New York Times will no longer endorse candidates outside presidential races

Paper says its editorial board will cease endorsement process for New York elections

The New York Times will no longer endorse political candidates outside presidential elections, the newspaper announced on Monday.

US newspapers have a long history of endorsing candidates, but the New York Times is joining some other publishers in moving away from the tradition - including the Miami Herald and Alden Global Capital, which owns titles such as the Chicago Tribune, the New York Daily News and the Denver Post.