Assignment Desks
ADVISORY. "We call it going 'e-free.' We're simply seeking improved
communications, better relationships, and more balance by reminding
ourselves that we are in control of email (and not the other way
around). It's simple, free, fun, meaningful, and you might just
have an actual conversation with someone that could better the world!
Visit www.efreeday. The Times had been printed in Torrance, Calif.com and
Boston.

This press release can be downloaded from www.

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First annual e-freeday.

May 27, 2005.

To remind ourselves and our associates not to allow e-mail to
take control of our time at the expense of harmony in our lives.homedelivery .3 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. 1 in the publishing industry in Fortune's 2004 list of America's
Most Admired Companies.nytimes-community.

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costs have been documented at both personal and organizational levels,
contributing to everything from increased stress to decreased
productivity.
"After grappling with these dynamics at the Company for which I
work for, we decided to designate a day each month in which we would
forgo e-mail in favor of old-fashioned face -to-face conversations,"
said Lorden.

Southwest Offset Printing Company to Print The New York Times in Southern California; Contract Print Site to Provide Improved Print Quality and Color Capacity

The new printing arrangement is expected to provide improved quality
and color capacity. To subscribe to home
delivery of The New York Times or to obtain more information about The
Times, call 1-800 -NYTIMES or visit www. and Canada for 2004, SOP is a fully integrated
printer - utilizing both coldset and heatset web presses along with a
full bindery and inserting division. With headquarters in Gardena ,
California and a printing facility in San Francisco, SOP specializes
in producing a variety of daily, weekly and monthly publications. With
over 163 printing units and 11 combination folders SOP is an industry
leader in critical turnaround, high quality printing jobs.com

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ADVISORY /May 27 2005 is Proclaimed the First Annual e-freeday

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The new printing arrangement will also allow for
28-page stand-alone sections with color on every page.

The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT), a leading media company
with 2004 revenues of $3.

Southwest Offset Printing Company (SOP) is one of California's
largest privately held printing companies.com and
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Please join us and others around the world, in going e-free on May
27th , 2005. on January 23. with an even
better quality newspaper," said Marc Z. Kramer, senior vice president
of circulation, The New York Times.com
For advertisers, the new color capacity in the newspaper will
allow for 16 pages in a 36-page section, up from a maximum of 10 color
pages in the past .

Financial terms of the printing arrangement were not disclosed. For the fourth consecutive year , the Company was ranked
No.nytco.

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----While e-mail continues to provide widespread
benefit to society, the prolific growth of e-mail in recent years has
undoubtedly come with some costs, according to Tommy Lorden.

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NEW YORK----The New York Times
announced today that it began printing its national edition at
Southwest Offset Printing Company in Gardena , Calif.
since 1982.
"We are pleased to work with Southwest Offset Printing in order to
provide our readers and advertisers in Southern, Calif. "The great content of The Times
will be complemented by the high-quality printing that this deal
brings."
Seven-day home delivery of The New York Times is available
throughout Southern California and Nevada.nytimes. The Company's core purpose is to enhance
society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news,
information and entertainment . Ranked 112th in the
Printing Impressions 400, the annual ranking of the leading printing
companies in the U.S.