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The New York Times and the International Herald Tribune to Run Breakingviews.com Columns in All Editions Globally

Thursday 18. September 2008 - The New York Times Company and breakingviews.com, an online financial commentary publication, announced today that a breakingviews-branded opinion column will appear in all weekday editions of The New York Times and the International Herald Tribune beginning Sept. 23. It will also appear online at NYTimes.com/business and IHT.com. The New York Times will be the exclusive U.S. newspaper to carry the column.

The column will add to the award-winning business coverage of The New York Times and the IHT by offering readers sharp, in-depth commentaries on topical financial issues, including capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, hedge funds, private equity, valuations and corporate strategy.
“The breakingviews.com column is a perfect complement to both our leading news coverage of finance and business and our roster of award-winning columnists,” said Lawrence Ingrassia, business editor, The New York Times. “The column offers hard-hitting commentary that will give New York Times and IHT readers deeper insight on the most important events in the global financial markets. This is the first of many changes we are introducing that will enhance the business section of NYTimes.com.”
Breakingviews.com’s professional subscription service reaches more than 15,000 executives at the world’s top investment banks, corporations, hedge funds, law firms, investment institutions and media groups. Through newspaper partners like The New York Times, breakingviews commentaries reach millions more readers every day.
“We are thrilled to work with a news organization whose high standards for editorial integrity and independence we share,” said Rob Cox, U.S. editor and a director of breakingviews.com. “Together, The New York Times in the U.S. and the IHT in Europe and Asia represent the ideal global platform for our brand of pull no punches, analytical financial journalism.”