Daily News is the most popular newspaper in New York City. The paper is one of the largest newspapers in the United States and has been a leading source of local news since 1919.
The Daily News is known for its sensational coverage of crime, scandal, and violence. The paper is considered to be the first successful tabloid newspaper in the U.S. It was founded in 1919 as the Illustrated Daily News by Joseph Medill Patterson. It was a subsidiary of the Tribune Company of Chicago and grew to become a dominant force in American media.
It was also the first newspaper to use large and prominent photographs for its coverage of news, entertainment, and sports. It was a leader in the development of wirephotography and the development of a large staff of photographers.
Today, the Daily News is a leading national daily publication headquartered in New York City, New York. The News is a major media outlet in the city, covering local and national news as well as New York exclusives, politics and gossip.
Originally located at 220 East 42nd Street, the Daily News moved to its current headquarters at 450 West 33rd Street in the mid-1990s. The building is designed by John Mead Howells and Raymond Hood and features a giant globe and weather instruments in its lobby. It also houses the Associated Press, WPIX-TV (Channel 11) and several other Tribune media properties.
News-O-Matic – Interactive Daily Content
News-O-Matic is an online resource for students in grades K-8 that incorporates interactive daily news content into literacy, science and social studies curriculums. The website is available across all platforms, facilitating learning anytime, anywhere. Each article is written in three Lexile levels and provides students with critical thinking and media literacy skills.
Teachers can also use News-O-Matic to prepare their students for upcoming tests, assignments or class discussions by providing them with a sneak peek at the upcoming news stories. News-O-Matic also offers lesson plans, activities and other learning resources to help teachers use the content in their classes.
Thousands of teachers incorporate News-O-Matic into their teaching, and hundreds of schools have partnered with us to build literacy and media literacy skills. Each weekday, News-O-Matic publishes interactive daily news articles that teach children 21st century skills. The articles are available across all devices, facilitating learning and fostering critical thinking in a digital world.
