The daily news is a newspaper that reports current events and information of interest to the public. It is often written from a political, economic, or social point of view and may provide analysis of various aspects of the news. The term is also used to refer to the daily broadcast news program.
Founded in 1919, the New York Daily News was the first U.S. daily printed in tabloid format. It has been a major competitor of the New York Post and remains one of the city’s most popular newspapers. The paper is owned by Mortimer Zuckerman and based at 4 New York Plaza in Lower Manhattan.
In the 1920s, the Daily News found abundant subject matter to report on, including political wrongdoing such as the Teapot Dome scandal and social intrigue such as the romance between Wallis Simpson and King Edward VIII that led to his abdication. It also emphasized photography and was an early user of the Associated Press wirephoto service in the 1930s, building a large staff of photographers. In 1928, a News reporter strapped a camera to his leg and shot a photo of Ruth Snyder being executed in the electric chair. The next day the newspaper carried the headline, DEAD!
The Yale Daily News is the nation’s oldest college newspaper and serves the communities of Yale and New Haven. The News publishes Monday through Friday during the academic year and produces several special issues each semester, including the Yale-Harvard Game Day Issue, the Commencement Issue, and the First Year Issue. The News works closely with Yale’s cultural centers and affiliated student groups to produce its special issues in support of the community. The News is editorially independent from its parent company, Tribune.