The Daily News is a daily newspaper with an emphasis on local and New York City news. Its award-winning writers and columnists report the best in politics, gossip and entertainment. Daily News readers get live coverage of the Yankees, Mets, Giants and Jets along with intense New York City news coverage, sports, celebrity gossip, classified ads, comics and a huge section dedicated to New York City’s diverse culture.
The paper has a long history of breaking stories, including the first ever tabloid crime story (the “Ford to City: Drop Dead” headline in 1975), the first major New York subway strike, the murder of John Lennon, and the 9/11 attacks. The Daily News has also won many Pulitzer Prizes and is considered one of the best newspapers in the country.
Founded in 1875, the Daily News was originally a four-page, five-column daily. In its early years, it focused on political scandals and social intrigue, and was an early adopter of Associated Press wirephoto service. In the 1920s, it emphasized contributions by well-known writers and developed a staff of foreign correspondents second to none. In the 1930s, it was owned by Frank Knox, who became U.S. secretary of the navy under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and later by Marshall Field IV, who owned the Chicago Sun-Times.
Each Daily News article contains “Comprehension” and “Critical Thinking” questions for students. Additional “Background” and “Resources” are provided below the questions to support student learning.
Daily News, the Yale daily, publishes Monday through Friday during the academic year and serves the Yale community in New Haven and beyond. In addition to the Daily News, the paper publishes the Weekly News, the Yale Daily News Magazine and several special issues celebrating Yale’s Indigenous, Black, Latino and Asian American communities, and the Commencement and First-Year Issues.
In 2017, Daily News owner Mortimer Zuckerman sold the newspaper to Tronc, a Chicago-based media company. The newspaper has a circulation of over 200,000, though this is significantly down from its mid-20th-century peak. The Daily News remains a highly respected newspaper, and its iconic building at 220 East 42nd Street, designed by John Mead Howells and Raymond Hood, is an official New York City landmark. The current headquarters at 450 West 33rd Street, often referred to as Manhattan West, is the former site of the News’s flagship building. The News moved to its new location in 1995. The building straddles the tracks leading into Pennsylvania Station. It now houses the world headquarters of AP. Several of its former employees have gone on to prominent positions in other media organizations.