57-495: Us Weekly is an American weekly celebrity and entertainment magazine based in New York City. Us Weekly was founded in 1977 by The New York Times Company , who sold it in 1980. It was acquired by Wenner Media in 1986, and sold to American Media Inc. in 2017. Shortly afterward, former editor James Heidenry stepped down, and was replaced by Jennifer Peros. The chief content officer of American Media, Dylan Howard , oversees
114-655: A Page Six TV nightly gossip show based on and named after the Post's gossip section. A test run in July would occur on Fox Television Stations . The show garnered the highest ratings of a nationally syndicated entertainment newsmagazine in a decade when it debuted in 2017. With Page Six TV ' s success, the New York Post formed New York Post Entertainment, a scripted and unscripted television entertainment division, in July 2018 with Troy Searer as president. In 2017,
171-763: A 40% interest in the Popcorn Channel, a theatrical movie preview and local movie times, in November 1994. In 1996, it expanded upon its broadcasting by purchasing Palmer Communications, owners of WHO-DT in Des Moines and KFOR in Oklahoma City . The company completed its purchase of The Washington Post 's 50 percent interest in the International Herald Tribune ( IHT ) for US$ 65 million on January 1, 2003, becoming
228-713: A co-owner and editor of the Post , eventually working as sole editor of the newspaper while Bryant traveled in Europe in 1834 and 1835. Two additional co-owners of the paper were John Bigelow and Issac Henderson. Born in Malden-on-Hudson, New York , Bigelow graduated in 1835 from Union College, where he was a member of the Sigma Phi Society and the Philomathean Society, and was admitted to
285-519: A consultant for five years. In 2005, it was reported that Murdoch bought the newspaper for US$ 30.5 million. The Post at this point was the only surviving afternoon daily in New York City and its circulation under Schiff had grown by two-thirds, particularly after the failure of the competing World Journal Tribune ; however, the rising cost of operating an afternoon daily in a city with worsening daytime traffic congestion, combined with mounting competition from expanded local radio and TV news cut into
342-486: A fortnightly publication in 1977 by the New York Times Company . The magazine lost money before turning its first profit in 1980. It was sold later that year to Macfadden Media . It was acquired by Jann Wenner in 1985 and is a part of Wenner Media LLC, which also publishes Rolling Stone and Men's Journal . In 1991, Us became a monthly publication. In 1999, the company announced plans to shift
399-480: A respected broadsheet in the 19th century, under the name New York Evening Post (originally New-York Evening Post ). Its most notable 19th-century editor was William Cullen Bryant . In the mid-20th century, the newspaper was owned by Dorothy Schiff , who developed the tabloid format that has been used since by the newspaper. In 1976, Rupert Murdoch 's News Corp bought the Post for US$ 30.5 million (equivalent to $ 163 million in 2023). As of 2023,
456-497: A staff revolt against the Hoffenberg-Hirschfeld partnership, which included publication of an issue whose front page featured the iconic masthead picture of founder Alexander Hamilton with a single teardrop running down his cheek, the Post was again purchased in 1993 by Murdoch's News Corporation. This came about after numerous political officials, including Democratic governor of New York Mario Cuomo , persuaded
513-457: A third of the company's board. As of June 2024: The company sponsors a series of national and local awards designed to highlight the achievements of individuals and organizations in different realms. In 2007, it inaugurated its first Nonprofit Excellence Award, awarded to four organizations "for the excellence of their management practices". Only nonprofits in New York City, Long Island , or Westchester were eligible. Jointly with
570-538: Is an American conservative daily tabloid newspaper published in New York City . The Post also operates three online sites: NYPost.com; PageSix.com, a gossip site; and Decider.com, an entertainment site. The newspaper was founded in 1801 by Alexander Hamilton , a Federalist and Founding Father who was appointed the nation's first Secretary of the Treasury by George Washington . The newspaper became
627-506: Is now WNYW , and four other stations from Metromedia to launch the Fox Broadcasting Company , Murdoch was forced to sell the paper for $ 37.6 million in 1988 (equivalent to $ 96.9 million in 2023) to Peter S. Kalikow , a real-estate magnate with no experience in the media industry. In 1988, the Post hired Jane Amsterdam , founding editor of Manhattan, inc. , as its first female editor, and within six months
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#1732783332372684-702: The American Library Association . The award has been given to ten exceptional librarians annually since that date. In May 2009, the company launched The New York Times Outstanding Playwright Award to honor an American playwright who had recently had his or her professional debut in New York. The first winner was Tarell Alvin McCraney for his play "The Brothers Size". In 2010, Dan LeFranc won for his play "Sixty Miles to Silver Lake". New York Post The New York Post ( NY Post )
