The Daily News is a tabloid newspaper founded in 1919 in New York City by Joseph Medill Patterson. It was the first successful daily tabloid in the United States and reached a circulation of over 2 million copies per day at its peak in 1947. The paper attracted readers by focusing on crime, scandal and violence, and lurid photographs. It was also an early user of the Associated Press wirephoto service, and employed a large staff of photographers.
The newspaper continues to focus on intense city news coverage, celebrity gossip and sports. Its editorial team includes a number of award-winning writers and columnists. In addition, the Daily News covers the latest in politics and current events. Its sports section provides detailed coverage of the Yankees, Mets and Giants.
Its front page headlines often contain a call to action or an incitement to reader outrage, and the newspaper regularly publishes photos of police misconduct. In addition to the main newspaper, the Daily News publishes several supplements and special issues each year in conjunction with Yale’s various cultural centers.
In the late 20th century, the Daily News competed with its rival, the New York Post, for circulation. Despite a sharp decline in its circulation, the Daily News was still one of the most prominent newspapers in the country by the turn of the 21st century. In 2017, the newspaper was sold by publisher Mortimer Zuckerman to Tronc, a media company based in Chicago.
Since its founding, the Daily News has been a leading source of news for New York City and beyond. Its award-winning writers and columnists cover national and local news, politics and opinion, as well as the latest from the world of entertainment, celebrities and sports.
The Daily News has also served as a model for other tabloid newspapers in the United States and abroad. In 1948, the newspaper established WPIX (Channel 11 in New York City), which had call letters based on its nickname of “New York’s Picture Newspaper,” and later bought what would become WFAN-FM. The newspaper remained in its original building, which was designed by architects John Mead Howells and Raymond Hood, until 1995, when it moved to 450 West 33rd Street, now known as Manhattan West. The building is an official city landmark. It was also the setting for the fictional Daily Planet building in the first two Superman films. The News has since relocated to a different office building, but the former Daily News Building remains in use as the world headquarters of Associated Press. It is the inspiration for The Daily Planet building in the new “Avengers” film, which opened in May 2018. In 2018, the newspaper was named the seventh-best daily in the United States, according to a survey conducted by The Associated Press and Gallup.