Founded in 1919 as the Illustrated Daily News by Joseph Medill Patterson, it was the first tabloid newspaper to be widely successful. The New York Daily News attracted readers by its sensational coverage of crime and scandal, lurid photographs, and cartoons. The newspaper was renowned for its photojournalism, relying on an early use of the Associated Press wirephoto service in the 1930s. The paper was also a major player in the advertising industry, establishing itself as an important rival to the Times and other established newspapers.
The News was the dominant daily in the city for much of its history, a position that it lost to the rival New York Post by the end of the 20th century. In addition to its intense city news coverage and celebrity gossip, the Daily News featured a large number of political stories and editorials. In addition, the newspaper published a variety of classified ads and had an extensive sports section.
Today the newspaper is owned by Tronc, which purchased the paper from its publisher in 2017 for $1. The paper continues to report on the latest local news, as well as international and national stories. The newspaper’s website features a variety of multimedia, including video and audio clips as well as interactive maps. The Daily News also provides opinion and analysis articles as well as a classifieds section. Ad Fontes Media rates the newspaper as a Skews Left in terms of bias and a Generally Reliable/Analysis OR Other Issues in terms of reliability.