Daily news is a newspaper published at least once per day that reports current events and provides general interest articles. Daily newspapers may also include op-ed pieces and editorials that offer differing viewpoints on issues and topics. A daily newspaper may be printed on a variety of paper types and sizes, including broadsheets, tabloids and compact discs (CDs). The New York Daily News is an example of a tabloid-style newspaper. It is the ninth most widely circulated newspaper in the United States. It was founded in 1919 and is based in New York City. It is owned by tronc, which is the publishing arm of Tribune Company.
In addition to the usual daily news items, the Daily News regularly includes celebrity gossip, classified ads, comics and a sports section. The newspaper also has a strong emphasis on local news and politics, which it contrasts with the more national-oriented New York Post. In recent years the newspaper has shifted away from its long-held liberal political bias toward a more moderate to conservative leaning, though it still contains a number of op-ed pieces and editorials.
The Daily News is known for its high-quality, large photographs and intense city news coverage, particularly in its metropolitan sections, which are often referred to as the “Metropolitan” pages. It is the oldest continuously published daily newspaper in the United States. In the early 20th century, the newspaper was a major innovator in photojournalism, becoming the first daily to use color photography. It is known for its groundbreaking coverage of the Great Depression and for the many photos it featured of the famine in Russia that led to the Russian Revolution. The paper is a member of the New York Press Association, the largest journalistic organization in the state of New York and has won numerous awards for journalism.
The Daily News is also known for its extensive sports coverage, which it has been credited with helping to popularize in the United States. The paper’s founder, Dick Mortimer, was a sportswriter and baseball executive and served as the manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Its original headquarters at 450 West 33rd Street in Manhattan straddled the railroad tracks that ran into Pennsylvania Station. The News was also the original owner of WPIX, the local television station whose call letters were based on the newspaper’s nickname, and it later added an FM radio station called WFAN. The Daily News was purchased by Tribune Company in 1996 and is currently headquartered at 4 New York Plaza in Lower Manhattan. The newspaper is available at numerous retail outlets and is distributed throughout the United States, as well as in some international markets. In addition to the print edition, the Daily News is available online through its website. It also has a subscription-based digital edition, the Daily News Digital Edition.