Odd Lots · Monday, August 10, 2026
Meredith Kopit Levien, CEO of The New York Times, described the company's brand as 'an essential service for curious people everywhere who want to understand and engage more deeply with and enjoy the world.' She emphasized that the Times aims to provide trustworthy information and market-leading lifestyle products that are sought out by name, rather than relying on aggregation from other platforms.
“I think The New York Times is the essential service for curious people everywhere who want to understand and engage more deeply with and enjoy the world.”
“we are going to bring you high quality, independent, trustworthy information, and we're going to present it to you in a way that is elegant, in many cases, enjoyable, that makes good use of your time, and that's going to add understanding to your life.”