The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT) announced today that its fourth-quarter and full-year 2011 earnings conference call will be held on Thursday, February 2 at 11:00 a.m. E.T. The Company's earnings announcement will be released before the market opens that morning and will be available on www.nytco.com.

To access the call, dial 877-545-1414 (in the U.S.) or 719-325-4788 (international callers). Participants should dial into the conference call approximately 10 minutes before the start time. Online listeners can link to the live webcast at www.nytco.com/investors.

An archive of the webcast will be available beginning about two hours after the call at www.nytco.com/investors. The archive will be available for approximately three months.

An audio replay will be available at 888-203-1112 (in the U.S.) and at 719-457-0820 (international callers) beginning approximately two hours after the call until 5:00 p.m. E.T. on Friday, February 3. The access code is 6225477.

The New York Times Company, a leading global multimedia and information company with 2010 revenues of $2.4 billion, includes The New York Times, the International Herald Tribune, The Boston Globe, NYTimes.com, BostonGlobe.com, Boston.com, About.com and related properties. The Company's core purpose is to enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news, information and entertainment.

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

The New York Times Company
Paula Schwartz, 212-556-5224
paula.schwartz@nytimes.com
or
Andrea Passalacqua, 212-556-7354
andrea.passalacqua@nytimes.com