A daily newspaper is a periodical publication that contains news, sports and other articles of interest to the public. It may also contain editorial opinion and letters to the editor. In many countries, newspapers are published in a wide variety of formats, from broadsheets to tabloids. Newspapers typically have a Sunday edition that is often larger and more extensive than the weekday version. Frequently, Sunday editions are independent of the day-to-day newspaper; however, in some cases, as with The Times and The Sunday Times in Britain, the Sunday version is published by the same company and an article appearing in one publication may not be credited to the other.

A typical newspaper has a large staff of journalists. Reporters are responsible for gathering facts about current events and reporting them in a clear and concise manner. Columnists write regular articles about their opinions and experiences. Photographers and graphic artists provide images and illustrations to support articles. In addition, most newspapers have a number of other employees, including advertising sales executives, proofreaders and printers.

The New York Daily News was the first widely successful tabloid in the United States, founded in 1919 by Joseph Medill Patterson. The paper attracted readers with sensational coverage of crime, scandal and violence and lurid photographs. In the 1930s the newspaper was an early user of the Associated Press wirephoto service and employed a substantial staff of photographers. The paper also featured a number of well-known columnists, including Ed Sullivan.

By the mid-20th century the Daily News had fallen behind its rival, the more sophisticated New York Post, in circulation. In 1975 the newspaper rolled out what would become its best-known headline: “FORD TO CITY: DROP DEAD.” This followed President Gerald Ford’s decision to reject a bailout for New York City, and the Daily News argued that the move was an election-year ploy by the Democratic Party.

In the 1980s the newspaper’s profits waned. The News was losing more than $1 million a month, and its parent company, the Tribune Company, offered it for sale. It was ultimately purchased in 1991 by controversial British media mogul Robert Maxwell, who had previously owned the Daily Mirror. Maxwell negotiated with the newspaper’s unions to bring an end to a five-month strike, and he hired non-union replacement workers.

In the 1990s, as circulation continued to decline, the Daily News became increasingly reliant on its advertising revenue. But as the Internet gained popularity and mobile devices came to dominate the industry, many advertisers began shifting their spending to other forms of digital advertising. As a result, some digital news websites have been able to compete with traditional newspapers in terms of profitability.