Editing Manhattan (section)

===Media===
{{main|Media in New York City|New Yorkers in journalism}}
{{see also|List of films set in New York City|List of television shows set in New York City}}

Manhattan has been described as the [[Media in New York City|media]] capital of the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.statista.com/chart/3299/new-york-is-the-worlds-media-capital/ |title=New York Is The World's Media Capital |author=Felix Richter |publisher=Statista |date=March 11, 2015 |access-date=December 21, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2017/05/first-nyc-pridefest-will-televised/ |title=ABC will broadcast New York's pride parade live for the first time |author=Dawn Ennis |publisher=LGBTQ Nation |date=May 24, 2017 |access-date=September 22, 2018|quote=Never before has any TV station in the entertainment and news media capital of the world carried what organizer boast is the world's largest Pride parade live on TV.}}</ref> A significant array of media outlets and their journalists report about international, American, [[business journalism|business]], [[entertainment journalism|entertainment]], and [[New York metropolitan area]]–related matters from Manhattan.
[[File:New York Times Building - Bottom Portion (48193462432).jpg|thumb|The headquarters of ''[[The New York Times]]'' at 620 [[Eighth Avenue (Manhattan)|Eighth Avenue]]]]
Manhattan is served by the major New York City daily [[newspaper|news publications]], including ''[[The New York Times]]'', which has won the most [[Pulitzer Prize]]s for journalism<ref>[[David Folkenflik|Folkenflik, David.]] [https://www.npr.org/2022/05/08/1097097620/new-york-times-pulitzer-ukraine-walter-duranty "''The New York Times'' can't shake the cloud over a 90-year-old Pulitzer Prize"], [[NPR]], May 8, 2022. Accessed January 13, 2024. "''The New York Times'' is looking to add to its list of 132 Pulitzer Prizes — by far the most of any news organization — when the 2022 recipients for journalism are announced on Monday."</ref> and is considered the U.S. media's [[newspaper of record]];<ref>[https://ropercenter.cornell.edu/new-york-times The New York Times], [[Roper Center for Public Opinion Research]]. Accessed January 13, 2024. "Nicknamed The Gray Lady, The Times is long regarded within the industry as a national 'newspaper of record'."</ref> the ''[[New York Daily News]]''; and the ''[[New York Post]]'', which are all headquartered in the borough. The nation's largest newspaper by circulation, ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', is also based in Manhattan.<ref>Majid, Aisha. [https://pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience-and-business-data/media_metrics/top-25-us-newspaper-circulations-down-march-2023/ "Top 25 US newspaper circulations: Largest print titles fall 14% in year to March 2023"], ''[[Press Gazette]]'', June 26, 2023. Accessed January 13, 2024. "News Corp's business-focused ''The Wall Street Journal'' (609,654) and ''The New York Times'' (296,329) remain the biggest dailies in the US."'</ref> Other daily newspapers include ''[[AM New York]]'' and ''[[The Villager (Manhattan)|The Villager]]''. ''[[The New York Amsterdam News]]'', based in Harlem, is one of the leading Black-owned weekly newspapers in the United States. ''[[The Village Voice]]'', historically the largest [[alternative newspaper]] in the United States, announced in 2017 that it would cease publication of its print edition and convert to a fully digital venture.<ref name=VillageVoiceDigital>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/22/nyregion/village-voice-to-end-print-publication.html |title=After 62 Years and Many Battles, Village Voice Will End Print Publication|author=[[John Leland (journalist)|John Leland]] and Sarah Maslin Nir|newspaper=The New York Times|date=August 22, 2017|access-date=September 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823215238/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/22/nyregion/village-voice-to-end-print-publication.html |archive-date=August 23, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

