The New York Times Company To Webcast Second-Quarter 2003 Earnings Conference Call.

Business Editors

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 26, 2003

The New York Times Company announced today that its second-quarter earnings conference call with financial analysts will be accessible live via Internet webcast and by dial-in conference capabilities.

The call will be held on Tuesday, July 15, at 11:30 a.m. E.T. The Company's second-quarter earnings announcement will be released before the market opens on July 15, and will available on the Company's Web site at www.nytco.com.

The live webcast will be accessible through the Investors section of the Company's Web site and other Web services including CCBN's Individual Investor Center and CCBN's StreetEvents for institutional investors.

The Company will also provide access to the call through a limited number of listen-only, dial-in conference lines. To access the call, dial 800-314-7867 (in the U.S.) and 719-867-0640 (international callers) at least 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start of the call. In addition, a replay of the call will be available online at www.nytco.com. A digital replay of the call will also be available at 888-203-1112 (in the U.S.) and 719-457-0820 (international callers) beginning approximately two hours after the call until 5 p.m. E.T. on July 17. The access code is 488386.

The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT), a leading media company with 2002 revenues of $3.1 billion, includes The New York Times, The International Herald Tribune, The Boston Globe, 16 other newspapers, eight network-affiliated television stations, two New York City radio stations and more than 40 Web sites, including NYTimes.com and Boston.com.

This press release can be downloaded from www.nytco.com