A panel, co-sponsored by the University of Tennessee School of Journalism and Electronic Media and ETSPJ, called “What Would Ochs Have to Say?” was held Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022 at the East Tennessee History Center.
Adolph Ochs’ path to running The New York Times started in downtown Knoxville, and local organizations and educators will recognize the historical significance with a panel discussion and dedication of a historic plaque on Sept. 28-29.
The East Tennessee chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (ETSPJ) has teamed with the Knoxville History Project and the Front Page Foundation to hold three events in September to recognize the beginnings of Adolph Ochs’ newspaper career in downtown Knoxville that ultimately ended with the founding of The New York Times.
A plaque honoring the beginnings of Adolph Ochs’ newspaper career will be dedicated Sept. 29, 2022, in downtown Knoxville. The…
The effort to mark The New York Times founder Adolph Ochs’ newspaper beginnings was spearheaded by veteran Knoxville journalist Georgiana…