In 1991 the board of directors delayed by three months a decision by 65-year-old Chairman and Chief Executive Arthur Ochs Sulzberger to promote his son, Arthur Jr.

FORBES: Are Dynasties Dying?

In 1991 the board of directors delayed by three months a decision by Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, the 65-year-old chairman and CEO, to promote his son, Arthur Jr.

FORBES: Are dynasties Dying?

Only last summer, at an event hosted by Columbia University's School of Journalism, media luminaries ranging from Michael Bloomberg to Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. to Hearst III himself debated the importance and impact of new media.

FORBES: Polymath scion