Founded in 1919, the Daily News is an American newspaper. It is the ninth most widely read newspaper in the United States. It is published in tabloid format and carries a liberal to progressive bias. It is owned by tronc, the publishing operations of Tribune Company, and is headquartered in New York City. The newspaper has a circulation of 200,000 daily. It competes with the rival New York Post.
Originally, the paper was published in four-column sections. The first editor was Melville E. Stone, who emphasized contributions by well-known writers and was able to attract prominent advertising clients. In the 1920s, the Daily News found abundant subject matter—political wrongdoing such as Teapot Dome Scandal, social intrigue such as Wallis Simpson’s love affair with King Edward VIII that led to his abdication, and war and disaster coverage. The paper was noted for its excellent foreign correspondents.
The newspaper became a symbol of the city in its heyday and was known throughout the world. It was a major source of information and an influential political player, with a large editorial staff and several syndicated editions. In addition to its flagship publication, the newspaper had a number of subsidiaries including the Daily News Magazine and WPIX-TV, which still operates out of the former Daily News Building (also called Manhattan West), designed by John Mead Howells and Raymond Hood and now part of a complex encompassing the Empire State building and other skyscrapers.
In its heyday, the News was a leading metropolitan daily. By the end of the 19th century, it was ranked second only to the New York Times in its distribution and readership. The News’s success continued into the 20th century, although circulation slowed down in the face of competition from television and other newspapers.
Today the newspaper is published Monday through Friday during the academic year at Yale University and serves the Yale and New Haven communities. The paper also publishes a weekly Saturday supplement, WKND and several special issues each year including the Yale-Harvard game day issue, Commencement, and the First Year issue. The Yale Daily News also partners with Yale’s cultural centers and affiliated student groups to produce special editions celebrating their communities.
The Yale Daily News Historical Archive provides access to digitized versions of the newspaper that are available online. The archive is open to the public and includes over 140 years of YDN reporting. The archive is a project of the Yale Library Digital Collections. Reproduction of YDN content without permission is prohibited. For more information, see the YDN Rights and Permissions site. The Yale Daily News is the oldest college daily newspaper in the nation. Its students editors, writers, and contributors have gone on to have significant careers in journalism, politics, and public life. Among them are William F. Buckley, Lan Samantha Chang, John Hersey, Joseph Lieberman, Sargent Shriver, Strobe Talbott, and Calvin Trillin. The Yale Daily News is financially and editorially independent. The newspaper has its own editorial board, but it is not affiliated with any particular political party.