The Best Daily Newspapers in America
Founded in 1919 by Joseph Medill Patterson, the Daily News is a tabloid newspaper based in Jersey City, NJ. It has been around for almost a century and reaches a peak circulation of 2.4 million copies a day.
Yale Daily News
Founded in 1878, the Yale Daily News is the oldest college daily newspaper in the United States. The news is distributed free to the student body and the community of New Haven, Connecticut. The paper is the largest of the four student publications. The newspaper has garnered several awards, including an Associated Collegiate Press Newspaper Pacemaker award.
Yale Daily News was once a subscription only publication. Subscriptions dipped to 570 in 1994. A new student newspaper, the Yale Herald, was founded in 1986. In a recent survey, 80% of students claimed that the Yale Daily News was the least interesting part of their college experience.
New York Daily News
Founded in 1919 by Joseph Medill Patterson, the New York Daily News has grown into one of the largest newspapers in the United States. Its peak circulation was 2.4 million copies a day in 1947. The Daily News has won eleven Pulitzer Prizes.
The Daily News is a part of the Tribune Publishing Company, which is one of the largest newspaper chains in the United States. In 1991, the newspaper’s radio station, WPIX, was purchased by Emmis Communications. It remains located in the Daily News Building, which was designed by John Mead Howells and Raymond Hood.
Los Angeles Mirror
Originally called the Los Angeles Mirror-News, it was a tabloid-sized afternoon newspaper in Los Angeles, California. It merged with the Los Angeles Daily News in the early 1960s. It then folded in 1962.
In the late nineteenth century, the Los Angeles Mirror had a circulation of less than 7,000 copies. It was purchased by Manchester Boddy in 1931. They continued to run a heavily reliant on photographs.
After a few years, the Daily News became the city’s second newspaper. It was a staunch Republican paper. It also supported isolationism during World War II. In 1966, it became the nation’s largest standard-size metropolitan newspaper in weekday circulation. It published local and international news.
Orlando Sentinel
Considering the plethora of newspapers vying for your time and tidbits, the Orlando Sentinel stands apart. Aside from the usual suspects, the paper’s editorial staff works hard to maintain the newspaper’s storable reputation. In addition to a plethora of local and state newsworthy stories, the paper provides the occasional entertainment for its subscribers and readers alike. Among its numerous offerings are the Orlando Daily News and the Orlando Sentinel Magazine. Founded in 1881, the paper has been a staple of Orlando’s storable community ever since.
Al-Mustaqbal
Founded in 1999, Al-Mustaqbal, Daily News is an Arabic language newspaper in Lebanon. It is a mouthpiece for the Future Movement political party. It covers a variety of topics such as politics, business, travel, and entertainment. It is owned by the family of former Prime Minister Saad Hariri. Al-Mustaqbal’s print version has now closed. It will transition to a digital format.
The newspaper was one of the first in the Arab world to publish in English. In the past, the newspaper has faced financial problems and was not able to stay in business. In recent years, the newspaper has made some interesting moments. It has covered the 9/11 attacks and the assassination of Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.