The Daily News is a New York-based tabloid newspaper founded in 1919. Known for zesty headlines (the 1975 screamer “Ford to City: Drop Dead!” comes to mind), gossip, and local coverage, the Daily News is the oldest continuously published paper in the United States and was one of the first successful tabloid newspapers in the country. The News has won a number of Pulitzer Prizes, including the recent award shared with ProPublica for exposing how the city used an obscure law to evict hundreds of families from their homes.
The News is also the home of legendary sports columnist Jimmy Breslin and renowned investigative reporter Pete Hamill. The Daily News has long competed with its even more sensational rival, the New York Post, in circulation and in star columnists.
Each day, Daily News award-winning writers, columnists and opinion formers bring readers the very latest national and local news from the world’s greatest city and beyond. Whether it’s breaking news, live coverage of the Yankees and Mets, politics or the latest in gossip and entertainment, no one covers New York like the Daily News.
In addition to the newspaper’s flagship print edition, the Daily News also publishes several digital products and operates a full news website. The site features a range of content, from breaking news and live video to commentary and analysis, along with interactive maps and video and photo galleries. The site is available in a variety of formats for smartphones, tablets and computers, and is free to use.
Readers can subscribe to a daily eNewspaper version of the New York Daily News, which is available after 5:30 a.m. each morning. Once registered, users will receive an email alert when the eNewspaper is available. If they don’t wish to receive an email alert, they can visit the eNewspaper page and access the edition at any time.
The Daily News also offers a free digital replica of its front pages each day. Users can view a single front page or browse a collection of different front pages from across the United States and many nations worldwide. This collection provides students with a snapshot of journalism in motion around the globe.
In addition to its regular weekly publications, the Daily News produces special issues that celebrate Yale’s diverse communities in collaboration with campus cultural centers and student groups. These include the Yale-Harvard Game Day Issue, the Commencement Issue and the First Year Issue. The Daily News also has a dedicated section on its website called Today’s Front Pages, where visitors can view the front pages of hundreds of newspapers from around the world. Each front page includes a “Background” and “Resources” section with links to videos, maps and more, which can be helpful for classroom instruction. In addition, each article in the Daily News contains comprehension and critical thinking questions that teachers can use to gauge students’ understanding of the story.