The Times: How the Newspaper of Record Survived Scandal, Scorn, and the Transformation of Journalism

A sweeping behind-the-scenes look at the last four turbulent decades of 'the paper of record,' The New York Times, as it confronted world-changing events, internal scandals, and faced the existential threat of the internet 'An often enthralling chronicle that] delivers the gossipy goods . . . Like Robert Caro's biographies, The Times] should appeal to anyone interested in power.'--Los Angeles Times A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR For over a century, The New York Times has been an iconic institution in American journalism, one whose history is intertwined with the events that it chronicles--a newspaper read by millions of people every day to stay informed about events that have taken place across the globe. In The Times, Adam Nagourney, who's worked at The New York Times since 1996, examines four decades of the newspaper's history, from the final years of Arthur 'Punch' Sulzberger's reign as publisher to the election of Donald Trump in November 2016. Nagourney recounts the