Daily News is a New York City-based newspaper founded in 1919. It was the first successful tabloid and became famous for its sensational coverage of crime and scandal, lurid photographs, and cartoons and entertainment features. It was a major force in the rise of New York City as a center for finance and business and for its prominence in the world of fashion and the arts. It also was an influential force in politics and in the evolution of the United States as a constitutional republic.
The newspaper website offers local stories from the New York metropolitan area and national and international news. Its staff of journalists and editors cover a wide variety of topics, including sports, business, politics, celebrity gossip and current events. The website offers readers the opportunity to comment on articles and share stories with others via social media. The site includes the latest headlines and breaking news as well as in-depth coverage of New York City and its people.
Each article in the Daily News features comprehension and critical thinking questions to help readers better understand what they read. Additionally, there are “Background” and “Resources” sections that offer additional information about the topic. These resources can help students develop an analytical understanding of the story.
In addition to its online version, the newspaper has a daily edition that is printed in large format on paper with color photographs and extensive city news coverage as well as entertainment and sports coverage. The newspaper also has a wide array of classified ads, a comics section and an opinion page.
The editorial stance of the newspaper has varied throughout its history, but it generally has been more liberal than its conservative rival, the New York Times. In the 1950s and 1960s it embraced isolationism, but later shifted its stance to favor moderate centrist policies.
The newspaper is owned by Tronc, a company that owns several other American newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune. Its editorial board consists of a number of prominent Democratic politicians, such as Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, and many prominent journalists, such as Maggie Haberman, John Avlon and Michael Wolff. Its website is available in both desktop and mobile versions. Its digital audience ranked in the top 50 in the fourth quarter of 2022. The website averaged 8.8 million monthly unique visitors, a decline of 20% from 2021. Its print circulation is over 800,000 copies daily. Its headquarters, located at 220 East 42nd Street near Second Avenue in Manhattan, is an official New York City and state landmark designed by the architects Raymond Hood and John Mead Howells. The building was the model for the Daily Planet in the first two Superman films. The newspaper moved to a new home at 450 West 33rd Street in 1995. The original building is now home to the television channel WPIX-TV.