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International Herald Tribune, S.A.S.
6 bis, rue des Graviers
92521 Neuilly Cedex, France
Tel. +33-1-41-43-93-00
Fax +33-1-41-43-93-38

Type: Subsidiary
On the web: http://www.iht.com

The "International Herald Tribune" (IHT) is an English-language daily newspaper focused on international events and news. It is owned by The New York Times Company, which bought out former partner The Washington Post Company's stake in the paper in 2003. Now printed at some 30 sites and for sale in more than 180 countries, the newspaper has content written by correspondents from both the IHT and the New York Times. The newspaper considers itself a general-interest newspaper, but has a strong financial presence (devoting 40% of its space to business and financial news). The company was founded in 1887 in Paris by American Gordon Bennett.

Officers:
CFO: Suzanne Yvernès
EVP and Publisher: Stephen Dunbar-Johnson
SVP Operations: Philippe Montjolin

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Britannica Concise Encyclopedia: 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. Its roots are in the Paris Herald (established 1887); a merger in 1924 between its parent, the New York Herald, and the New York Tribune created the New York Herald-Tribune and the Paris Herald Tribune. The Paris edition, which was faring well at the time of its parent's demise in 1966, was renamed when it was rescued by a joint venture of the New York Times, the Washington Post, and Whitney Communications. The New York Times Co. and the Washington Post Co. became half-owners of the paper in 1991. The New York Times Co. became the full owner in 2003.

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Wikipedia: International Herald Tribune
International Herald Tribune
IHT.jpg

Type Daily newspaper
Format Broadsheet

Owner The New York Times Company
Editor Michael Oreskes
Founded 1887
Political allegiance none
Headquarters Paris, France
Several international offices

Website: www.iht.com

The International Herald Tribune is a widely read English language international newspaper. It combines the resources of its own correspondents with those of The New York Times and is printed at 33 sites throughout the world, for sale in more than 180 countries. The IHT is part of The New York Times Company. It has been based in Paris since its founding in 1887.

History

"The Herald" was founded on October 4, 1887, as the European edition of the New York Herald by the parent paper's owner, James Gordon Bennett, Jr. The company is based in Neuilly-sur-Seine, a suburb of Paris.

In 1928, the Herald became the first newspaper distributed by airplane, flying copies to London from Paris in time for breakfast. Publication of the IHT was interrupted between 19401944, during the occupation of Paris by Nazi Germany.

In 1959, John Hay Whitney, a businessman and US Ambassador to the UK, bought the New York Herald and its European edition. In 1966, the New York paper closed, but the Whitney family kept the Paris paper going through partnerships. In December 1966, The Washington Post became a joint owner.

The New York Times became a joint owner of the Herald in May 1967; the newspaper became known as the International Herald Tribune.

In 1974 the IHT began transmitting facsimile pages of the paper between nations and opened a printing site near London. In 1977, the paper opened a second site in Zürich.

The IHT began to send electronic images of newspaper pages from Paris to Hong Kong via satellite in 1980, making the paper simultaneously available on opposite sides of the planet. This was the first such intercontinental transmission of an English-language daily newspaper and followed the pioneering efforts of the Chinese-language Sing Tao Daily newspaper.

In 1991, The Washington Post and The New York Times became sole and equal shareholders of the newspaper.

As of 2007, the IHT is completely owned by The New York Times Company, after that firm purchased the 50% stake owned by the Washington Post Company on December 30, 2002. The takeover ended a 35-year partnership between the two domestic competitors. The Post was forced to sell when the Times threatened to pull out and start a competing paper. As a result, the Post entered into an agreement to publish selected articles in The Wall Street Journal's European edition.

Distribution

The paper is printed at 33 sites around the world and sells in more than 180 countries. It has a circulation of 242,200 (2005), which has increased since 2003 when its circulation was 233,400, but is still below its 2001 circulation of 263,900[1]. It has about 335 employees.

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