Joseph Lelyveld, who rose from copy boy to top editor at the New York Times, where he distinguished himself as the author of a Pulitzer Prize-winning book about apartheid South Africa and where he sought to carry the bedrock values of journalism into the digital age, died Jan. 5 at his home in Manhattan.
Mr. Lelyveld's tenure also coincided with the advent of digital media, including the launch of the Times's website in 1996. He navigated the quandaries that arose amid competition from online upstarts and became known within his newsroom and beyond as a champion of journalistic traditions.
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