/s/ ErnstGLYPH<160>& Young LLP  New York, New York February 24, 2015 We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board  (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of The New York Times Company as of December 28, 2014 and  December 29, 2013, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive (loss)/income, changes in  stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three fiscal years in the period ended December 28, 2014 and our  report dated February 24, 2015 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon. In our opinion, The New York Times Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control  over financial reporting as of December 28, 2014 based on the COSO criteria. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect  misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that  controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies  or procedures may deteriorate. A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance  regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in  accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting  includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail,  accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable  assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with  generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in  accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance  regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that  could have a material effect on the financial statements. We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board  (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about  whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included  obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness  exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and  performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit  provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. We have audited The New York Times Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 28,  2014, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of  Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework) (the COSO criteria). The New York Times  Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its  assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying  Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on  The New York Times Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of The New York Times Company New York, NY REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM  ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY – P. 57