The Daily News is an American newspaper based in Jersey City, New Jersey. It was founded in 1919 by Joseph Medill Patterson as the Illustrated Daily News, becoming the first U.S. daily printed in tabloid format. The Daily News reached its peak circulation in 1947, when it was the eleventh highest-circulation newspaper in the United States. It has since consolidated its position among the nation’s largest newspapers and remains an important source of local news for the city of New York.
The daily current affairs page on IAS GYAN provides a comprehensive coverage of the latest developments in India and around the world. It also covers important topics related to economy, politics and governance. It includes articles on the stock market, GDP growth and inflation. It also contains updates on government initiatives aimed at boosting economic development, such as Make in India and Digital India. The daily current affairs page also covers important developments in the field of science and technology, including space exploration, medical research and innovations in renewable energy. It also covers the latest developments in art and culture.
During the 1920s, the Daily News emphasized political wrongdoing and social intrigue such as the romance between Wallis Simpson and King Edward VIII that led to his abdication. It was an early user of the Associated Press wirephoto service in the 1930s, and developed a large staff of photographers. It also developed a reputation for its tabloid style, which it pioneered in the United States. The News was also an early owner of radio station WPIX (Channel 11 in New York City), and later purchased the FM simulcast of its namesake newspaper, WFAN.
In addition to its main editorial content, the Daily News offers an extensive collection of multimedia, including video and audio from its live events. It also has a number of blogs and columns written by its journalists. In addition, the Daily News has an extensive list of links to other websites covering local news and national and international events.
The Daily News Sentiment Index is a high-frequency measure of economic sentiment based on lexical analysis of news articles about the economy. It is constructed as a time series, with weights that decline geometrically over time, and a statistical adjustment to account for changes in the composition of the sample of articles over time. It is described in Buckman, Shapiro, Sudhof, and Wilson (2020). It is updated on a weekly basis.