In a press statement, the IHT publisher Stephen Dunbar-Johnson said though the newspaper was traded under three different names over the past 125 years the IHT has remained constant in its international perspective.[break]
“This is my commitment and it is the commitment of the New York Times Publisher and Chairman, Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. who said of the rebranding: “We will be sure to nurture and preserve those unique qualities of the IHT that are so highly prized by its current readers,"" Dunbar Johnson said in the statement.
Nepal Republic Media Private Limited has been publishing International Herald Tribune since July, 2011. "This includes a commitment to continue working with the Republica to bring you the most authoritative global and national news package in Nepal,” the statement said.
“This next chapter in the long life of the IHT will bring investment to our Paris, London and Hong Kong newsrooms so we can further strengthen the vibrant international journalism that you rely on and enjoy,” the statement said. “An expanded international team will be able to create even more globally-focused content to ensure that our unique global perspective is maintained and enhanced for readers across all print and digital formats.”
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