Accordingly the Times gave their publication a much larger budget for promotion than the Paris Herald Tribune had, and circulation improved somewhat. The Times organization hoped to compete with the European edition of the New York Herald Tribune, which was also based in Paris and had a long, established history. It was called the International Edition of The New York Times. In 1960, advances in teletypesetting allowed simultaneous printing of papers in New York and Europe in conjunction with this, the international edition moved back to Paris. In 1952, production of the international edition was shifted from Paris to Amsterdam, as part of minimizing transportation costs. Īs part of the June 1949 changes, the Overseas Weekly ended with a final issue on June 19, 1949, after which it was folded into the Sunday edition of the International Air Edition. national and international news and generally omitted New York area news and sports coverage. Initially it consisted of 10–12 pages that were printed in whole in the United States and then flown to Europe, but in June 1949 the production process was changed so that only cardboard mats were flown over and the actual printing took place in Paris. This edition received a favorable reception, and beginning on December 11, 1948, the Times began its International Air Edition. United Nations Edition and International Air Edition ĭuring the third session of the United Nations General Assembly, which was held in Paris from September 21 to December 12, 1948, the Times created a United Nations Edition of the paper, which was flown to Paris each day. occupation forces were, with printing being done at the facilities of the Frankfurter Zeitung and the Asahi Shimbun respectively. After the war, publication of the Overseas Weekly was limited to Frankfurt and Tokyo, where U.S. The edition was popular and soon spread, and at its height during the war the Overseas Weekly was being printed in more than twenty locations around the globe.
That product, the eight-page tabloid-sized Overseas Weekly edition, was a condensed version of the existing Sunday paper's News of the Week in Review section it premiered in an edition dated August 22, 1943, but not available in Tehran until September 9. Accordingly Sulzberger decided to make an edition of the Times that could keep the troops informed and give them more awareness of how their efforts fit into the overall war effort. troops there was low, due to the difficult climate, unrewarding tasks, and isolation away from any of the combat fronts. Connolly of the Persian Gulf Service Command, who were in charge of moving Allied supplies to the Soviet Union via the Persian Corridor. The history of the international edition of the New York Times began in June 1943, following a visit by Times publisher Arthur Hays Sulzberger to Tehran, where he met with Brigadier General Donald H. 4 Historical background: defunct newspapersįirst incarnation Overseas Weekly.3.2 The New York Times International Weekly.2 In between: International Herald Tribune.1.2 United Nations Edition and International Air Edition.
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