The New York Times website went down on Wednesday, the result of what it described an “internal issue.”
Visitors to the website were met with this screen:
The Times addressed the problem on its Twitter feed:
Part 1/3: As you are undoubtedly aware, we are experiencing a server issue that has resulted in our e-mail and Web site being unavailable.
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 14, 2013
We believe the outage is the result of an internal issue, which we expect to be resolved soon. (2/3)
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 14, 2013
We will communicate further when we have more information. – from @NYTimesComm (3/3)
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 14, 2013
Throughout the outage, the Times has been posting stories on its Facebook page.
Update: The website was restored after 1:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday.
