New York Post
The New York Post (sometimes abbreviated as NY Post) is a daily newspaper in New York City. The Post also runs the celebrity gossip site PageSix.com and the entertainment site Decider.com, and produces the television show Page Six TV.
Type | Daily newspaper |
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Format | Tabloid |
Owner(s) | News Corp |
Editor | Stephen Lynch |
Sports editor | Christopher Shaw |
Founded | November 16, 1801 | (as New-York Evening Post)
Language | English |
Headquarters | 1211 Avenue of the Americas New York City 10036 United States |
Country | United States |
Circulation | 230,634 daily[1] |
ISSN | 1090-3321 |
Website | nypost |
It was created in 1801 by Federalist and Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, it became a respected broadsheet in the 19th century, under the name New York Evening Post.
In 1976, Rupert Murdoch, creator of Fox News, bought the Post for US$30.5 million.[4]
Since 1993, the Post has been owned by News Corporation and its replacement, News Corp. Its distribution ranked 4th in the US in 2018.[5]
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Alexander Hamilton appointed William Coleman as the newspaper's first editor in 1801; Coleman served in that capacity until his death in 1829.
William Cullen Bryant, the Post's most notable 19th-century editor
A New York City Subway passenger reading the New York Post in April 1974
The printing plant of the New York Post in The Bronx in August 2010
References
- ↑ "FAS-FAX Report: Circulation Averages for the Six Months Ended March 31, 2012". Arlington Heights, Ill.: Audit Bureau of Circulations. Archived from the original on October 1, 2010. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
- ↑ Atkinson, Claire. "Ahead of the 2020 election, New York Post brings back Trump golfing buddy as top editor" (in en). NBC News. https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/fiery-editor-trump-golfing-buddy-back-new-york-post-n962996. Retrieved 26 April 2019. "Allan’s return is likely to lead to a closer relationship between the right-leaning paper and the White House".
- ↑ Graham, Ruth (17 April 2019). "The New York Post's Awful Ilhan Omar Cover Makes Perfect Sense When You See Who's Working For Them as a Consultant" (in en). Slate Magazine. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/04/new-york-posts-ilhan-omar-cover-col-allan.html. Retrieved 26 April 2019. "The New York Post has always been known for its punchy populism, but Allan’s return seems to have injected some new … heat into its veins.".
- ↑ "News Corp: Historical Overview". The Hollywood Reporter. November 14, 2005. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/film/feature_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001479107. Retrieved June 7, 2007.
- ↑ "Top 10 U.S. Daily Newspapers". Cision. Archived from the original on 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2019-07-13.