The American publisher and philanthropist Adolph Simon Ochs (1858-1935) rose from a cultured but impoverished background to control the so-called ideal newspaper, the New York Times. Adolph Ochs was born March 2, 1858, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Of...
When Adolph Simon Ochs began his journalism career in 1869, he earned $1.50 a week delivering newspapers in Knoxville, Tennessee. At his death sixty-six years later, he had built the New York Times to a half-million daily circulation and made it one of...
Adolph Simon Ochs (b. March 12, 1858–April 8, 1935) was an American newspaper publisher and former owner of The New York Times and The Chattanooga Times (now the Chattanooga Times Free Press). Ochs was born to German-Jewish immigrants, Julius and...
(FRANCE) An Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm presentation of an ARP production in association with France 3 Cinema and Canal Plus. Produced by Michele and Laurent Petin. Directed by Benoit Jacquot. Screenplay, Jacquot, Fabrice Roger-Lacan, adapted from the novel by Benjamin Constant. Camera (color),...
May 22, 2005 Annah Verbeck Ochs passed away at her home in Memphis, Tennessee on Sunday, May 22, 2005. She is survived by her three sons, Howell M. Estes III, Michael S. Estes and Charles D. Estes; three daughters-in-law, Jordana, Dafri and...
As Rupert Murdoch continues his $60-a-share courtship of the Bancroft family and their showcase property, The Wall Street Journal, there’s been a fair amount of whining and yelping from journalistic watchdogs nervous about Mr. Murdoch’s intentions. In their dark imaginings, if Mr. Murdoch’s purchase is...
On the weekend of Jan. 28, Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner traveled to Las Vegas to work on plans for a Rolling Stone Hotel and Casino. Mr. Wenner’s magazine has a long history with the city. On assignment there in November 1971, Rolling Stone writer...
