India is intriguing, complex, and alluring because of its size: NYT chief

NYT chief Stephen Dunbar-Johnson finds India market interesting, says good journalism is good business

The New York Times (NYT) has been the flagbearer of subscription-driven quality journalism for long now. Just over a billion dollars of its $1.75-billion top line (FY2018) comes from subscription revenue. Of this, over 40 per cent is from digital-only subscriptions. There has been talk of a formal launch in India where digital publishing has gained traction since 2016. STEPHEN DUNBAR-JOHNSON, president, international, The New York Times Company, spoke to Vanita Kohli-Khandekar on the phone from London. Edited excerpts:

How significant is the international business for NYT and within that where is India?

We have 1,600 journalists at the NYT,