Editing The New York Times (section)

===1896–1945===
{{Main|History of The New York Times (1896–1945)}}
In August 1896, ''[[Chattanooga Times]]'' publisher [[Adolph Ochs]] acquired ''The New-York Times'', implementing significant alterations to the newspaper's structure. Ochs established the ''Times'' as a merchant's newspaper and removed the hyphen from the newspaper's name.{{Sfn|Berger|1951|p=105-110}} In 1905, ''The New York Times'' opened [[One Times Square|Times Tower]], marking expansion.{{Sfn|Berger|1951|p=153}} The ''Times'' experienced a political realignment in the 1910s amid several disagreements within the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]].{{Sfn|Davis|1921|p=250-252}} ''The New York Times'' reported on the [[Sinking of the Titanic|sinking of the ''Titanic'']], as other newspapers were cautious about bulletins circulated by the [[Associated Press]].{{Sfn|Berger|1951|p=193-197}} Through managing editor [[Carr Van Anda]], the ''Times'' focused on scientific advancements, reporting on [[Albert Einstein]]'s then-unknown theory of [[general relativity]] and becoming involved in the [[discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun]].{{Sfn|Berger|1951|p=250-252}} In April 1935, Ochs died, leaving his son-in-law [[Arthur Hays Sulzberger]] as publisher.{{Sfn|Berger|1951|p=403-409}} The [[Great Depression]] forced Sulzberger to reduce ''The New York Times''{{'}}s operations,{{Sfn|Berger|1951|p=422-423}} and developments in the New York newspaper landscape resulted in the formation of larger newspapers, such as the ''[[New York Herald Tribune]]'' and the ''[[New York World-Telegram]]''.{{Sfn|Berger|1951|p=369-372}} In contrast to Ochs, Sulzberger encouraged [[wirephoto]]graphy.{{Sfn|Berger|1951|p=412}}

''The New York Times'' extensively covered [[World War II]] through large headlines,{{Sfn|Berger|1951|p=433-436}} reporting on exclusive stories such as the [[Yugoslav coup d'état]].{{Sfn|Berger|1951|p=446}} Amid the war, Sulzberger began expanding the ''Times''{{'}}s operations further, acquiring [[WQXR-FM]] in 1944—the first non-''Times'' investment since the Jones era—and established a fashion show in Times Hall. Despite reductions as a result of conscription, ''The New York Times'' retained the largest journalism staff of any newspaper.{{Sfn|Berger|1951|p=493-495}} The ''Times''{{'}}s print edition became available internationally during the war through the [[Army & Air Force Exchange Service]]; ''The New York Times Overseas Weekly'' later became available in Japan through ''[[The Asahi Shimbun]]'' and in Germany through the ''[[Frankfurter Zeitung]]''. The international edition would develop into [[The New York Times International Edition|a separate newspaper]].{{Sfn|Dunlap|2015b}} Journalist [[William L. Laurence]] publicized the [[atomic bomb]] race between the United States and Germany, resulting in the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] seizing copies of the ''Times''. The United States government recruited Laurence to document the [[Manhattan Project]] in April 1945.{{Sfn|Berger|1951|p=510-515}} Laurence became the only witness of the Manhattan Project, a detail realized by employees of ''The New York Times'' following the [[atomic bombing of Hiroshima]].{{Sfn|Berger|1951|p=522-523}}