New York Newsday

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New York Newsday
New-York-Newsday-cover-16-January-1990.jpg
New York Newsday (16 January 1990)
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)Times Mirror Company
Founded1985-1995

New York Newsday was an American daily newspaper that primarily served New York City and was sold throughout the New York metropolitan area.[1] The paper, established in 1985,[citation needed] was a New York City-specific offshoot of Newsday, a Long Island-based newspaper that preceded (and succeeded) New York Newsday. The paper was closed by its owner, Times Mirror Company, in 1995.[2]

History[]

In its 10 years of existence, New York Newsday won three Pulitzer Prizes.[3] Despite the critical praise, the paper struggled to build an audience that could support the economics of publishing in the New York metropolitan area.

Circulation peaked at 300,000 and was 231,000 at the time of closure. New York Newsday invigorated local coverage in New York, especially at The New York Times. But Mark Willis, CEO of Times Mirror Company had great reservations about its success and viability. In an interview with Newsweek magazine, he said: "Once I got inside the company, not only was the total performance lower than it needed to be, every property was subpar".[4] and Willis refused to entertain employee proposals to trim costs and save the paper.[5]

After closure[]

After the newspaper's demise, many of the paper's reporters, including Pulitzer Prize winner Jim Dwyer, moved to roles in the other New York metropolitan market newspapers (including The New York Times, New York Post and Daily News) after New York Newsday's closure.[citation needed]

References[]

  1. ^ "New York Newsday shuts down". UPI. 15 July 1995. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  2. ^ Grossman, Karl (January 1995). "How New York Newsday Died–And Why It Didn't Have To". FAIR. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  3. ^ Glaberson, William (15 July 1995). "Decade-Old New York Newsday To Cease Publishing Tomorrow". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  4. ^ Sloan, Allan (31 July 1995). "Counting The Wrong Beans". NewsWeek (5). New York Newsday Newspaper.
  5. ^ Schanberg, Sydney H. (1 March 1996). "The Murder Of New York Newsday". New York Newsweek (3). Washington Monthly.


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