New York Post facts for kids
Type | Daily newspaper |
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Format | Tabloid |
Owner(s) | News Corp |
Founded | November 16, 1801 | (as New-York Evening Post)
Political alignment | Right-wing, right-wing populism |
Language | English |
Headquarters | 1211 Avenue of the Americas New York City 10036 United States |
Country | United States |
Circulation | 230,634 daily |
ISSN | 1090-3321 |
The New York Post (sometimes abbreviated as NY Post) is a daily newspaper in New York City. The Post also runs the celebrity gossip site PageSix.com and the entertainment site Decider.com, and co-produces the television show Page Six TV.
It was created in 1801 by Federalist and Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, it became a respected broadsheet in the 19th century, under the name New York Evening Post.
In 1976, Rupert Murdoch bought the Post for US$30.5 million.
Since 1993, the Post has been owned by News Corporation and its replacement, News Corp. Its distribution ranked 4th in the US in 2018.
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Alexander Hamilton founded the Post in 1801.
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William Cullen Bryant is the Post's most famous 19th-century editor.
See also
In Spanish: New York Post para niños
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