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:''For the original newspaper of the same name, see The New York Sun (historical)''
'''The New York Sun''' is a contemporary five-day daily newspaper published in New York City. When it debuted on April 16, 2002, it became "the first general interest broadsheet newspaper to be launched in New York in two generations."[1] Unlike the other major daily newspapers of New York, the ''Sun'' publishes only five editions per week (Monday through Friday, with the Friday paper labeled "weekend edition"). The newspaper's president and editor-in-chief is Seth Lipsky, former editor of ''The Forward''; its managing editor (and a company vice president) is Ira Stoll.
The paper's motto, displayed on its masthead and website, is "It Shines For All." This motto is also the name of a blog that is part of the ''Sun's online presence along with its official website.
An earlier newspaper also named ''The New York Sun'' began publication in 1833 and merged with the ''New York World-Telegram'' in 1950. Other than their shared name, address, motto and masthead, there is no connection between the current ''Sun'' and its namesake.
| Contents |
| Features |
| Editorial stance and relationship with ''The New York Times'' |
| Circulation |
| See also |
| Footnotes |
| External links |
Features
''The New York Sun'' is well known for its learned and serious arts coverage, which includes such critics as Adam Kirsch on literature, Jay Nordlinger on classical music, Joel Lobenthal on dance, Lance Esplund on art, Otto Penzler on mystery writing, Eric Ormsby on poetry, Carl Rollyson on biography, and Will Friedwald on jazz. The ''Sun'' has also received critical praise for its sports section, whose writers include Steven Goldman, Thomas Hauser, Sean Lahman, and Tim Marchman. Its crossword puzzle, edited by Peter Gordon, has been called one of the two best in the United States [2]. The ''Sun's sports columns are known for featuring "new-age" or statistics-based writers and analysis, including John Hollinger and various writers from Football Outsiders.
Editorial stance and relationship with ''The New York Times''
The ''Sun'' was founded by a group of investors including Conrad Black with the intent of providing a non-tabloid alternative to ''The New York Times''. It would put Manhattan and New York state news on its front page (in contrast to the ''Times''
Stoll has characterized the ''Sun''
The ''Sun'' is "known for its pugnacious coverage of Jewish-related issues";[7] in particular, it is "a strong proponent of Israel's right to defend itself."[4] It has published articles by pro-Israel reporter Aaron Klein.
The paper courted controversy in 2003 with an unsigned February 6 editorial arguing that protestors against the Iraq war should be prosecuted for treason.[9][10]
According to Scott Sherman, writing in the left-wing magazine ''The Nation'' (4/30/07), the ''Sun'' is "a broadsheet that injects conservative ideology into the country's most influential philanthropic, intellectual and media hub; a paper whose day-to-day coverage of New York City emphasizes lower taxes, school vouchers and free-market solutions to urban problems; a paper whose elegant culture pages hold their own against the Times in quality and sophistication; a paper that breaks news and crusades on a single issue; a paper that functions as a journalistic SWAT team against individuals and institutions seen as hostile to Israel and Jews; and a paper that unapologetically displays the scalps of its victims."Sherman, Scott (2007-4-30). "''Sun''-rise in New York". ''The Nation''.
In the same article, Mark Malloch Brown, Kofi Annan's chief of staff at the United Nations, describes the ''Sun'' as "a pimple on the backside of American journalism." According to Sherman, Brown "accepts that the paper's obsession with the UN translates into influence... he admits the Sun "does punch way above its circulation number, on occasion." He goes on to say, "Clearly amongst its minuscule circulation were a significant number of diplomats. And so it did at times act as some kind of rebel house paper inside the UN. It fed the gossip mills and what was said in the cafeterias." Brown's insult was in the context of the Sun's determined reporting of the UN's central role in the Saddam Hussein Oil-for-Food scandal.
''Adweek'' columnist Tom Messner calls the Sun "the best paper in New York" (5/14/07), noting that "''The New York Sun'' is a conservative paper, but it gets the respect of the left. ''The Nation's April 30 issue contains an article on the Sun's rise by Scott Sherman that is as balanced an article as I have ever read in the magazine (not a gibe; you don't read ''The Nation'' for balance)."[11]
Circulation
The Audit Bureau of Circulations confirmed that in its first six months of publication the ''Sun'' had an average circulation of just under 18,000.[12] By 2005 the paper reported an estimated circulation of 45,000.[13] In December 2005 the ''Sun'' withdrew from the Audit Bureau of Circulations to join the Certified Audit of Circulations, whose other New York clients are the free papers ''The Village Voice'' and ''amNewYork'', and began an aggressive campaign of free distribution in select neighborhoods.[14][15] As of 2007 the paper claims a readership of 150,000.[16]
The ''Sun's online edition has been accessible for free since August 2006.[17]
While the ''Sun'' claims "150,000 of New York City's Most Influential Readers Every Day," according to April 2007 article in ''The Nation'', its [the ''Sun's] own audit indicates that "the ''Sun'' is selling 13,211 hard copies a day and giving away more than 85,000. (By contrast, the ''Daily News'' sells about 700,000 copies a day.) In an attempt to lasso subscribers in certain New York ZIP codes, the ''Sun'' recently offered free subscriptions for a full year, an unusual way for a newspaper to build circulation."
The ''Sun'' acquired www.LatestPolitics.com in 2007. [18]
See also
★ Amy Braunschweiger
Footnotes
1. Extra! Extra! Here Comes Another Sun
2. The Ultimate Crossword Smackdown. Who writes better puzzles, humans or computers?
3. http://www.medialifemagazine.com/news2001/nov01/nov26/5_fri/news3friday.html
4. http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/clyne200407190902.asp
5. http://www.medialifemagazine.com/news2001/nov01/nov26/5_fri/news3friday.html
6. http://dir.salon.com/story/news/feature/2002/04/25/nysun/index.html
7. http://www.forward.com/articles/hollinger-woes-casting-a-pall-over-future-of-neoco/
8. http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/clyne200407190902.asp
9. http://www.slate.com/id/2078455/
10. http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-evolokh020703.asp
11. http://www.adweek.com/aw/magazine/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003584574
12. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C04EFDB173CF930A15751C1A9649C8B63
13. http://www.medialifemagazine.com/News2005/may05/may09/4_thurs/news2thursday.html
14. http://www.nysun.com/article/24943?page_no=2
15. http://www.gawker.com/news/metro/groundhog-day-revelation-12-weeks-of-sun-152436.php
16. http://www.nysun.com/placeanad.php
17. http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/newspapers/new_york_sun_sees_light_makes_web_free_41612.asp
18. http://www.mediainfo.com/eandp/departments/online/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003584849
External links
★ ''The New York Sun''
★ It Shines For All, the ''Sun's blog
★ NYSunPolitics.com, another ''Sun'' website featuring columns, indexes and a blog
★ ''The Nation'' article on the ''Sun''
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