New York Daily News

Time to Take the "News" and "Paper" Out of Newspapers

Eric Gertler | Posted 04.24.2009 | Media


Eric Gertler

To survive, newspapers need to do more than dump their print content online (which further cannibalizes the print editions) and charge for it. That is not sufficient.

Harvey Milk Lives -- in Albany

Jim Luce | Posted 03.15.2009 | Politics


Jim Luce

Handsome, dedicated, and driven, Micah is the disabled with cerebral palsy, Jewish progressive, openly bisexual, who represents a swath of Manhattan's Upper East Side.

Jason Linkins

NY Daily News Runs Blind Quotes Justifying Rihanna Abuse

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 02.25.2009 | Media


According to faceless, nameless sources in a New York Daily News article, Rihanna's master plan to get herself jacked up "worked" brilliantly. This is a seriously messed-up brand of journalism.

What the Media Really Killed

Ashley Rindsberg | Posted 02.24.2009 | Media


Ashley Rindsberg

Did the New York Post simply screw up, fail to take into account possible perceptions, and then get clubbed by a few shrewd competitors who saw a good opportunity? We'll never know.

New York Daily News Stops Matching Employees 401(K)

New York Post | Keith Kelly | Posted 02.11.2009 | Media


DAILY News Chairman Mort Zuckerman went inside the beleaguered tabloid's newsroom yesterday morning for an interview with CNN, during which he insiste...

Jonah Goldberg, A God-Awful Media Critic

Eric Boehlert | Posted 02.10.2009 | Media


Eric Boehlert

Even for Goldberg, who makes his living casually smearing liberals as fascists, his recent media critique in USA Today was an embarrassment. (For the ...

Daily News Gossip Columnists Say Goodbye To Weekday Column

NYDN | Posted 12.05.2008 | Media


It all started on Feb. 20, 1995, with a column that included the first word of Pam Anderson's wedding to Tommy Lee, as well as items about John Kenned...

Empire State Building Stolen By New York Paper

New York Daily News | William Sherman | Posted 12.03.2008 | Media


In one of the biggest heists in American history, the Daily News "stole" the $2 billion Empire State Building. And it wasn't that hard. The News...

Hillary Clinton Op-Ed Makes The Case For Obama

New York Daily News | Hillary Clinton | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics


On Tuesday, New Yorkers and Americans have a big decision to make. Do we continue to pursue the policies of the past eight years or do we chart a new ...

A Response to Sally Pipes

Holly Robinson Peete | Posted 10.14.2008 | Living


Holly Robinson Peete

By using vaccines, we've been able to eradicate such diseases as smallpox, polio and measles. But the mercury used for decades as a preservative in the vaccinations is poison, pure and simple.

How Bloomberg Lined Up Support Of New York's Papers Before Announcing Third Mayoral Run

New York Times | David Carr | Posted 10.06.2008 | Media


Before Mr. Bloomberg took this controversial step -- remember when Rudolph W. Giuliani got clobbered for seeking three more months in office after Sep...

VP Debate: Apparently, Not Imploding Is Enough If You're "Just Like Us"

Mitchell Bard | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics


Mitchell Bard

In the end, this isn't even about Palin. It's about us. Any society with its priorities straight would have watched Palin last night and, regardless of ideological beliefs, ruled her out as a candidate for the vice presidency.

New York Daily News Hires Fake Sarah Palin To Walk New York Streets

New York Daily News | Patrick Huguenin and Gina Salamone | Posted 09.23.2008 | Media


Sarah Palin knocked 'em dead on the streets of New York Monday - and she wasn't even here yet. We followed her to Madison Square Garden, Times Square...

New York Daily News Editor Throws Phone At Another Editor's Office, Gets Suspended

New York Post | Keith Kelly | Posted 08.28.2008 | Media


In the latest turmoil to rock the Daily News newsroom, Ian Bishop, a top political editor, has been suspended for two weeks after tossing a telephone ...

New York Daily News Looks To Cut 25 Jobs With Buyout Offers

New York Post | Holly Sanders | Posted 08.20.2008 | Media


The Daily News is cutting jobs in the latest round of downsizing at the embattled tabloid. The Mort Zuckerman-owned paper is looking for 25 volunteer...

New York Post And New York Daily News Considering The Unthinkable: Cooperation

New York Times | Tim Arango | Posted 07.15.2008 | Media


Rupert Murdoch, whose News Corporation owns The New York Post, and Mortimer B. Zuckerman, the real estate developer and owner of The Daily News, who f...

Jared Paul Stern's Lawsuit Against Daily News, Ron Burkle Tossed By New York Judge

AP | ADAM GOLDMAN | Posted 06.17.2008 | Media


NEW YORK — A judge dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by a former New York Post gossip writer against the Daily News, supermarket mogul Ron Bu...

Rush & Molloy Clueless About Celebrity Family They Write About

Huffington Post | Posted 05.07.2008 | Media


Rush & Molloy, the New York Daily News' flagship gossip column (and its only daily gossip column now that Ben Widdicombe's "Gatecrasher" is gone), mak...

So Now The Press Tells Candidates When To Quit?

Eric Boehlert | Posted 05.01.2008 | Media


Eric Boehlert

Until this election cycle, journalists simply did not consider it to be their job to tell a contender when he or she should stop campaigning.

The Dark Side of Prom

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 04.30.2008 | Living


Charlotte Hilton Andersen

Prom night can be anxiety ridden for many reasons - underage drinking, drugs, car accidents and, of course, all of the s-e-x. What you ought to be worried about is the cost.

Speak of the Devil

Bruce Kluger & David Slavin | Posted 04.29.2008 | Home


Bruce Kluger & David Slavin

Salman Rushdie knows Dick -- at least according to this item that ran in the Rush & Molloy column in today's New York Daily News: Young Dick Che...

Ben Widdicombe, New York Daily News Gossip Columnist, Calls It Quits

Huffington Post | Posted 04.28.2008 | Media


Ben Widdicombe, who has been writing the "Gatecrasher" gossip column for the New York Daily News for the last four years, is leaving the gossip busine...

Give The News Impartially? FAIR Report Highlights Conflicts of Interest

Janine Jackson | Posted 03.26.2008 | Media


Janine Jackson

We should also have a right to expect that the news we get is produced in a climate where journalistic priorities are paramount.

The Press Hits Rewind on the Clinton Scandals

Eric Boehlert | Posted 03.26.2008 | Media


Eric Boehlert

The release of Hillary Clinton's White House schedules hit the rewind button in lots of newsrooms last week as reporters jumped at the chance to talk about White House sex and and pretend it was news.

Rather: CBS Hiding The Truth

New York Daily News | Jose Martinez | Posted 02.27.2008 | Media


Dan Rather slammed CBS Tuesday for trying to keep his court fight with the network out of the public eye. The newsman - who has filed a $70 million l...