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Adolph Simon Ochs (March 12, 1858 – April 8, 1935) was an American newspaper publisher and former owner of The New York Times and The Chattanooga Times, which is now the Chattanooga Times Free Press.
Dec 20, 2017 · The family’s Jewish history — Adolph Ochs was the child of German Jewish immigrants — has often been the subject of fascination and scrutiny, especially during and after World War II, when the...
Dec 29, 2022 · Ochs was first asked by the owners of The New York Times to take over the paper for a yearly salary of $50,000. Instead, Ochs believed that he could transform the Times only if he owned it. Thus, he became a majority stockholder and borrowed $75,000 to invest in the paper.
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Jan 2, 2019 · Adolph Ochs changed all that, first in Chattanooga, then in New York City. Today his many descendants have absolute control of The New York Times, considered by many to be the greatest American newspaper, one that has led the world in journalistic innovations. Here is his remarkable story.
In August 1896, Chattanooga Times publisher Adolph Ochs acquired The New-York Times, implementing significant alterations to the newspaper's structure. Ochs established the Times as a merchant's newspaper and removed the hyphen from the newspaper's name.
Bertha Ochs began the task of training little Adolph in her own habits of thrift, industry, honesty, and responsibility when he was a mere child.
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In July 1878, only 20, he borrowed $250 to buy a controlling interest in the financially declining Chattanooga Times. It was at the Times that Ochs established the principles that would make him the most influential newspaper editor in American history.