741-548: The Carnegie Corporation of New York and the American Library Association , the New York Times Company sponsors an award to honor librarians "for service to their communities". The I Love My Librarian! award was given to ten recipients in December 2008, and presented by the New York Times Company president and CEO Janet L. Robinson , Carnegie Corporation president Vartan Gregorian , and Jim Rettig, president of
798-475: The Evening Post . She was one of the first women to hold an editorial role at the newspaper, During her time at the Evening Post , she was the only female first-string critic on a New York newspaper. She was preceded by Clara Savage Littledale , the first woman reporter ever hired by the Post and the editor of the woman's page in 1914. In 1934, J. David Stern purchased the paper, changed its name to
855-537: The Federal Communications Commission to grant Murdoch a permanent waiver from the cross-ownership rules that had forced him to sell the paper five years earlier. Without this FCC ruling, the paper would have shut down. In December 2012, Murdoch announced that Jesse Angelo had been appointed publisher. Various branches of Murdoch's media groups, 21st Century Fox 's Endemol Shine North America , and News Corp 's New York Post created
912-596: The New York Post is the fourth-largest newspaper by print circulation among all U.S. newspapers. The Post was founded by Alexander Hamilton with about US$ 10,000 (equivalent to $ 183,120 in 2023) from a group of investors in the autumn of 1801 as the New-York Evening Post , a broadsheet . Hamilton's co-investors included other New York members of the Federalist Party , including Robert Troup and Oliver Wolcott who were dismayed by
969-416: The New York Post was reported to be the preferred newspaper of U.S. president Donald Trump , who maintains frequent contact with its owner Murdoch. The Post promoted Trump's celebrity since at least the 1980s. In October 2020, the Post endorsed Trump for re-election, citing his "promises made, promises kept" policy. Weeks after Trump was defeated and sought to overturn the election results ,
1026-435: The New York Post , and restored its broadsheet size and liberal perspective. For four months of that same year, future U.S. Senator from Alaska Ernest Gruening was an editor of the paper. In 1939, Dorothy Schiff purchased the paper. Her husband George Backer was named editor and publisher. Her second editor and third husband Ted Thackrey became co-publisher and co-editor with Schiff in 1942. Together, they recast
1083-424: The Post ' s profitability, though it made money from 1949 until Schiff's final year of ownership, when it lost $ 500,000. The paper has lost money ever since. In late October 1995, the Post announced plans to change its Monday through Saturday publication schedule and begin issuing a Sunday edition, which it last published briefly in 1989. On April 14, 1996, the Post delivered its new Sunday edition at
1140-567: The Post published a front-page editorial, asking Trump to "stop the insanity", stating that he was "cheering for an undemocratic coup", writing, "If you insist on spending your final days in office threatening to burn it all down, that will be how you are remembered. Not as a revolutionary, but as the anarchist holding the match." The Post characterized Trump attorney Sidney Powell as a "crazy person", and his former national security advisor Michael Flynn 's suggestion to declare martial law as "tantamount to treason." In January 2021, Keith Poole,
1197-572: The Us publication schedule from monthly to weekly. The shift coincided with a change in style from industry news and reviews to a celebrity-focused news magazine. The move was a response to several market forces, including the success of Time, Inc.'s Entertainment Weekly and People magazines. Wenner expressed his intention to keep Us "celebrity-friendly" in contrast with the more gossipy character of its competitors. He told The New York Times : "We will be nice to celebrities. A lot of my friends are in
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#17327833323721254-482: The New York Times Company acquired subscription-based audio app, Audm. In July 2020, the New York Times Company acquired podcast production company Serial Productions . The same month, the company appointed chief operating officer Meredith Kopit Levien to the position of CEO. In February 2022, the New York Times Company bought The Athletic , a subscription-based sports news website, for $ 550 million. Its founders, Alex Mather and Adam Hansmann, stayed with
1311-725: The New York Times Company sold The Boston Globe and other New England media properties to John W. Henry , the principal owner of the Boston Red Sox . According to the Times Company, the move was made in order to focus more on its core brands. After forming an editorial partnership with the New York Times in 2015, The Wirecutter was acquired by the Times in October 2016 for a reported $ 30 million. In March 2020,
