A daily newspaper is a type of publication that prints news and information about current events every day. It may contain politics, business, sports, and entertainment news for the general public. Many people read these newspapers to stay informed about what is going on in the world around them. These papers are often distributed through local mail services or on the Internet. Some of the most popular newspapers are The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Boston Globe.
Founded in 1878, the Yale Daily News is one of the oldest college newspapers in America and has remained financially and editorially independent since its inception. The News is published Monday through Friday during the academic year and has several special issues each year in collaboration with Yale’s cultural centers and affiliated student groups. The News is distributed free to students at Yale and across the greater New Haven area.
In addition to the regular weekday edition, the Yale Daily News publishes a Friday supplement known as WKND, a Commencement Issue and First Year Issue, and a number of special issues during the year celebrating Indigenous, Black, Latino, Asian American, and Pacific Islander communities. The News is also an early adopter of the digital age, publishing news and analysis online and through its social media platforms.
The New York Daily News is a morning tabloid newspaper in the United States, founded in 1919 as the Illustrated Daily News. It was the first successful American tabloid, attracting readers with sensational stories of crime and scandal and lurid photographs. It was an early user of the Associated Press wirephoto service and had a large staff of photographers. The paper emphasized political wrongdoing, especially in the Teapot Dome Scandal, and covered social intrigue such as the romance between Wallis Simpson and King Edward VIII that led to his abdication. It grew to become the largest circulation newspaper in the country in the 1920s.
The death of local journalism is a nationwide phenomenon, and yet its societal consequences are poorly understood. Andrew Conte’s Death of the Daily News provides a deep and thoughtful anatomy of the loss of local journalism in the community of McKeesport, Pennsylvania, a city that has been thrown into disarray as the result of changes in technology and the rise of “news deserts.” A powerful and necessary book, it will resonate with anyone concerned about the state of the American democracy.