Daily news is a type of newspaper that is published on a regular basis. It is usually written by professional journalists and may contain a variety of different types of information. Typically, it will cover political events, current affairs, business trends, sports, entertainment, and other popular topics. It will also often include a number of photographs and other visual elements. In addition to news, a daily newspaper will often feature editorials and other opinion pieces.
The New York Daily News is an American newspaper that was first printed in tabloid format in 1919. It was founded by Joseph Medill Patterson, a former publisher of the Chicago Tribune. The paper gained popularity for its extensive use of photos and for its attention to local and celebrity news. It became one of the largest newspapers in the world when it reached its peak circulation in 1947. The Daily News has long been locked in a battle for readership with its more sensational rival, the New York Post, but has remained one of the city’s top-selling publications.
After the Great Depression, the Daily News began to focus on larger, more important issues. It became a leader in investigative journalism and won a number of Pulitzer Prizes for its reporting, including a Pulitzer in 1996 for E.R. Shipp’s piece on racial discrimination at the NYPD and another in 1998 for Mike McAlary’s coverage of police brutality against Haitian immigrant Abner Louima. The Daily News has also been known for its fierce advocacy of the rights of the city’s poor and disenfranchised.
In 1991, controversial British media mogul Robert Maxwell purchased the newspaper. He reverted the Daily News to morning publication and sought to make it take itself more seriously. During his tenure, the newspaper won several more Pulitzers for editorial writing, including two for E.R. Shipp and a third for Mike McAlary. Maxwell was unable to negotiate the terms of the newspaper’s many union contracts, however, and in 1993, he sold it to Mort Zuckerman, owner of The Atlantic magazine and publisher of the Boston Globe.
By the 21st century, no print newspaper escaped the explosion of online news without being significantly impacted. The Daily News continued to publish strong city and sports coverage, but its circulation dipped below half a million on a daily basis by the early 2000s. The News tried to reclaim its position among the city’s most-read papers by embracing more of an agenda and taking a more provocative stance. This included giving Republican Senator Ted Cruz the middle finger via the Statue of Liberty’s hand and rehashing its most famous headline of 1975, “Ford to City: Drop Dead.”
Today, the Daily News still publishes in tabloid format, but it is no longer printed at its old home in the News Building on 42nd Street near Second Avenue. Its printing is now done at a single-floor facility called 5 Manhattan West. The building is an art deco landmark designed by architects John Mead Howells and Raymond Hood.