1368-415: The bar in 1838. From 1849 to 1861, he was one of the editors and co-owners of the Evening Post . In 1877, this led to the involvement of his son Isaac Henderson Jr., who became the paper's publisher, stockholder, and member of its board, just five years after graduating from college. Henderson Sr.'s 33-year tenure with the Evening Post ended in 1879, when it was learned that he had defrauded Bryant
1425-580: The company announced that WQXR was to be sold to WNYC , which moved the station to 105.9 FM and began to operate the station noncommercially on October 8, 2009. This US$ 45 million transaction, which involved Univision Radio 's WCAA moving to the 96.3 FM frequency from 105.9 FM, ended the Times' 65-year-long ownership of the station. In December 2011, the company sold its Regional Media Group to Halifax Media Group , owners of The Daytona Beach News-Journal , for $ 143 million. The Boston Globe and The Telegram & Gazette of Worcester were not part of
1482-591: The company announced that its About.com web information service was acquiring Consumersearch.com, a Web site that compiles reviews of consumer products, for $ 33 million in cash. In 2007, the company moved from 229 West 43rd Street to the New York Times Building at 620 Eighth Avenue, on the west side of Times Square , between 40th and 41st streets across from the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Bus Terminal . On July 14, 2009,
1539-501: The company owns The New York Times International Edition and related digital properties including NYTimes.com, as well as various brand-related properties. Since September 25, 1997, the company has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol NYT. From April 27, 1967, until January 13, 1969, the company's Class A common stock traded over the counter. From January 14, 1969, until September 24, 1997,
1596-473: The company to 8.1% of Class A shares, and again in 2015, when he exercised stock options—acquired as part of a repayment plan on the 2009 loan—to purchase 15.9 million Class A shares, making him the largest shareholder. As of March 7, 2016, Slim owned 17.4% of the company's Class A shares, according to annual filings submitted by the company. While Slim is the largest shareholder in the company, his investment only allows him to vote for Class A directors,
1653-416: The cost of 50 cents per paper by keeping its size to 120 pages. The amount, significantly less than Sunday editions from The New York Daily News and The New York Times , was part of the Post ' s efforts "to find a niche in the nation's most competitive newspaper market". Because of the institution of federal regulations limiting media cross-ownership after Murdoch's purchase of WNEW-TV, which
1710-508: The cover! Bad, dirty Pam! It was terrible. But I didn't do it on purpose and it was gone in thirty days." The magazine was criticized for allegedly biased coverage of the 2008 Republican National Convention . The September 5, 2008, issue featured Alaska Governor Sarah Palin on the cover with the headline "Babies, Lies & Scandal", while the June 19, 2008, issue featured U.S. Senator from Illinois Barack Obama and wife Michelle Obama with
1767-448: The digital operating center". The New York Times reported on January 4, 2007, that the company had reached an agreement to sell all nine local television stations to the private equity firm Oak Hill Capital Partners , which then created a holding company for the stations, Local TV LLC . The company announced that it had finalized the sale of its Broadcast Media Group on May 7, 2007, for "approximately $ 575 million". On May 7, 2007,
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1824-535: The election of Thomas Jefferson as U.S. president and the rise in popularity of the Democratic-Republican Party . At a meeting held at Archibald Gracie 's weekend villa, which is now Gracie Mansion , Hamilton recruited the first investors for the new paper. Hamilton chose William Coleman as his first editor. The most notable 19th-century Evening Post editor was the poet and abolitionist William Cullen Bryant . So well respected
1881-486: The entertainment business." The publication focuses on celebrity fashion as well as Hollywood gossip. Kelli Delaney , current New York designer for Members Only , formerly served as fashion director of the publication (1992–95). The change took effect in March 2000. In February 2001, Wenner partnered with The Walt Disney Company . Bonnie Fuller worked as editor-in-chief of the publication from 2002 to 2003. She redesigned
1938-531: The entire time. Henderson Jr. sold his interest in the newspaper in 1881. In 1881, Henry Villard took control of the Evening Post and The Nation , which became the Post ' s weekly edition. With this acquisition, the paper was managed by the triumvirate of Carl Schurz , Horace White , and Edwin L. Godkin . When Schurz left the paper in 1883, Godkin became editor-in-chief. White became editor-in-chief in 1899, and remained in that role until his retirement in 1903. In 1897, both publications passed to
1995-402: The headline "Why Barack Loves Her". Senior Editor Bradley Jacobs claimed that the "lies" on the cover referred to unspecified "liberal bloggers" who had speculated on the parentage of Governor Palin's child, not to the governor herself. However, nothing on the cover indicated "liberal bloggers" were the alleged liars. It was reported that the magazine had lost over 10,000 subscribers. Since then it
