![]() ![]() ![]() The Daily News and ProPublica together won this year's Pulitzer Prize in public service journalism for uncovering how authorities used an obscure law to evict hundreds of people, mostly poor minorities, from their homes. (Trump, in return, branded the paper "worthless" and Zuckerman "dopey" in tweets last year.) Lately, the tabloid has also attracted attention with its unsparing criticism of President Donald Trump. With the deal, News Editor-in-Chief Arthur Browne was also named publisher, though he plans to retire at the end of the year. Under the terms of the deal, Tronc said it assumed the Daily News' operational and pension liabilities and got 100 percent ownership of its Jersey City, New Jersey, printing plant and a 49.9 percent interest in the plant's 25-acre (10-hectare) property, which overlooks the Manhattan skyline. gets a presence in the New York media market, a news site with about 25 million unique monthly visitors and other assets. Tronc - which evolved from Daily News founder the Tribune Co. "Over the past near-century, the New York Daily News has served New York City and its surrounding areas with its award-winning journalism and helped shape the dynamics of the city," News owner Zuckerman said in a release. The deal puts the Daily News under the umbrella of one of the nation's major newspaper chains, with properties spanning from the Hartford Courant in Connecticut to the Sun-Sentinel in South Florida. ![]()
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