NYT

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NYT
Stands forThe New York Times
CategoriesOrganizations & Companies

NYT stands for The New York Times, a media and broadcasting abbreviation.

American daily newspaper based in New York City, one of the most influential in the world, with a large digital subscription business that also includes Wordle, crosswords, Cooking and Wirecutter. Its Best Seller list is the best-known book chart in the US.

Example: The NYT editorial board endorsed the candidate on Sunday.

Usage notes

Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones as the New-York Daily Times; Adolph Ochs bought it in 1896, and the Ochs-Sulzberger family still controls it. Its motto "All the News That's Fit to Print" appears on the front page. It has won more Pulitzer Prizes than any other news organization. The Best Seller list began in 1931.

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