Editing Philadelphia Daily News (section)

== History ==

The Daily News was founded in 1925, entering a competitive Philadelphia newspaper market. The tabloid format—smaller pages, larger headlines, more photographs—distinguished it from broadsheet competitors. The paper developed an identity as Philadelphia's working-class paper, with content and tone appealing to readers different from the more upscale Inquirer audience.<ref name="dailynews"/>

Various owners operated the Daily News through the mid-twentieth century before Walter Annenberg's Triangle Publications acquired it in 1957. Annenberg owned both the Daily News and the Inquirer, though they maintained separate identities and competed for readers and advertisers. This common ownership continued through subsequent corporate transactions.<ref name="dailynews"/>

The paper's peak influence came during the 1970s and 1980s, when distinctive columnists, aggressive sports coverage, and memorable front pages established its character. Writers including Chuck Stone, Pete Dexter, and others gave the paper a voice that readers loved or hated but could not ignore. Sports coverage, particularly the Eagles, Phillies, and boxing, reflected reader passions.<ref name="dailynews"/>