2052-407: The jacking up of photo prices, was to pay $ 75,000 to buy pictures of Jennifer Lopez reading Us magazine, so Us Weekly couldn't buy them. That was the watershed moment that kicked off high photo prices in my mind. I had never seen anything like it. But they saw a competitor come along, and responded. It was a business move, and probably a smart one. In a June 2007 New York article, Tina Brown
2109-461: The last five years, Janice is not just like us. Nonetheless, the success of Us is attributed partly to the mother of two's reputation as perky and well liked – as well as its addictive features like the new "Faux Biz", which makes fun of off-base gossip. Of her front cover appearance in November 1997, Courtney Love remarked, "I wanted to do a kind of mock- Eagles , decadent '70s California-type thing, and I ended up looking like Pamela Anderson on
2166-403: The lines of Premiere or Entertainment Weekly , it switched format in 2000 to its current themes of celebrity news and style. The web site Usmagazine.com was launched in fall 2006. In addition to features from the magazine, the site has a breaking celebrity news blog, exclusive photos, red carpet galleries from premieres and events, plus games, videos, quizzes and polls. Us was launched as
2223-614: The management of Villard's son, Oswald Garrison Villard , a founding member of both the NAACP and the American Anti-Imperialist League . Villard sold the newspaper in 1918 following widespread allegations of pro- German sympathies during World War I hurt the newspaper's circulation. The new owner was Thomas Lamont , a senior partner in the Wall Street firm of J.P. Morgan & Co. Unable to stem
2280-399: The most popular columnists of the time, such as Joseph Cookman , Drew Pearson , Eleanor Roosevelt , Max Lerner , Murray Kempton , Pete Hamill , and Eric Sevareid , theatre critic Richard Watts Jr. , and gossip columnist Earl Wilson . In November 1976, it was announced that Australian Rupert Murdoch had bought the Post from Schiff with the intention that Schiff would be retained as
2337-447: The newspaper company finance its businesses". The New York Times Company later repaid that loan ahead of schedule. Since then, Slim has bought large quantities of the company's Class A shares, which are available for purchase by the public and offer less control over the company than Class B shares, which are privately held. Slim's investments in the company included large purchases of Class A shares in 2011, when he increased his stake in
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2394-440: The newspaper into its modern-day tabloid format. In 1948, The Bronx Home News merged with it. In 1949, James Wechsler became editor of the paper, running both the news and the editorial pages. In 1961, he turned over the news section to Paul Sann and stayed on as editorial page editor until 1980. Under Schiff's tenure the Post was seen to have liberal tilt, supporting trade unions and social welfare, and featured some of
2451-490: The paper had toned down the sensationalist headlines. Within a year, Amsterdam was forced out by Kalikow, who reportedly told her "credible doesn't sell...Your big scoops are great, but they don't sell more papers." In 1993, after Kalikow declared bankruptcy, the paper was temporarily managed by Steven Hoffenberg , a financier who later pleaded guilty to securities fraud , and for two weeks by Abe Hirschfeld , who made his fortune building parking garages. Following
2508-684: The paper's financial losses, he sold it to a consortium of 34 financial and reform political leaders, headed by Edwin Francis Gay , dean of the Harvard Business School , whose members included Franklin D. Roosevelt . In 1924, conservative Cyrus H. K. Curtis , publisher of the Ladies Home Journal , purchased the Evening Post and briefly turned it into a non-sensational tabloid nine years later, in 1933. In 1928, Wilella Waldorf became drama editor at
2565-412: The publication once again fully owned and operated by Wenner Media. In 2017, the publication was sold to American Media, Inc. In a July 2006 Variety article, Janice Min , Us Weekly editor-in-chief, cited People for the increase in cost to publishers of celebrity photos: They are among the biggest spenders of celebrity photos in the industry. ... One of the first things they ever did, that led to
2622-734: The publication, which is run separately from the Times . Later that month, it acquired Wordle , an Internet word puzzle game that grew from 90 players in October 2021 to millions at the time of purchase. ValueAct Capital took a stake in the company in August 2022. ValueAct aims to encourage the company to more actively pursue the sale of "bundled" subscriptions to its various offerings. The paper bought AM radio station WQXR (1560 kHz) in 1944. Its "sister" FM station, WQXQ, became WQXR-FM (96.3 MHz). Branded as "The Stereo Stations of The New York Times ", its classical music radio format
