Editing The New York Sun (section)

==History==

=== 2001–2008 ===

The Sun was named with a desire for conscious association with the previous newspaper ''[[The Sun (New York City)|The Sun]]'' which was published from 1833 to 1950. The relaunched ''Sun'' was founded by a group of investors including publishing magnate [[Conrad Black]]. The goal was to provide an alternative to ''[[The New York Times]]'', featuring front-page news about local and state events, in contrast to the emphasis on national and international news by the ''Times''. The Sun began business operations, prior to first publication, in October 2001.<ref name="ap-end"/>

The newspaper's president and editor-in-chief was [[Seth Lipsky]], former editor of ''[[The Jewish Daily Forward]]''. Managing editor [[Ira Stoll]] also served as company vice-president. Stoll had been a longtime critic of ''The New York Times'' in his media watchdog blog smartertimes.com.<ref name=bercovici>{{cite magazine
|url=http://www.medialifemagazine.com/news2001/nov01/nov26/5_fri/news3friday.html
|title=A Sun rises in New York&mdash;But will we need a flashlight to find it?
|first=Jeff
|last=Bercovici
|magazine=Media Life
|date=November 30, 2001
|access-date=2008-02-04
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930184248/http://www.medialifemagazine.com/news2001/nov01/nov26/5_fri/news3friday.html
|archive-date=September 30, 2007
}}</ref>

Published from the [[Cary Building (New York City)|Cary Building]] in [[Lower Manhattan]], it ceased print publication on September 30, 2008.<ref name="end">{{Cite book
 |url          = http://www.nysun.com/editorials/the-arc-of-the-sun/86865/
 |title        = The Arc of the Sun
 |date         = September 30, 2008
 |publisher    = The New York Sun
 |access-date   = 2008-09-30
 |isbn         = 978-0-914381-05-1
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20081003024229/http://www.nysun.com/editorials/the-arc-of-the-sun/86865/
 |archive-date = October 3, 2008
 |url-status     = live
 |df           = mdy-all
}}</ref> When asked why, Lipsky said, "we needed additional funds. . . . [T]he 2008 financial collapse was sweeping the world, and the Internet was emerging as a challenge to traditional newspapering."<ref name=SethLipsky.JP2011/><ref>{{cite magazine  |magazine=[[The New Yorker]]
|quote=Seth Lipsky chose a bad month to find new backers ... The Web 2.0 ethos was taking hold in the newspaper world
|date=January 31, 2008
|url=https://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/51013
|title=The Seven-Year Run of the New York 'Sun'}}</ref>

The paper's [[motto]], which it shared with its predecessor and namesake, was "It Shines For All".

=== 2009–2021 ===
Its website resumed activity on April 28, 2009.<ref name="Klonick04282009">{{cite web |url=http://trueslant.com/kateklonick/2009/04/28/some-conservatives-actually-want-cheney-for-president/ |title=Cheney and The New York Sun Rise Again |first=Kate |last=Klonick |date=April 28, 2009 |publisher=True/Slant |access-date=July 18, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005032622/http://trueslant.com/kateklonick/2009/04/28/some-conservatives-actually-want-cheney-for-president/ |archive-date=October 5, 2012 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

Despite the closure of the newspaper, ''The New York Sun'' website renewed activity on April 28, 2009,<ref name="Klonick04282009" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Lipsky |first=Seth |author-link=Seth Lipsky |date=April 28, 2009 |title=Sound Familiar? |work=The New York Sun |url=http://www.nysun.com/editorials/sound-familiar/86869/ |url-status=live |access-date=July 18, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100618034753/http://www.nysun.com/editorials/sound-familiar/86869/ |archive-date=June 18, 2010 |quote=Our own view is that Mr. Cheney just might have beaten Mr. Obama, ... |df=mdy-all}}</ref> prompting some observers to consider the possible implications.<ref name="Klonick04282009" /><ref name="Seward04292009">{{cite web |last=Seward |first=Zachary M. |date=April 29, 2009 |title=Is that the defunct New York Sun peeking over the digital horizon? |url=http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/04/is-that-the-defunct-new-york-sun-peeking-over-the-digital-horizon/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100516222612/http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/04/is-that-the-defunct-new-york-sun-peeking-over-the-digital-horizon/ |archive-date=May 16, 2010 |access-date=July 18, 2010 |work=[[Nieman Foundation for Journalism|Nieman Journalism Lab]] |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="Calderone04292009">{{cite news |last=Calderone |first=Michael |date=April 29, 2009 |title=N.Y. Sun considers business plan for site |newspaper=[[Politico (newspaper)|Politico]] |publisher=Robert L. Allbritton |location=Arlington, VA |url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/michaelcalderone/0409/NY_Sun_considers_business_model_for_site_.html?showall |url-status=live |access-date=July 17, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100516042651/http://www.politico.com/blogs/michaelcalderone/0409/NY_Sun_considers_business_model_for_site_.html?showall |archive-date=May 16, 2010 |quote=The New York Sun, which closed up shop in September, has been publishing a bit lately online, ... |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Michael Calderone of ''[[Politico (newspaper)|Politico]]'' quoted Lipsky as saying not to read too much into the initial items since "...a business plan for the site is still in formation," and "... these are just some very, very early bulbs of spring (or late winter)."<ref name="Calderone04292009" /> It only contained a small subset of the original content of the paper, mostly editorials at irregular intervals,<ref>{{cite web |title=Editorials/Opinion |url=http://www.nysun.com/op-ed/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100817101427/http://www.nysun.com/op-ed |archive-date=August 17, 2010 |access-date=July 18, 2010 |work=The New York Sun |publisher=[[Seth Lipsky]] |df=mdy-all}}</ref> op-ed commentaries<ref>{{cite web |title=The New York Sun, Opinion |url=http://www.nysun.com/opinion/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708053849/http://www.nysun.com/opinion/ |archive-date=July 8, 2011 |access-date=July 11, 2011 |publisher=Seth Lipsky |df=mdy-all}}</ref> and frequent contributions from economist and noted television commentator [[Lawrence Kudlow]]. In addition, commentaries on the arts have been published.

=== Online relaunch, 2021 ===
On November 2, 2021, ''The New York Sun'' was acquired by Dovid Efune, former CEO and editor-in-chief of the ''[[Algemeiner Journal]]''. Efune confirmed Seth Lipsky in the position of editor-in-chief.<ref name=":0" /> Following Efune's acquisition, ''The New York Sun'' resumed full-time online reporting in 2022, focusing on a [[Digital first|digital-first]] strategy.<ref name=":1" />