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The New York Sun covers America and the world from a base at New York. Its report comprises straightforward, unblinkered news dispatches and an editorial page that puts a premium on principles over politics and people over party. The Sun is published by The New York Sun Company, LLC and is edited by Seth Lipsky.
A pioneering newspaper, the Sun has made many contributions to modern journalism, including news syndication, human interest stories, personal ads, crime reporting, fashion coverage and front page headlines.
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1833
The Sun is founded by printer Benjamin Day. Priced at one penny, it brings news to the masses.
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1897
The Sun publishes "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus," history's most reprinted newspaper editorial.
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1917
The Sun moves its New York offices to the historic building at 280 Broadway, renaming it "The Sun Building."
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1948
The New York Sun's Rube Goldberg wins a Pulitzer Prize for his cartoon, "Peace Today."
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1950
The Sun merges with the New York World-Telegram to become the New York World-Telegram and Sun.
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1966
The last edition of the New York World-Telegram and Sun is published.
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2002
Editor Seth Lipsky brings the Sun back to New York City newsstands and national renown.
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2008
The Sun again ends its vibrant but short-lived print run, continuing to publish online.
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2022
The Sun relaunches under the new, current ownership with a digital-first strategy.
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History
Credited as “one of the most influential of American newspapers,” the Sun was founded in September 1833 by Benjamin Day. It sold for a penny, making news available for the first time to working men and women in New York. After the Civil War the Sun was acquired by Charles Dana, who had served under Lincoln as assistant secretary of war and had ridden with U.S. Grant.
Under Dana’s editorship, the Sun became the first modern broadsheet and America’s largest newspaper. In 1897, it published what became the most famous newspaper editorial in history — “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.” In the 1940s, the Sun was awarded two Pulitzer Prizes. In 1950, though, it ceased publication and was folded into Roy Howard’s World Telegram.
Then, in 2002, it was revived in print by Mr. Lipsky and a group of investors. In 2008, after ending its print run, Mr. Lipsky set about rooting the Sun online. In 2021, the Sun was acquired by The New York Sun Company, LLC, led by current publisher Dovid Efune. Throughout, the Sun has dedicated itself to upholding the finest journalistic traditions, seeking the truth and speaking out the sentiment of the American people.
Mission
The New York Sun’s mission is to gather and disseminate the news in a lively and honest report and to uphold the finest journalistic traditions. For nearly two centuries it has stood for safeguarding liberty and defending the national welfare. It seeks to speak out the sentiment of the people in a voice that is true to its motto, “It Shines for All.”
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