The television industry developed in Manhattan and is a significant employer in the borough's economy. The four major American broadcast networks, [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], [[CBS]], [[NBC]], and [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]],<ref>[https://www.nyctvweek.com/2023/history "History of Television in NYC"], NYC TV Week. Accessed January 2, 2024. "The four major American broadcast networks, ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox, are all headquartered in New York City. New York is often thought of as the media capital of the world, due to its presence in numerous television shows and movies, and that it is the home of the four major American broadcast networks: ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox."</ref> as well as [[Univision]], are all headquartered in Manhattan, as are many cable channels, including [[CNN]], [[MSNBC]], [[MTV]], [[Fox News]], [[HBO]], and [[Comedy Central]]. In 1971, [[WLIB]] became New York City's first Black-owned radio station<ref>{{cite news |last=Krebs|first=Albin|date=June 27, 1972|title=Ownership of WLIB Is Passing Into Blacks' Hands |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1972/06/27/archives/ownership-of-wlib-is-passing-into-blacks-hands.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=September 12, 2023}}</ref> and began broadcasts geared toward the African-American community in 1949.<ref>Smothers, Ronald. [https://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/03/nyregion/station-offers-perspective-of-black-new-yorkers.html "Station Offers Perspective Of Black New Yorkers"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 3, 1987. Accessed January 2, 2024. "From sunrise to sunset each day, WLIB-AM, a radio station oriented to the concerns of a large segment of New York's black community, becomes what David Lampel likes to call 'a crucible of black opinion' as listeners call in to address issues in the news and questions posed by hosts and guests.... Inner City Broadcasting bought the station in 1973 for $1.7 million. At the time, said Percy E. Sutton, the former Manhattan Borough President who is chairman of the company, the station had been broadcasting rhythm and blues, gospel and news to a mostly black audience since 1949."</ref> [[WQHT]], also known as ''Hot 97'', claims to be the premier hip-hop station in the United States.<ref>Coscarelli, Joe. [https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/14/arts/music/hot-97-a-hip-hop-pioneer-on-radio-reaches-a-crossroads.html "For Hip-Hop Radio and Its Voices, Change Is on the Air"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 13, 2015. Accessed January 2, 2024. "But with the loss of so much institutional memory, including D.J.s and hosts who had witnessed the birth of hip-hop, the station risks slipping from its perch as the nation's premier regional and hard-boiled rap outlet, current and former employees said in interviews."</ref> [[WNYC]], broadcasting on both an AM and FM signal, has the largest [[public radio]] audience in the nation and is the most-listened to commercial or non-commercial radio station in Manhattan.<ref>[http://www.wnyc.org/about/bio_pres.html President's Bio] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618135110/http://www.wnyc.org/about/bio_pres.html |date=June 18, 2008 }}, [[WNYC]]. Accessed May 1, 2007. "Heard by over 1.2&nbsp;million listeners each week, WNYC radio is the largest public radio station in the country and is dedicated to producing broadcasting that extends New York City's cultural riches to public radio stations nationwide." {{cite web |url=http://www.wnyc.org/about/bio_pres.html |title=WNYC - About WNYC |access-date=December 13, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030926034616/http://www.wnyc.org/about/bio_pres.html |archive-date=September 26, 2003 }}</ref> [[WBAI]], owned by the non-profit [[Pacifica Foundation]], broadcasts eclectic music, as well as political news, talk and opinion from a [[Left-wing politics|left-leaning]] viewpoint.<ref>Levy, Nicole. [https://www.politico.com/media/story/2014/02/the-crisis-at-wbai-001715/ "The crisis at WBAI"], [[Politico]], February 12, 2014. Accessed January 2, 2024. "It's no secret that WBAI — the wholly listener-supported, left-leaning station at 99.5 FM — and its owner, the nonprofit Pacifica Foundation, have long been strapped for cash."</ref>

The oldest [[public-access television]] cable TV channel in the United States is the [[Manhattan Neighborhood Network]], founded in 1971, offers eclectic local programming that ranges from a [[jazz]] hour to discussions of labor issues to foreign language and religious programming.<ref>[http://www.mnn.org/en/community-celebrates-public-access-tvs-35th-annive Community Celebrates Public Access TV's 35th Anniversary] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100825122105/http://www.mnn.org/en/community-celebrates-public-access-tvs-35th-annive |date=August 25, 2010 }}, [[Manhattan Neighborhood Network]] press release dated August 6, 2006. Accessed April 28, 2007. "Public access TV was created in the 1970s to allow ordinary members of the public to make and air their own TV shows—and thereby exercise their free speech. It was first launched in the U.S. in Manhattan July 1, 1971, on the Teleprompter and Sterling Cable systems, now Time Warner Cable." {{cite web |url=http://www.mnn.org/en/community-celebrates-public-access-tvs-35th-annive |title=Community Celebrates Public Access TV's 35th Anniversary |website=Manhattan Neighborhood Network |access-date=October 28, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728051623/http://www.mnn.org/en/community-celebrates-public-access-tvs-35th-annive |archive-date=July 28, 2011 }}</ref> [[NY1]], [[Charter Communications]]'s local news channel, is known for its beat coverage of City Hall and state politics.<ref>Moscatello, Caitlin. [https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/ny1-news-lawsuit.html "Nobody Wraps Pat Kiernan The petty, vindictive, backbiting, lawsuit-laden, career-ruining infighting at everyone's favorite local NY1 news station."], ''[[New York (magazine)|New York]]'', June 20, 2021. Accessed February 2, 2024. "It was hard to blame Charter for trying something new. NY1 is a beacon in local news, but it is still local news, accessed via a cable network — a dying industry within a dying industry."</ref>