The Daily (News Corporation)

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The Daily
The Daily (first issue).png
The front page of the first issue, February 2, 2011
TypeDaily news application
Format iPad
Owner News Corporation
Publisher Greg Clayman
Editor-in-chief Jesse Angelo
News editor Michael Nizza
Opinion editor Rob Herritt
Sports editorChris D'Amico
FoundedFebruary 2, 2011 (2011-02-02)
Language English
Ceased publicationDecember 15, 2012 (2012-12-15)
Website www.thedaily.com

The Daily was the world's first iPad-only (with Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Facebook support added later) news app in the United States and Australia, owned by News Corporation.[ clarification needed ]

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It was originally planned to launch The Daily in San Francisco on January 19, 2011; however, the launch was delayed by News Corporation and Apple. [1] The Daily was launched on February 2, 2011, at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City. [2]

The journal was placed "on watch" in July 2012 [3] due to disappointing results. Despite reporting over 100,000 paying subscriptions, the journal was losing an estimated $30 million annually. [4]

On December 3, 2012, News Corporation announced that The Daily would cease operations effective December 15 as part of a reorganization of News Corporation's assets. [5] [6] Its URL now redirects to the site of the New York Post.

News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch said The Daily "could not find a large enough audience quickly enough to convince us the business model was sustainable in the long-term". [7]

Scoop

The Daily is the first publication that made public the identity of Karen Kraushaar, a former employee of National Restaurant Association who filed accusation of sexual harassment against then CEO of the association and 2012 Republican presidential primaries candidate Herman Cain. [8]

References

  1. ↑ Kafka, Peter (January 13, 2011). "A Delay for the Daily: Apple, News Corp. Push Back Launch Date". All Things Digital. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
  2. ↑ Horn, Leslie (January 27, 2011). "'The Daily,' News Corp's iPad-only Paper, Launching Feb. 2". PC Magazine . Retrieved January 29, 2011.
  3. ↑ Webster, Andrew (12 July 2012). "The Daily reportedly put 'on watch' as News Corp. looks to cut costs". The Verge . Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  4. ↑ Alex, Wilhelm (14 July 2012). "The Daily's 100,000 subscribers are likely far too few to keep it afloat". The Next Web. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  5. ↑ Tartaglione, Nancy (December 3, 2012). News Corp. Reveals Details Of Proposed Separation Of Businesses; Entertainment Company To Be Called Fox Group. Deadline.com. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
  6. ↑ Ingraham, Nathan (3 December 2012). "First iPad-only newspaper 'The Daily' shutting down on December 15th". The Verge . Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  7. ↑ "Tablet newspaper doomed to fail". 3 News NZ. December 5, 2012. Archived from the original on July 28, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
  8. ↑ Moos, Julie. "The Daily names original Herman Cain accuser". Archived from the original on November 11, 2011. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
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