The Sun (New York)
The New York Sun was a newspaper in New York City, which was published from 1833 to 1950. With the same name from 2002 to 2008 published newspaper were no connections.
Development
The original New York Sun began its appearance on September 3, 1833 as the morning newspaper ( edited by Benjamin Day under the slogan " It shines for all "). An evening edition was introduced in 1887. The morning edition of the Sun was combined in 1919 with the New York Herald. The Evening Sun made until January 4, 1950, is when they merged with the New York World -Telegram to form a new leaf, the New York World -Telegram and Sun was called. In 1966, this sheet part of the New York World Journal Tribune, which ceased their appearance the following year.
2002, a new newspaper in New York has been associated with the same title The New York Sun on the market, but has no connection to the original Sun.
Notable articles
The Sun first became famous for its central role in the big moon swindle of 1835. Today she is well known for the leading article of 1897 "Is there a Santa Claus? " ( In English speaking countries mostly mentioned as "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus " ), written by Francis Pharcellus Church.
John B. Bogart, city editor of the Sun 1873-1890, formed what is perhaps the most frequently quoted definition journalistic endeavor: " When a dog bites a man that is not news because it happens so often. But if a man bites a dog, that is news. " ( This quotation is often Charles Anderson Dana, Sun editor and part-owner 1868-1897, attributed ). 1947-48 characterized the Sun in a groundbreaking series of articles by Malcolm Johnson, " Crime on the Waterfront " (about "crime in the shore area"), which won the Pulitzer Prize for local reports 1949. The series served as the basis for the film in 1954 On the Waterfront.
Others
In 1868, the New York Sun introduced its first reporter, Emily Verdery Bettey on. The masthead of the original Sun is visible in a montage of newspaper clippings in one scene of the movie " The Godfather" of 1972.