The Daily News is a New York City morning tabloid newspaper founded in 1919. The first successful tabloid in the United States, it attracted readers with sensational coverage of crime and scandal, lurid photographs, and a variety of entertainment and cartoon features. It remained one of the largest newspapers in circulation throughout the 20th century, but its readership was much diminished by competition from a rival tabloid and other factors. The newspaper is based in the historic Daily News Building on 42nd Street near Second Avenue, an official city and national landmark designed by John Mead Howells and Raymond Hood. In addition to its daily newspaper, the News publishes several weeklies and other special editions.
Penny candy, nickel cigars, and 25 cent movie tickets: The economics of inflation in the United States often seem frozen in time, with cultural anchors in “how things used to be” and anxiety over how things might turn out in the future. That’s especially true for those who read the daily news, as they grapple with ever-changing headlines and the competing narratives that shape our understanding of the world around us.
The Yale Daily News, the nation’s oldest college daily newspaper, is a student-run publication that covers campus news and community events at Yale University and in the surrounding town of New Haven. The News is independent editorially and financially, and it serves the Yale and New Haven communities in collaboration with the University’s many cultural centers and affiliated student groups. The News offers students a chance to explore their interests and gain valuable skills in journalism, writing, design, and business management through its weekly print issue and multiple digital platforms. The News also produces several special issues each year, including the Yale-Harvard Game Day Issue, Commencement Issue, and the First Year Issue. The News has a long history of providing outstanding student journalism. Its writers have won awards for their work and have gone on to careers in journalism, politics, government, the law, academia, and other fields. Students who write for the News are often the first in their families to pursue a higher education, and they face unique challenges when trying to balance academic work with family and other obligations. This is why the News seeks to provide a space where students can share their voices and perspectives in the form of editorial pieces, news stories, feature articles, and opinion columns. More information about submissions is available on the News’s Newsroom Policies page.