The Chicago Daily News was an afternoon daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, and published between 1876 and 1978. A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar)
The paper was founded by Melville E. Stone in 1875 and began publishing early the next year. Melville Elijah Stone ( August 22, 1848 &ndash February 15, 1929) was a newspaper publisher the founder of the Chicago Daily Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common It strove for mass readership in contrast with its primary competitor, the Chicago Tribune, which was more influential among the city's elites; for many years, the Daily News boasted a 1¢ newsstand price. The Chicago Tribune is a major daily Newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and owned by the Tribune Company
During the tenure of longtime owner/editor Victor F. Lawson, the Chicago Daily News pioneered certain areas of reporting, opening one of the first foreign bureaus among U.S. newspapers in 1898 and starting one of the first columns devoted to radio in 1922. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. It was known for its distinctive, aggressive writing style which 1920s editor Henry Justin Smith likened to a daily novel. The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada Henry Justin Smith (1875-1936 was Managing Editor of the Chicago Daily News. In its heyday from the 1930s to 1950s it was widely syndicated and boasted a first-class foreign news service. The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive
In 1922 the rival Chicago Tribune began to experiment with radio news at Westinghouse-owned KYW-AM. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Chicago Tribune is a major daily Newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and owned by the Tribune Company Founded in 1886 as Westinghouse Electric Company and later renamed Westinghouse Electric Corporation by George Westinghouse. KYW is a class A AM Radio station on 1060 kHz licensed to Philadelphia Pennsylvania. The Daily News entered into a partnership with Fair Department Store to launch WGU-AM, which would eventually be renamed WMAQ-AM. WMAQ was an AM radio station in located in Chicago Illinois, USA, and broadcast at 670 kHz with 50000 watts The newspaper would eventually take full ownership of the station and absorb shared band rival WQJ-AM. WMAQ would pioneer many firsts in radio—one of them the first Chicago Cubs radio broadcast in 1925. The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. The Chicago Tribune, not to be left out of radio, purchased WDAP and WJAZ to form WGN-AM. WRTI is a member-supported Radio service of Temple University in Philadelphia. WGN (720 AM) is a Radio station in Chicago Illinois, USA. It is owned by the Tribune Company, which also owns the flagship In 1931 The Daily News sold WMAQ to NBC. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's
In 1929 it moved into a new 26-floor headquarters building at 400 West Madison Street. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Designed by architects Holabird & Root, the Art Deco structure became a Chicago landmark, and stands today under the name Riverside Plaza. The architectural firm of Holabird & Roche was founded in Chicago in 1880 Art Deco was a popular international design movement from 1925 until 1939 affecting the decorative arts such as Architecture, Interior design, and Industrial It featured a mural by John W. Norton depicting the newspaper production process. John Warner Norton ( 7 March 1876 - 7 January 1934) was an Illinois Muralist and Easel artist who pioneered the field in
After a long period of ownership by Knight Newspapers (later Knight Ridder), the paper was acquired in 1959 by Field Enterprises, owned by heirs of the former owner of the Marshall Field and Company department store chain. For the unrelated television series see Knight Rider. For other articles see Knight Rider (disambiguation Knight Ridder The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Field Enterprises was a private Holding company founded on August 31, 1944 by Marshall Field III and others to establish the Chicago Sun Marshall Field's ( Marshall Field & Company) was an iconic Chicago Illinois, Department store that grew to become a major chain before being acquired A department store is a Retail establishment which specializes in selling a wide range of products without a single predominant merchandise line. Field already owned the morning Chicago Sun-Times, and the Daily News moved into the Sun-Times' building on North Wabash Avenue. The Chicago Sun-Times is an American daily Newspaper published in Chicago, Illinois. A few years later Mike Royko became the paper's lead columnist, and quickly rose to local and national prominence. Michael "Mike" Royko ( September 19, 1932 &ndash April 29, 1997) was a newspaper Columnist in Chicago, Illinois However, the Field years were mostly a period of decline for the newspaper, partly due to management decisions but also due to demographic changes; the circulation of afternoon dailies generally declined with the rise of television, and downtown newspapers suffered as readers moved to the suburbs. South San Jose (cropjpg||thumb|A suburban development in San Jose California.
In 1977 the Daily News was redesigned and added features intended to increase its appeal to younger readers, but the changes did not reverse the paper's continuing decline in circulation. The Chicago Daily News published its last edition on Saturday, March 4, 1978. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) However, after a briefly stopping publication the paper made one last attempt to make it, going back into publication on August 4-5 1979. This final attempt to gain popularity was not successful and the paper finally went back out of publication a few months later.
Pulitzer Prizes
The Chicago Daily News was awarded the Pulitzer Prize thirteen times. The Pulitzer Prize, ˈpʊlɨtsɚ PULL-it-sər is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in Newspaper journalism,
- 1925 Reporting
- 1929 Correspondence
- 1933 Correspondence
- 1938 Editorial Cartooning
- 1943 Reporting
- 1947 Editorial Cartooning
- 1950 Meritorious Public Service
- 1951 International Reporting
- 1957 Meritorious Public Service
- 1963 Meritorious Public Service
- 1969 Editorial Cartooning
- 1970 National Reporting
- 1972 Commentary
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