institution1851–present

The New York Times

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Summary

The New York Times is America's newspaper of record, founded in 1851, and one of the world's most influential publications.

Core Contribution

The New York Times appears in the lecture in two specific examples: a Better Business Bureau advertisement claiming honesty is profitable (used to illustrate the Kantian critique of prudential virtue) and coverage of a spelling bee winner who confessed cheating (used to discuss the teleological nature of competition).

Key Spikes & Highlights

Better Business Bureau ad (ran an ad claiming 'honesty is the best policy' because it is profitable — used in the lecture to critique prudential morality)
Spelling bee confession story (covered a student who confessed winning a spelling bee by cheating — used to discuss the telos of competition)
110 Pulitzer Prizes (has won more Pulitzer Prizes than any other newspaper — 132 as of 2024)
Vietnam Papers publication (published the Pentagon Papers in 1971 despite government injunction — a landmark in press freedom)

Historical Influences

No recorded historical influences.

Intellectual Lineage

American independent journalism tradition

Contemporaries & Peers

The Washington Post Harvard Crimson

Minds Influenced

No recorded minds influenced.

Intellectual Posterity

American print journalism standard Newspaper of record model

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