The New York Sun
It Shines for All | |
Daily newspaper (2002–2008) Online newspaper (since 2022) | |
Format | Broadsheet (2002–2008) Website (since 2022) |
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Owner(s) | ONE SL LLC |
Publisher | Dovid Efune |
Editor | Seth Lipsky |
Founded | April 16, 2002 |
Political alignment | Conservatism |
Ceased publication | September 30, 2008 (print) |
Relaunched | 2022 |
Headquarters | 105 Chambers Street Second Floor New York, NY 10007 U.S. |
Website | nysun.com |
The New York Sun is an American conservative news website and former newspaper based in Manhattan, New York.[1] From 2009 to 2021 it operated as an (occasional and erratic) online-only publisher of political and economic opinion pieces, as well as occasional arts content. Dovid Efune acquired the paper in November 2021, and it began full-time online publication in 2022.[2][1]
From 2002 to 2008, The Sun was a printed daily newspaper distributed in New York City.[3][4] It debuted on April 16, 2002, claiming descent from, and adopting the name, motto, and masthead of the earlier New York paper The Sun (1833–1950).[5] It became the first general-interest broadsheet newspaper to be started in New York City in several decades.
On November 2, 2021, The New York Sun was acquired by Dovid Efune, former CEO and editor-in-chief of the Algemeiner Journal. Efune confirmed Seth Lipsky in the position of editor-in-chief.[2] Following Efune's acquisition, The New York Sun resumed full-time online reporting in 2022, focusing on a digital-first strategy.[1]
History
2001–2008
The relaunched Sun was founded by a group of investors including publishing magnate Conrad Black. The goal was to provide an alternative to The New York Times, featuring front-page news about local and state events, in contrast to the emphasis on national and international news by the Times. The Sun began business operations, prior to first publication, in October 2001.[6]
The newspaper's president and editor-in-chief was
Published from the Cary Building in Lower Manhattan, it ceased print publication on September 30, 2008.[8] When asked why, Lipsky said, "we needed additional funds. . . . [T]he 2008 financial collapse was sweeping the world, and the Internet was emerging as a challenge to traditional newspapering."[9][10]
The paper's motto, which it shared with its predecessor and namesake, was "It Shines For All".
2009–2021
Its web site resumed activity on April 28, 2009,[11]
Despite the closure of the newspaper, The New York Sun website renewed activity on April 28, 2009,
Online relaunch, 2021
On November 2, 2021, The New York Sun was acquired by Dovid Efune, former CEO and editor-in-chief of the Algemeiner Journal. Efune confirmed Seth Lipsky in the position of editor-in-chief.[2] Following Efune's acquisition, The New York Sun resumed full-time online reporting in 2022, focusing on a digital-first strategy.[1]
Editorial perspective and reception, 2001–2008
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In 2002, Editor-in-chief Lipsky said that the paper's prominent
The Sun's columnists included prominent conservative and
.The Sun supported President
Conservative Catholic commentator and anti-abortionist Richard John Neuhaus, writing in 2006 in First Things, described the Sun as a paper that had "made itself nearly indispensable for New Yorkers".[25]
According to Scott Sherman, writing in The Nation in April 2007, The Sun was "a broadsheet that injects conservative ideology into the country's most influential philanthropic, intellectual and media hub; a paper whose day-to-day coverage of New York City emphasizes lower taxes, school vouchers and free-market solutions to urban problems; a paper whose elegant culture pages hold their own against the Times in quality and sophistication; a paper that breaks news and crusades on a single issue; a paper that functions as a journalistic SWAT team against individuals and institutions seen as hostile to Israel and Jews; and a paper that unapologetically displays the scalps of its victims."[26]
In the same article,
In May 2007, Adweek columnist Tom Messner called The Sun "the best paper in New York", noting that "The New York Sun is a conservative paper, but it gets the respect of the left. The Nation's April 30 issue contains an article on the Sun's rise by Scott Sherman that is as balanced an article as I have ever read in the magazine (not a gibe; you don't read The Nation for balance)."[27]
Features, 2001–2008
The Sun received critical praise for its sports section, writers for which included Steven Goldman,
In its first edition, the paper carried the solution to the last crossword puzzle of the earlier Sun published in 1950.[9]
Financial problems, circulation, and end of print run, 2001–2008
The Sun was started anew in 2002 in the face of a long-term decline of
At the time of its creation, one media financial analyst said the Sun's chances of survival were "pretty grim",[31] while another media commentator characterized it as "the unlikeliest of propositions".[7]
It was underfunded from the start, with ten investors putting up a total of approximately $15 million—not enough for long-term running.[7] Beyond Conrad Black, who pulled out in 2003, these included hedge fund managers Michael Steinhardt and Bruce Kovner, private equity fund manager Thomas J. Tisch, and financier and think tank figure Roger Hertog.[32] The Sun's physical plant, in the Cary Building at Church Street and Chambers Street in Lower Manhattan, was antiquated, with malfunctioning telephones and computers, a trouble-prone elevator and fire alarm system, and dubious bathroom plumbing.[32] Nevertheless, Lipsky had hopes of breaking even within the first year of operation.[33]
The
While The Sun claimed "150,000 of New York City's Most Influential Readers Every Day", The Sun's own audit indicated that it was selling approximately 14,000 copies a day—while giving away between 66,000 and 85,000 a day.
In a letter to readers published on the front page of the September 4, 2008, edition, Lipsky announced that the paper had suffered substantial losses and would "cease publication at the end of September unless we succeed in our efforts to find additional financial backing."
Controversies
Allegations were published in the paper's January 9, 2008 issue, written by contributing editor Daniel Johnson about then-candidate Barack Obama and Kenya's candidate (and subsequent Prime Minister) Raila Odinga, based on what was later described as "a patently fallacious story ... or at the very least to shirk their responsibility to the truth."[42][43]
The Sun was listed as a three-time victim of plagiarism when The News-Sentinel announced March 1, 2008, that "20 of 38 guest columns ... contributed ... since 2000" by Bush White House staffer Timothy Goeglein were subsequently discovered to have been plagiarized; three were attributed to original articles in The Sun.[44] Goeglein resigned.[45]
See also
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