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New York Post

U.S. right

Owned byNews Corp, a global media conglomerate controlled by Lachlan Murdoch and the Murdoch family
FundingAdvertising (roughly two-thirds of revenue) and subscriptions (roughly one-third); historically subsidized by News Corp, which has treated it as a flagship tabloid despite chronic losses
On the administrationbroadly supportive

Background

The New York Post was founded in 1801 by Alexander Hamilton as the New York Evening Post, making it one of the oldest continuously published daily newspapers in the United States. It operated for more than a century as a respected broadsheet, passing through owners including poet William Cullen Bryant before converting to a tabloid format in 1942. Rupert Murdoch purchased it in 1976 and transformed it into a sensationalist, conservative tabloid defined by punchy front-page headlines and strongly partisan editorials. Murdoch sold the paper to real-estate developer Peter Kalikow in 1988, but reacquired it through News Corp in 1993 after Kalikow's bankruptcy. Since returning to Murdoch ownership the Post has maintained an unbroken string of Republican presidential endorsements and is widely regarded as a conservative media institution. A Murdoch family succession dispute settled in September 2025, after which Lachlan Murdoch consolidated full control over News Corp—and by extension the Post—through a new 25-year family trust. Charlie Gasparino, a senior Fox Business Network correspondent, writes a regular business-and-politics column for the Post and is known for breaking financial news; his work fits the outlet's broader pro-market, right-leaning orientation.

Sources

  1. Who Owns the New York Post? Murdoch and News Corp — LegalClarity
  2. New York Post — Ballotpedia
  3. New York Post — Media Bias/Fact Check
  4. New York Post Moves from Lean Right to Right Bias Rating — AllSides
  5. New York Post — Britannica
  6. New York Post — Wikipedia
  7. Charlie Gasparino journalist profile — Muck Rack
  8. NY Post endorses Donald Trump, despite previous criticisms — The Hill
  9. Trump's Favorite Paper the New York Post Reveals How Trump Is 'Hamstringing' Himself — The Daily Beast
  10. The New York Post's Multi-Platform Publishing Strategy — Digital Content Next

Profile compiled 2026-07-21; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.

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