An Old Romance

“You used to see everybody reading the newspaper on the subway. The News was the right size. It was the perfect size for the biggest city. It was our city — we owned it. And it was a great romance.” 

—Michael Daly, former New York Daily News columnist, on lay-offs at what was once the country’s largest newspaper, “Daily News Newsroom Cut in Half by Tronc as Top Editor Is Ousted,” New York Times, July 23, 2018.

• Editorial Comment: Daily News and New Yorkers get Tronced.

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Bob Doran, ’tooned
 

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