Daily News is a morning tabloid newspaper founded in 1919 and once the largest-circulation paper in the United States. Its early appeal rested on sensational coverage of crime, scandal, and violence, lurid photographs, and entertainment features. Eventually the Daily News became known for its investigative journalism. It also pioneered the use of wirephotos and was an early adopter of the Associated Press wirephoto service.
The newspaper remains a major source of information for the city of New York. It is a member of the American Society of Newspaper Editors and maintains offices in Manhattan, including its headquarters in One Police Plaza. The News was a founder of both WPIX television and WFAN radio (now known as CBS Sports Radio), both of which operate from the same building.
Like the original newspaper, today’s edition offers an array of news, commentary, opinion, sports and entertainment features. Its editorial page provides a wide range of political viewpoints, from liberal to conservative. In addition, the paper carries news and information from around the world. The New York Daily News is also the parent company of a number of other publications, including the Manhattan Business Journal and the New York Post.
In addition to the daily newspaper, Yale Daily News publishes a Friday supplement, the Weekly News, as well as special issues that celebrate the school year’s Yale-Harvard Game Day Issue, Commencement Issue and First Year Issue in collaboration with Yale’s cultural centers and affiliated student groups. The Yale Daily News is the nation’s oldest college daily newspaper and is both financially and editorially independent of the university.
The E-dition is an interactive digital version of the daily newspaper with access from any computer, tablet or mobile device. The digital edition is designed to provide the best possible reading experience using the latest in user interface and digital tools.
Death of a Local Newsman is a frank and deeply reported account of the decline of local newspapers in America. It is also a wise and hopeful book that offers clues to how communities can revive the life of their own local newspaper. Andrew Conte writes with both compassion and insight, even as he soundly criticizes the ‘news deserts’ that are spreading across the country. This is a major contribution to the ongoing debate about the future of local journalism. A must-read for anyone interested in the state of our civic discourse.