New York Sun

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The New York Sun was a prominent 19th- and early 20th-century New York City daily newspaper known for pioneering mass-circulation journalism and sensational stories like the "Great Moon Hoax."

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New York Sun canonical 10
The New York Sun 4
The Sun (New York City newspaper) 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf daily newspaper
defunct newspaper
newspaper
businessModel low price, high circulation, advertising-supported
ceasedPublicationDate January 4, 1950
circulationType mass-circulation
country United States
coveredArea New York City metropolitan area
dateDisestablished 1950
dateFounded 1833
editor Charles A. Dana
Paul Block
endDate 1950
firstIssueDate September 3, 1833
format broadsheet
foundedBy Benjamin H. Day
genre tabloid-style reporting
headquartersLocation Manhattan
New York City
inception 1833
influenced modern mass-market newspapers
penny press movement in the United States
language English
location New York City
mediaType print
mergedInto New York World-Telegram and Sun
nickname penny press newspaper
notableFor crime reporting
human-interest stories
pioneering mass-circulation journalism
sensational journalism
the Great Moon Hoax
ownedBy Charles A. Dana
Moses Yale Beach
peakInfluencePeriod late 19th century
politicalAlignment Democratic (19th century)
priceAtFounding one penny
printingTechnology steam-powered press
publicationDateOf Great Moon Hoax series, 1835
published Great Moon Hoax series
linked to: The Balloon-Hoax
publisher Benjamin H. Day
Charles A. Dana
Moses Yale Beach
slogan It Shines for All
state New York
successor New York World-Telegram and Sun

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A. S. Abell workedFor New York Sun
Rube Goldberg employer New York Sun
Frank A. Munsey owned New York Sun
Moses Yale Beach employer New York Sun
Moses Yale Beach associatedWith New York Sun
Francis Pharcellus Church employer The New York Sun
linked to: New York Sun
Francis Pharcellus Church wroteEditorialFor The New York Sun
linked to: New York Sun
Charles A. Dana notableWork The New York Sun (editorship)
linked to: New York Sun
Charles A. Dana employer New York Sun
W. C. Heinz employer New York Sun
New York Sun Building housedOrganization The New York Sun
linked to: New York Sun
Herbert Asbury employer New York Sun
Ida Husted Harper employer New York Sun
Credit Mobilier scandal mediaCoverage The New York Sun
linked to: New York Sun
New York Evening Sun parentPublication The Sun (New York City newspaper)
linked to: New York Sun
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus publisher The Sun (New York City newspaper)
linked to: New York Sun