NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2009--The
New York Times announced today special inauguration coverage to
appear in The Times, The
New York Times Magazine and on NYTimes.com.
The Times's high-quality journalism and photography, and new multimedia
features on NYTimes.com, will provide readers with extensive coverage in
print and online to mark this unprecedented event in United States
history.
In the newspaper on Jan. 16, The Times will expand its inauguration
coverage in the Weekend
Arts section by publishing a cultural guide to Washington on the eve
of the inauguration. The guide will include critics' picks of the city's
wealth of museums, monuments, arts, clubs and restaurants.
On Jan. 18, The
New York Times Magazine will devote an entire issue to "Obama's
People." Renowned photographer, Nadav
Kander captures the new administration in a series of 52 portraits
including Vice President-elect, Joseph
R. Biden Jr.; incoming White House chief of staff, Rahm
Emanuel; incoming secretary of state, Hillary
Clinton; and other top advisors and aides. The photographs will also
be featured on NYTimes.com/Magazine,
with an audio slideshow narrated by Mr. Kander.
NYTimes.com
will feature live video streaming of the inauguration speech and
ceremony and will present new multimedia, interactive and blog features
such as:
- User-submitted photos from the inauguration weekend;
- The story of one historic city block in Washington where residents will
open their doors to visitors on inauguration day;
- Audio recordings of Americans around the country expressing their
greatest hopes for the new administration. NYTimes.com users can vote on
these;
- "100 Days" - a new Times Op-Ed page blog that will feature five
presidential biographers discussing the first three months in office of
five 20th-century presidents;
- Room for Debate - news/opinion blog will have posts by former
presidential speechwriters on what to look for in President-elect Barack
Obama's inauguration speech.
The Times will also run a news special section on Jan. 21 in the paper
with in-depth coverage from Washington covering all aspects of the
inauguration.
The Times anticipates a heightened demand for the Jan. 21 issue and will
be increasing the print order to 2.2 million copies. Additional copies
will be sold at The New York Times headquarters for the regular
newsstand price of $1.50 on Jan. 21 - 23. There will also be additional
hawkers on the streets of New York, Chicago, Washington and Los Angeles.
Strong sales of The Times's Nov. 5 issue and election-related products,
totaled $2.3 million in revenues through the end of December.
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diane.mcnulty@nytimes.com
or
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