Mediagazer: The International New York Times debuts (Andrew Beaujon/Poynter)

1:10 PM ET, October 15, 2013

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Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:

The International New York Times debuts — The first edition of The International New York Times appeared Tuesday. It replaces the International Herald Tribune. In a letter to readers on the front page, Times Publisher Arthur O. Sulzberger Jr. says his father “had the vision to make The Times a national newspaper in 1980.”

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Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:

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Jeff Bercovici / Forbes:

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