The ''New York City Tribune'' was a daily newspaper that existed from 1976 to 1991 in New York City and was published by

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, owned by the

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and its leader Reverend

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. Its offices were in the former

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at 401

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. It was printed in

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.James Bradley, "New York City Tribune", in ''The Encyclopedia of New York City'', Kenneth T. Jackson (ed.), Yale University Press and The New-York Historical Society, 1991, pp. 827–828.

History

The paper debuted under the name ''The News World'' and said it would provide an alternative to the existing New York dailies. The paper reached its peak circulation of 400,000 during the

1978 New York City newspaper strike The 1978 New York City newspaper strike ran from August 10 to November 5, 1978, a total of 88 days. It affected the New York City newspaper industry shutting down all three of the city's three major newspapers: ''The New York Times'', ''New York ...

, when some well-known reporters for papers closed by the strike wrote for it. But otherwise it failed to gain much traction with either readers or advertisers. By 1983, its circulation was around 70,000. In 1983, the paper changed its name to the ''New York Tribune'' as part of a "metamorphosis" that nonetheless retained the same ownership and essentially the same staff. This brought a lawsuit on copyright grounds from ''

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'', which had inherited the 'Tribune' name from the original ''

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''. The matter was resolved in 1984 when the paper added 'City' to its name. The new paper carried an expansive "Commentary" section of opinions and editorials, designed, it said, to showcase "syndicated columnists and outraged citizens" in opposition to

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and the

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. The paper became known for promoting the views of

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in not just its editorial stances but its news coverage as well. Regardless of the changes, the paper still had economic troubles and suspended publication for several months during 1985. By 1990, its circulation was but 12,000, in comparison to four other New York daily papers each with circulation over 500,000. The ''New York City Tribune'' printed its last edition on January 3, 1991. Its sister paper, ''

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'', is circulated primarily in the nation's capital.

References

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