JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

THIS JOINT FILING AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of this 9^th day of September 2008, by and among Carlos Slim Helú, Carlos Slim Domit, Marco Antonio Slim Domit, Patrick Slim Domit, María Soumaya Slim Domit, Vanessa Paola Slim Domit, Johanna Monique Slim Domit and Inmobiliaria Carso, S.A. de C.V.

The parties to this Agreement hereby agree to prepare jointly and file timely (and otherwise to deliver as appropriate) all filings on any Form 3, 4 or 5 or Schedule 13D or 13G relating to their ownership (direct or otherwise) of any securities of The New York Times Company, a corporation organized under the laws of New York, and any and all amendments thereto and any other document relating thereto (collectively, the “Filings”) required to be filed by them pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Each party to this Agreement further agrees and covenants to the other parties that it will fully cooperate with such other parties in the preparation and timely filing (and other delivery) of all such Filings.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first set forth above.

Carlos Slim Helú
Carlos Slim Domit	By:  /s/ Eduardo Valdés Acra
	Eduardo Valdés Acra Attorney-in-Fact September 10, 2008
Marco Antonio Slim Domit
Patrick Slim Domit
María Soumaya Slim Domit
Vanessa Paola Slim Domit
Johanna Monique Slim Domit
INMOBILIARIA CARSO, S.A. DE C.V.
By: Armando Ibáñez Vázquez
Title: Attorney-in-Fact