A daily news is a newspaper that contains information about events occurring in the world every day. These newspapers usually focus on political issues, business news, and sports. They are often published in multiple languages and may include articles, photographs, cartoons, and opinions about the news. Some of these newspapers are known as tabloids. A famous example of a tabloid is the New York Daily News, which was founded in 1919. It was the first daily newspaper in the United States to be printed in tabloid format. At its peak, the Daily News had the highest circulation of any newspaper in the country.
In the 1920s the News found abundant subject matter for its sensational headlines, such as “Ford to City: Drop Dead.” The News also emphasized political wrongdoing such as the Teapot Dome scandal and social intrigue like the romance between Wallis Simpson and King Edward VIII that led to his abdication. It also devoted much attention to photography, becoming an early user of the AP wirephoto service.
The News continued to prosper through the 1930s and 1940s, despite being locked in a battle for readers with the more sensational rival tabloid the New York Post. The News reached its peak circulation in 1947, at over 2.4 million copies a day. The New York Daily News remained one of the country’s top-selling newspapers for the rest of the 20th century. It was owned by Mortimer B. Zuckerman until 2017 when it was sold to Tronc, a Chicago-based media company.
In addition to publishing the daily newspaper, the News staff produces special issues throughout the year. These include the Yale-Harvard game day issue, Commencement issue, and the First Year Issue, in addition to the weekly WKND magazine. Each issue also includes special sections on topics such as Indigenous, Black, Latine, and Asian American communities in collaboration with Yale’s cultural centers and affiliated student groups. In addition to our regular print edition, the Daily News is available on digital platforms including the Apple News app, Facebook, and Instagram. Students can use these apps to get the latest in breaking news and feature stories from the paper that they cannot find anywhere else. In addition, the News offers its online subscribers access to articles from the newspaper’s archives through a search function. Each article also has comprehension and critical thinking questions, found below the story, as well as “Background” and “Resources” to help students gain a deeper understanding of the topic at hand.
