The Daily News and the Weekly News
A daily newspaper, usually a broadsheet or tabloid, is a periodical publication that is published each day. It contains news and opinion about current events. It may also contain information about politics, business, sports, and other topics of interest to the general public. Most daily newspapers have a circulation of 100,000 or more.
Weekly newspapers are publications that come out once a week in a wide variety of broadsheet and magazine formats. They often have smaller circulations, though they can range from a few hundred to tens of thousands of copies. Unlike daily newspapers, which are often national or international in scope, most weekly newspapers focus on local news and engage in community journalism.
Most weekly newspapers have small staffs, with employees performing several duties. For example, a news editor might also be responsible for selling advertising. A news reporter might be a photographer and also write stories. In addition, a staff member might be responsible for typing family news and obituaries as well as receiving and responding to news releases. A circulation manager keeps track of subscribers (which can be a few hundred to many thousands), while another employee handles classified advertising.
Like larger newspapers, weekly papers are paginated (or laid out) using computer software. This involves placing photographs on the page along with cutlines or captions identifying the content and people in each photograph. In addition, the layout designer might also add headlines and other text and make sure there is enough white space for ads. Many newspapers use digital cameras to record images and download them onto a computer for editing. Some newspapers print their own photographs, while others contract with photographers or use Associated Press wirephotos.
Founded in 1919 by Joseph Medill Patterson, the New York Daily News was the first successful American tabloid newspaper. It attracted readers with sensational coverage of crime and scandal, lurid photographs, and celebrity gossip. The Daily News had a long-running rivalry with the New York Post, and its circulation reached 2 million in 1947.
By the 21st century, the Daily News was no longer able to capture the imagination of New Yorkers as it once had with its screaming headlines such as “Ford to City: Drop Dead.” However, the Daily News remained one of the nation’s most popular and influential newspapers and remains an important source for political commentary, the latest in sports (especially New York Yankees and Mets), and the latest celebrity news. It is still based in the historic News Building on 42nd Street, designed by architects John Mead Howells and Raymond Hood. The building also houses the television station WPIX. The newspaper’s online edition, the E-dition, is available for free. It features a simple user interface and the latest in digital tools, specially designed to enhance the reading experience. It is available for a variety of devices, including desktop computers and tablets. Users can also download the edition for offline reading and share stories with friends through email.