2679-436: The publication. Us Weekly covers topics ranging from celebrity relationships to the latest trends in fashion, beauty, and entertainment. As of 2017, its paid circulation averaged to more than 1.95 million copies weekly and total readership of more than 50 million consumers. The magazine currently features a sharply different style from its original 1977–2000 format. Originally a monthly industry news and review magazine along
2736-486: The sale. In 2011, the Times sold Baseline StudioSystems back to its original owners, Laurie S. Silvers and Mitchell Rubenstein, majority shareholders of Project Hollywood LLC . Facing falling revenue from print advertising in its flagship publication in 2011, The New York Times , the company introduced a paywall to its website. As of 2012, it had been modestly successful, garnering several hundred thousand subscriptions and about $ 100 million in annual revenue. In 2013,
2793-594: The shares were traded on the American Stock Exchange . Of the two categories of stock, Class A and Class B, the former is publicly traded and the latter is held privately—largely (over 90% through The 1997 Trust) by the descendants of Adolph Ochs , who purchased The New York Times newspaper in 1896. On January 20, 2009, The New York Times reported that its parent company, the New York Times Company, had reached an agreement to borrow $ 250 million from Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim , "to help
2850-561: The sole owner. On March 18, 2005, the company acquired About.com , an online provider of consumer information, for US$ 410 million. In 2005, the company reported revenues of US$ 3.4 billion to its investors . The Times, on August 25, 2006, acquired Baseline StudioSystems, an online database and research service on the film and television industries for US$ 35 million. The company announced on September 12, 2006, its decision to sell its Broadcast Media Group, consisting of "nine network-affiliated television stations, their related Web sites and
2907-450: The title, creating the modern celebrity newsweekly. She created such signature sections as "Stars Are Just Like Us." In July 2003, Janice Min took over as editor in chief with Victoria Lasdon Rose as publisher, and Michael Steele as executive editor. Steele took over for Min in 2009. Melanie Bromley served as the magazine's West Coast bureau chief from 2007 to 2012. In August 2006, Wenner Media re-acquired Disney's 50 percent stake, making
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#17327833323722964-433: Was asked, "Do you actually read the tabloids?" Of course. I read everything. I adore Us Weekly . I think it's a genius magazine. I'm a big fan of magazines that fulfill the goal of what they're trying to be. From a May 2007 New York Post article profiling New York's 50 Most Powerful Women, Janice Min, 37, editor, Us magazine. With her mag's profits placed as high as $ 90 million a year and readership up 191 percent in
3021-515: Was finally purchased by Disney ; in late 2014, it was sold to Family Radio (a religious radio network) and became WFME . In 2009, WQXR-FM was sold to the WNYC radio group and, on October 8, moved from 96.3 to 105.9 MHz (swapping frequencies with Spanish-language station WXNY-FM , which wanted the more powerful transmitter to increase its coverage) and began operating it as a noncommercial, public radio station. Alongside its namesake newspaper,
3078-477: Was founded by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones in New York City. The first edition of the newspaper The New York Times , published on September 18, 1851, stated: "We publish today the first issue of the New-York Daily Times, and we intend to issue it every morning (Sundays excepted) for an indefinite number of years to come." The company moved into the cable channel industry, purchasing
3135-612: Was reported that Us Weekly sent e-mails to each of those subscribers, apologizing for the cover, and promised to send them five free copies of the magazine. In 2009, Us Weekly partnered with Involver to become the first media company to sell sponsorships on their Facebook Page. The New York Times Company The New York Times Company is an American mass-media company that publishes The New York Times and its associated publications and other media properties. Its headquarters are in Manhattan , New York City . The company
3192-511: Was simulcast on both the AM & FM frequencies until December 1992, when the big-band and pop standards music format of station WNEW (1130 kHz – now WBBR /"Bloomberg Radio") was transferred to and adopted by WQXR; in recognition of the format change, WQXR changed its call letters to WQEW (a "hybrid" combination of " WQ XR" and "WN EW "). By 1999, The New York Times was leasing WQEW to ABC Radio for its " Radio Disney " format. In 2007, WQEW
3249-539: Was the Evening Post under Bryant's editorship, it received praise from the English philosopher John Stuart Mill , in 1864. In addition to literary and drama reviews, William Leggett began to write political editorials for the Post . Leggett's espoused a fierce opposition to central banking and support for the organization of labor unions. He was a member of the Equal Rights Party . In 1831, he became
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