A daily news is a newspaper that is published on a regular basis, usually once a day. Daily news typically includes a wide range of topics including politics, business, world events and local news. It also often contains information on sports and entertainment. Most newspapers include opinions and letters to the editor in addition to the main news stories. Some newspapers are known for having a particular style or tone that they use in their writing, or for being more controversial than others.
Founded in 1919, the New York Daily News was the first successful tabloid newspaper in the United States and is still one of the largest newspapers in the country. The newspaper became famous for its sensational pictorial coverage and willingness to go one step further than its competitors in pursuit of a headline that would grab the city’s attention. Perhaps the most infamous example came in 1928, when reporter Tom Howard strapped a camera to his leg and snapped an image of Ruth Snyder mid-electrocution, which was published the following day with the front page headline “DEAD!”
As the newspaper expanded, it opened up local bureaus in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan and Staten Island. It also maintained a number of offices at City Hall and within One Police Plaza. In the 1990s, the paper began to develop a reputation for covering racial issues and social injustice, winning Pulitzer Prizes in 1996 for E.R. Shipp’s writing on the welfare system, and in 1998 for Mike McAlary’s reporting of police brutality against Haitian immigrant Abner Louima.
In the 1980s, however, the newspaper began to decline, and by the late 1990s it had been reduced to less than half its former circulation. The decline was exacerbated by a major strike in 1978, which left the newspaper operating at a loss and drove readers to other publications, such as the New York Times and New York Post.
In 1993, businessman Mortimer Zuckerman purchased the Daily News and vowed to make it profitable again by repositioning it as a serious, mainstream tabloid. In order to increase the visual impact of the publication, Zuckerman spent $60 million on color presses. Moreover, the newspaper dropped its long-held anti-union stance and bargained with unions, a move which eventually led to the end of a 147-day strike.
Today, the Daily News has a large digital presence and is the only daily newspaper in the United States to operate its own television channel, WPIX, which was established in 1948. Despite its declining circulation, the Daily News has managed to remain in print and continues to provide a variety of popular sections, including intense city news coverage, celebrity gossip, classified ads, comics and a sports section. While the newspaper is not as prominent as it once was, it is still considered a powerful force in New York City’s media scene. Its website is updated frequently with breaking news. The Daily News also offers a mobile app that allows users to read the latest news on the go.
