The Death of the Daily News
Daily news is a type of publication that is released every day. It typically contains information about current events that are of interest to the public. It also includes opinions and analysis about those events. Daily news can be found in a variety of formats, including print, online, television and radio. There are many different types of daily news, including political news, business news, sports news, and more.
The Yale Daily News is a college newspaper that was founded on January 28, 1878 and serves the campus of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. It is the nation’s oldest daily newspaper and publishes Monday through Friday during the academic year. The newspaper covers a range of topics, including politics, education, sports, culture and more. The Daily News also has a number of special issues each year, such as the Yale-Harvard Game Day Issue and the Commencement Issue.
In its early years the newspaper was known for sensational coverage of crime, scandal and violence, lurid photographs and cartoons. By the 1930s it was one of the most widely read papers in the United States, and at its peak it had a circulation of over 2 million copies a day. It was the first successful tabloid newspaper in the United States, and was headquartered at its original site on 42nd Street near Second Avenue in a large art deco building designed by John Mead Howells and Raymond Hood.
By the end of the 20th century, the News was a diminished shadow of its former glory, losing market share to more contemporary rivals such as The New York Post and USA Today. In 2017 the paper was sold by its then-owner, Mortimer Zuckerman, to Tronc, which now owns the majority of the New York Times Company. The paper is currently edited in the Manhattan office of its parent company, Tribune Publishing.
Readers are increasingly turning to alternative sources for their daily news, but the future of local journalism remains uncertain. In Death of the Daily News, Andrew Conte offers a sobering look at what happens when a town loses its newspaper—and at how some citizens are trying to fill the void.
Conte’s book explores the evolution of a newspaper that once had national heft, but has now faded into obscurity in its hometown of McKeesport, Pennsylvania. It is a deep and fascinating study that is important for anyone interested in the state of journalism in America. He illuminates both the failings of traditional top-down journalism and the shortcomings of the citizen gatekeepers who have taken up the mantle—and he offers insight into how we can move forward with better alternatives.