The publisher and the president

Z White Tweets has been sold by A.G. Sulzberger in his life up to now. That was in 2010 when he was the director of the New York Times office in Kansas City. Today, the 37 – year – old newspaper publisher and therefore the boss of one of the most important media in the entire world. But also on Instagram and Facebook we search in vain. "I'm not in social networks," said the editor in an interview with New Yorker magazine in December 2017. "I'm a pretty, private person."

But this "pretty, private person" is now in the light of the public. Because AG Sulzberger delivers these days a fight with a man whose most important weapon is his Twitter account: US President Donald Trump, who is followed on the platform by more than 53 million people [19659003]. Meeting between the president and the publisher at the White House, which was accepted as confidential. On Sunday, however, the president tweeted that he had had a "very good and interesting" meeting with the New York Times chief. "We talked at length about the huge amount of" fake news "broadcast by the media and how they became the" enemies of the people. "Sad!", Trump continued.

Sulzberger also broke his silence and stated in a statement on the "New York Times" website that he had criticized Trump in the conversation for his verbal failures and warned that these "incendiary language "would lead to increased threats against journalists and violence. The president responded with several tweets in which he complained that "the New York Times, beaten, wrote nothing but bad stories, even on very positive developments". "I will not allow our country to sell Trump's hatred in the moribund press industry," Trump added.

The relationship between Trump and the "New York Times" has always been tense. The paper often makes a critical report on the president's private and political affairs – he describes them as "very dishonest" and "unpatriotic". When A.G. Sulzberger took over the paper in January, Trump tweeted that it was the journal's last chance to be "impartial".

Who is the man who makes Trump so angry now? Colleagues and colleagues Valoris Sulzberger for his prudence, his calm but precise management style. "It's not a noisy guy, it's not the kind of boss who jumps on the desk and the battery on his chest, but it's not the only way to lead people." Says Dean Baquet, editor of the New York Times, about his publisher. "He is very thoughtful. And he is very powerful. "

AG Sulzberger, abbreviation of Arthur Gregg, became publisher of The New York Times in January 2018. He followed in this position, his father, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr., and now directs the Fifth-generation journal .He studied political science at the prestigious Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, and worked as a reporter for the Providence Journal and the Oregonian before becoming the New York Times bureau director at the New York Times. Kansas City, where he reported mainly "crime, government, and many floods and tornadoes," he said in an interview.

One of his first articles for The Times remained in his office until he today – even though Sulzberger has long been unsure should, though he should never work for the medium.He feared that a potential career in the newspaper might look like nepotism.However, he decided for the # 39; company as an "uncompromising supporter of this institution and its journalistic mission".

Sulzberger is said to be popular in the newsroom. However, his appointment was not unchallenged: two of his cousins, also long-time employees in executive positions, were in addition to him for the position of the publisher. Nevertheless, the choice fell on AG Sulzberger – perhaps also because he is considered in the company as a pioneer in digital transformation.

He was known by many collaborators in 2014 as the lead author of the "Innovation Report". for the future digital strategy of the newspaper. He made the transition from a simple print newspaper to a crucial digital media house – now has the "New York Times" 3.5 million subscribers, of which only 2.5 million readers access only to digital publishing. Overall, the Times claims to reach more than 130 million readers worldwide, it is considered one of the most influential media in the world. And is quite economically successful. Even though Donald Trump sees things differently.

In one of his furious tweets after the meeting, the president described the "New York Times" as stunned. However, the figures indicate something different for Sulzberger in the first quarter: In May, the New York Times reported sales of about $ 414 million, an increase of 3.8% over the same quarter of the year before.

As an innovator, he stays away from social media. Little is known about his private life – except that he is a vegetarian. "I do not need to be on social media to do my job effectively, I think I just have to understand social media to do my job effectively," he said in an interview with the "New Yorker".

After working in Kansas as New York Times bureau chief on Twitter had recorded, he was followed in no time "all critical media in America". As a result, he reportedly withdrew from social networks: "Being a journalist is a pretty tightrope act," says Sulzberger. At first, it looks like someone who is afraid of confrontation – that's not the case, he has proven in recent days in the conflict with Donald Trump. Even without Twitter account.