Founded in 1919, the Daily News was the first successful tabloid newspaper and once had one of the highest circulations of any paper in the United States. It attracted readers with sensational coverage of crime, scandal, and violence; lurid photographs; and cartoons. The paper also ran intense city news coverage, classified ads, and a sports section. The newspaper’s style, editorial stance, and coverage changed throughout its history. In the 1940s through the 1960s it espoused conservative populism; by the 1970s it shifted to a more moderately liberal position.
In the early 20th century, the Daily News also owned newspapers in Brooklyn and Queens and established local bureaus at City Hall and within One Police Plaza. The News was an early user of Associated Press wirephotos and built a large staff of photographers. Its style and content influenced other popular dailies in the United States, including the Chicago Tribune, and led to similar tabloid newspapers in other cities.
The newspaper’s masthead includes the royal arms of the United Kingdom and a red ‘DAILY MAIL’ banner, but the words “IRISH DAILY MAIL” appear in green above the Royal Arms on the Irish edition. The paper launched a local version in Ireland on 6 February 2006 and free copies of it were distributed at some locations to publicise the launch.
The Daily Mail has a number of websites, including the main site which offers international news alongside UK content. Other sites include a property section, an online gaming arcade, a television guide (Weekend), and Femail, an extensive women’s feature on the website.
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