The New York Post (sometimes abbreviated as NY Post) is a
conservative-leaning daily tabloid newspaper in New York City. The
Post also operates NYPost.com, the celebrity gossip site PageSix.com
and the entertainment site Decider.com.It was established in 1801 by
Federalist and Founding Father Alexander Hamilton and 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 successor, News Corp, which had owned it previously from 1976 to
1988. Its distribution ranked 4th in the US in 2019.The New York Post,
established on November 16, 1801, as the New-York Evening Post,
describes itself as the nation's oldest continuously published daily
newspaper. The Providence Journal, which began daily publication on
July 21, 1829, also bills itself as the nation's oldest continuously
published daily newspaper because the New York Post halted publication
during strikes in 1958 and 1978. The Hartford Courant, believed to be
the oldest continuously published newspaper, was founded in 1764 as a
semi-weekly paper; it did not publish daily until 1836. The New
Hampshire Gazette, which has trademarked its claim of being The
Nation's Oldest Newspaper, was founded in 1756 as a weekly. Since the
1890s it has been published only on weekends.
conservative-leaning daily tabloid newspaper in New York City. The
Post also operates NYPost.com, the celebrity gossip site PageSix.com
and the entertainment site Decider.com.It was established in 1801 by
Federalist and Founding Father Alexander Hamilton and 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 successor, News Corp, which had owned it previously from 1976 to
1988. Its distribution ranked 4th in the US in 2019.The New York Post,
established on November 16, 1801, as the New-York Evening Post,
describes itself as the nation's oldest continuously published daily
newspaper. The Providence Journal, which began daily publication on
July 21, 1829, also bills itself as the nation's oldest continuously
published daily newspaper because the New York Post halted publication
during strikes in 1958 and 1978. The Hartford Courant, believed to be
the oldest continuously published newspaper, was founded in 1764 as a
semi-weekly paper; it did not publish daily until 1836. The New
Hampshire Gazette, which has trademarked its claim of being The
Nation's Oldest Newspaper, was founded in 1756 as a weekly. Since the
1890s it has been published only on weekends.
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