increasingly dangerous. I warned that this inflammatory language is contributing to a rise in threats against journalists and will lead to violence."[24][25][26]

Personal life

In 2018, Sulzberger married Molly Messick.[27]

See also

References
  1. Ember, Sydney (December 14, 2017). "A.G. Sulzberger, 37, to Take Over as New York Times Publisher". The New York Times. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  2. Levitz, Eric (October 19, 2016). "A.G. Sulzberger Vanquishes Cousins, Becomes Deputy Publisher of New York Times". New York.
  3. Sulzberger Jr., Arthur; Baquet, Dean; Rosenthal, Jack (June 18, 2015). "A Conversation on the Future of The New York Times: Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. and Dean Baquet in conversation with Jack Rosenthal". Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College – via YouTube.
  4. "The Sulzberger family: A complicated Jewish legacy at The New York Times". JTA. December 18, 2017.
  5. "A.G. Sulzberger, 37, to Take Over as New York Times Publisher". The New York Times. December 14, 2017.
  6. Zak, Dan; Ellison, Sarah; Terris, Ben (July 30, 2018). "'He doesn't like bullies': The story of the 37-year-old who took over the New York Times and is taking on Trump". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 25, 2020. Breton urged him to apply for a two-year internship at the Providence Journal...
  7. Rosenberg, Alan (December 14, 2017). "Sulzberger didn't back down in Narragansett confrontation". The Providence Journal. Providence, Rhode Island. Retrieved December 15, 2017. Arthur Gregg Sulzberger ... took part in an internship program at The Providence Journal from 2004 to 2006
  8. Rogoway, Mike (February 9, 2018). "A.G. Sulzberger, New York Times' publisher and former Oregonian reporter, talks journalism in the digital age". The Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  9. Sulzberger, A. G. (March 2, 2009). "Second Snow Day Unlikely, Mayor Says". The New York Times.
  10. Trotta, Daniel (December 14, 2017). "Leadership of New York Times passes to next-generation Sulzberger". Reuters. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  11. Klein, Julia M. (July 8, 2019). "Public Enemy No 1". Brown Alumni Magazine. Brown University. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  12. Murphy, Eileen; Ha, Danielle Rhoades (December 14, 2017). "New York Times Publisher Arthur O. Sulzberger, Jr. to Retire at Year's End; A.G. Sulzberger Named Publisher". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Retrieved June 26, 2020 – via The New York Times.
  13. Benton, Joshua (May 15, 2014). "The leaked New York Times innovation report is one of the key documents of this media age". Nieman Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  14. Snyder, Gabriel (February 12, 2017). "The New Tork Times Claws Its Way Int the Future". Wired. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  15. Vick, Karl (October 10, 2019). "How A.G. Sulzberger Is Leading the New York Times Into the Future". Time. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  16. Levitz, Eric (October 19, 2016). "A.G. Sulzberger Vanquishes His Cousins, Becomes Deputy Publisher of the New York Times". New York. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  18. Tanzer, Myles (May 15, 2014). "Exclusive: New York Times Internal Report Painted Dire Digital Picture". BuzzFeed News. BuzzFeed. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  19. Baquet, Dean (July 30, 2015). "Arthur Gregg Sulzberger Named Associate Editor". The New York Times.
  20. Ember, Sydney (October 19, 2016). "New York Times Names A.G. Sulzberger Deputy Publisher". The New York Times. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  21. Sherman, Gabriel (August 24, 2015). "The Heirs: A Three-Way, Mostly Civilized Family Contest to Become the Next Publisher of The Times". New York.
  22. Wamsley, Laurel (December 14, 2017). "New York Times Names A.G. Sulzberger, 37, Its Next Publisher". NPR. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  23. Sulzberger, A. G. (December 29, 2010). "For Kodachrome Fans, Road Ends at Photo Lab in Kansas". The New York Times. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  24. "NYT publisher disputes Trump's retelling of off-the-record conversation". politico.com. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  25. "New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger chides President Donald Trump over 'fake news' claims". usatoday.com. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  26. "New York Times publisher says he chided Trump not to call press the enemy". nbcnews.com. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  27. Zak, Dan; Ellison, Sarah; Terris, Ben (July 30, 2018). "'He Doesn't Like Bullies': The Story of the 37-year-old Who Took Over the New York Times and Is Taking on Trump". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
Business positions
Preceded by
Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr.		 Publisher of The New York Times Company
2018–present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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