Congratulations on your "Support the Mission" program, which provides students with sponsored New York Times digital subscriptions. Students will improve their critical thinking skills and, as a result, become more informed and productive citizens by reading trustworthy content.
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I started reading the New York Times, as a mandatory part of Professor & Colonel John Kane's history class, at New York Military Academy. It was in '61 ( I graduated in '63). I never stopped reading it on a daily basis - now mostly digitally. The integrity of the free press, and the preciseness of journalistic writing has never been lost on me because of that early exposure. If the school sounds familiar, schoolmates of mine included Robert Benmosche, '62, who arguably saved this country, if not the world, from financial collapse, and Donald Trump, '64 - his full impact yet to be determined.
Early in my advertising career, at Della Femina, Travisano & Partners, I was fortunate to work on the advertising campaign for The New York Daily News where the campaign featured the famous writers, Truman Capote, Ayn Rand, and George Plimpton to name a few, who wrote ads for, and in commercials spoke about clarity in writing and editorial opinion. Newspapers and journalism are a vital part of what makes a country and its people both knowledgeable and contributors to the common good. I have never forgotten the early lessons learned, although I feel they may have been lost on the classmate who became our 45th president. The New York Times was a significant part of my education and that of my fellow cadets. I know its importance in helping educate students today. The Support Our Mission Program couldn't be more necessary than it is right now. You've got mine.
Early in my advertising career, at Della Femina, Travisano & Partners, I was fortunate to work on the advertising campaign for The New York Daily News where the campaign featured the famous writers, Truman Capote, Ayn Rand, and George Plimpton to name a few, who wrote ads for, and in commercials spoke about clarity in writing and editorial opinion. Newspapers and journalism are a vital part of what makes a country and its people both knowledgeable and contributors to the common good. I have never forgotten the early lessons learned, although I feel they may have been lost on the classmate who became our 45th president. The New York Times was a significant part of my education and that of my fellow cadets. I know its importance in helping educate students today. The Support Our Mission Program couldn't be more necessary than it is right now. You've got mine.
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How can we contribute to expansion into more schools?
PLEASE let me know!
PLEASE let me know!
I learned from this article that the modern-day internet was already being discussed in 1967. I was a child at that time and don't recall if I'd even heard of computers.
If only we'd had this kind of program then! - or a similar one in Canada. The need is stronger these days than ever.
Thank you, NYT.
If only we'd had this kind of program then! - or a similar one in Canada. The need is stronger these days than ever.
Thank you, NYT.
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Thank you. I was lucky to be able to read The School Weekly. I’m happy to tell you that contributions to “Support Our Mission” in the past 12 days have made it possible to give subscriptions to 209,000 students.
I started reading the NY Times in probably 8th grade, along with The Herald Tribune. We got both papers delivered to Great Neck South Senior High School-this must have been in 1961 or 1962.
I became addicted to the crossword puzzles in both papers, and am still addicted. The "Support Our Mission" program is a terrific idea, especially *now* when it's m ore important than ever to read "real" news.
I became addicted to the crossword puzzles in both papers, and am still addicted. The "Support Our Mission" program is a terrific idea, especially *now* when it's m ore important than ever to read "real" news.
We received The NY Times every day when I was an 8th grade student at Immaculate Heart of Mary School in Scarsdale,NY. That was 1976! We learned about the headline layout...lead story in the right-most column, etc.
Thank you. So many of us grew up with the paper. We’re very lucky, I think.
I started reading the NY Times in 1954 at age 7. I had to lay it on the floor because I didn't have the "wingspan" to hold it open. Every morning, before school, weather permitting, I would walk the 1 block to our local candy store and buy ( for 5 CENTS! ) the Times.
When I arrived at PS173 there were copies of "The Herald Tribune" waiting for those of us who had paid for it.
I also read the Post and the LI Press every day. My favorite section was the Sports section. In 1957 I added the Wall Street Journal to my daily newspaper
reading list.
Today I read the Times on line but read the WSJ and Cleveland Plain Dealer in print form.
The "Support of Our Mission" school sub program is a really good idea.
When I arrived at PS173 there were copies of "The Herald Tribune" waiting for those of us who had paid for it.
I also read the Post and the LI Press every day. My favorite section was the Sports section. In 1957 I added the Wall Street Journal to my daily newspaper
reading list.
Today I read the Times on line but read the WSJ and Cleveland Plain Dealer in print form.
The "Support of Our Mission" school sub program is a really good idea.
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Thank you. The modern New York Times is several inches narrower than the one you grew up with (to save newsprint costs), so if there are any seven-year-olds who still read the paper, they may have an easier time of it. I’m happy to tell you that contributions to “Support Our Mission” in the past 12 days have made it possible to give subscriptions to 209,000 students.
Count me as one of the folks who read School Weekly in the late 1960s, and was introduced to The Times by an elementary school teacher after seeing only the Daily News at home. I'm grateful to her, and to you.
Yes. It felt like medicine at first, but once I got into the habit, I could never get out of it. Thank you for your kind words. I’m happy to tell you that contributions to “Support Our Mission” in the past 12 days have made it possible to give subscriptions to 209,000 students.
I know people who think the New York Times is elitist, some think the writing is boring. I was one of the fortunate ones whose undergrad professor required that his class, our class, was required to get a subscription. We had to write about and discuss articles directly taken from the Times. It was so many years ago, and I have long ago forgotten the Media professor's name. But, I will always be grateful to him. Grateful, even for being compelled to carry the big, clumsy Times around every Sunday, back in the day. I hope there will be a way for teachers to require the same of their students, with reduced subscription rates for young students, or some arrangement for free access online to kids. Our children need to have access to the best journalism on or offline. And as we all know, when it comes to newspaper and online journalism, The New York Times is the finest. I hope we can find a way to make it a standard for our children at all grade levels, and debunk the myth that the Times is elitist or difficult or boring. The kids will thank us for it, and in perpetuity.
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I read the Internet edition on Sunday.
I miss getting up early on Sunday and walking to the store to buy it. When I a little kid it was heavy!! I used to buy it before I was able to read it.
I could print out the Sunday crossword but it wouldn't have the feel of doing the one at the back of the NY Times Magazine.
May, 1996 I came home on a Sunday from 6 days in the hospital. I had undergone 6 hours of surgery to remove a malignant kidney tumor.
I lay down on the family room couch. I picked up the Sunday Magazine and started trying to do the puzzle. My wife said I was interesting to watch because it was clear that:
A. I could find the answer but:
B. I had a really hard time trying to get the pen to hit the square I was aiming at.
I finished the puzzle which was another small step in my recovery and regaining my bearings.
I miss getting up early on Sunday and walking to the store to buy it. When I a little kid it was heavy!! I used to buy it before I was able to read it.
I could print out the Sunday crossword but it wouldn't have the feel of doing the one at the back of the NY Times Magazine.
May, 1996 I came home on a Sunday from 6 days in the hospital. I had undergone 6 hours of surgery to remove a malignant kidney tumor.
I lay down on the family room couch. I picked up the Sunday Magazine and started trying to do the puzzle. My wife said I was interesting to watch because it was clear that:
A. I could find the answer but:
B. I had a really hard time trying to get the pen to hit the square I was aiming at.
I finished the puzzle which was another small step in my recovery and regaining my bearings.
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Thank you so much for your very generous words about The Times. I, too, am very grateful for parents and teachers who encouraged and inculcated the habits of newspaper readership. I’m happy to tell you that contributions to “Support Our Mission” in the past 12 days have made it possible to give subscriptions to 209,000 students.