The Gray Lady

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The Gray Lady is a longstanding nickname for The New York Times, reflecting its reputation as a serious, authoritative, and traditional American newspaper.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf nickname
appliedToType daily newspaper
national newspaper of record
appliesTo media organization
newspaper
associatedWith American journalism
New York City
The New York Times Company
associatedWithFormat broadsheet
associatedWithMedium digital news outlet
print newspaper
associatedWithReputation authoritative
high journalistic standards
influential editorial voice
serious
traditional
associatedWithRole newspaper of record
colorReferenceExplains conservative layout and typography of The New York Times
connotation establishment press
mainstream media
prestige newspaper
country United States
describes conservative visual design of The New York Times
editorial tone of The New York Times
longstanding history of The New York Times
genderPersonification female
genre journalistic nickname
hasColorReference gray
language English
notableIn United States media history
global press landscape
personifies The New York Times as an elderly, dignified woman
refersTo The New York Times
register informal
timePeriodOfUse 20th century
21st century
topic business
culture
international affairs
news
politics
usedBy journalists
media commentators
readers of The New York Times
usedFor The New York Times as an institution
usedIn American English

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
The New York Times ("All the News That's Fit to Print")
famousSlogan
The New York Times
nickname

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