Daily news is a term used to describe the information that appears in newspapers on a daily basis. It often covers current events, politics, business, sports, and other topics of interest to the public. The Daily News is one of the most famous examples of a daily newspaper in the United States. Founded in 1919, the paper has been the most influential tabloid in New York City for nearly a century. Its long-running feud with its rival, the New York Post, has made the Daily News well-known around the world.
The Daily News has also become known for its investigative journalism, which has won it several Pulitzer Prizes. In addition, the paper is a frequent source of celebrity gossip and has a strong local focus on New York sports. The paper’s editorial staff includes a number of award-winning columnists and opinion formers.
In the early 21st century, the Daily News stumbled badly and was in danger of losing its once-dominant position among New York’s top selling papers. It was not helped by the emergence of more sensational rival tabloids, including the New York Post and the National Enquirer. In addition, the paper was beset by financial difficulties.
It was during this period that the Daily News rolled out what would soon be its most famous headline: in 1975, after President Gerald Ford delivered his speech vetoing a bankruptcy bail-out for New York City, the front page of the Daily News read “FORD TO CITY: DROP DEAD”. This screamer became a legend and helped to solidify the paper’s reputation as “The brassy, pictorial New York Daily News leads all the rest”.
Despite these setbacks, the Daily News continued to thrive until the 1970s when it began to suffer the consequences of a multi-union strike that affected all major newspapers. As a result, the Daily News lost 145,000 subscribers and began to see its circulation decline. This was a wake-up call to the management of the Daily News, which hired new editor-in-chief Pete Hamill and deputy editor Deborah Krenek in an attempt to revive its fortunes.
Krenek and her team were able to revive the Daily News’ readership. It was during this era that the newspaper started to win several Emmy Awards, and in 1996 it won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing for E.R. Shipp’s articles on race, welfare and social issues.
By the turn of the 21st century, the Daily News was still one of the nation’s top selling papers, although its circulation had diminished significantly from its mid-20th-century peak. Its owners at this time were Mort Zuckerman and Conrad Black, who also owned The Atlantic.
In 1995, the Daily News moved to a new headquarters at 450 West 33rd Street (also known as Manhattan West). The building was designed by architects John Mead Howells and Raymond Hood. It was an impressive structure that featured a giant globe and weather instruments in its lobby. This building was the inspiration for the Daily Planet in the Superman movies.