Today Daily News(Toronto)

Today Daily News(Chinese:Hiện đại nhật báo;pinyin:Xiàndài Rìbào) was aChinese languagenewspaper inCanada,launched on November 1, 2005. It was published by Today Daily News International inScarborough.

Today Daily News
TypeDailynewspaper
FormatTabloid
PublisherHerbert Moon
Founded2005
Political alignmentConservative
LanguageChinese
Headquarters38 Milner Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M3S 3P8
WebsiteOfficial web site (no longer valid)
Today Daily News
ChineseHiện đại nhật báo
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiàndài Rìbào
Wade–GilesHsientai Jihpao
Tongyong PinyinSiàndài Rìhbào
Yale RomanizationSyàndài R̀bàu
IPA[ɕjɛ̂ntâɪ ɻɻ̩̂pâʊ]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationYihndoih Yahtbou
JyutpingJin6 doi6 jat6 bou3
IPA[jɪ̀ntɔ̀ːijɐ̀tpōu]

It was called the Canada Eastern Edition ( gia đông bản Pinyin: jiā dōng bǎn) even though it was the only edition published at the moment.

The paper was published 7 days a week intraditional Chinesein thebroadsheetformat. News coverage includes headline news, news at themetroand national levels, news fromGreater China,Chinese community news, international news, entertainment, financial news, sports, and supplements.

The paper did not own its ownprinting press;printing is being contracted out to aprinter.

Compared with the other three main Chinese newspapers, the reporting style ofToday Daily Newswas relativelysensationalist.The reporting style seems to be approximately comparable to theTorontoSun,but not as sensationalist as the likes ofApple Dailyorthe Hong KongSun.

In 2008,Toronto Sunacquired a 50% stake in the paper.[1]

The online version

edit

Today Daily Newswas also published online on theWorld Wide Webbut the old domain address redirected to Today Commercial News[2]which opened to a landing page of several Chinese publications, none of them called Today Daily News.

The online version contained an exact copy of the day's newspaper; back issues were online for 7 days. Access was free of charge.

Supplements (magazines)

edit

Two weekly magazine were distributed free of charge as supplements:

  • Saturday—Today BQ Magazine( hiện đại bắc kinh thanh niên chu khan ) was in tabloid size; it was a lifestyle-and-entertainment magazine from Beijing, China which is published in simplified Chinese.

It had theHome Guide Magazinecontents inside, with information on Greater Toronto's new, resale and rental homes. Its editorial contents of home improvement and renovation originated from the Sun Media. Today BQserved primarily the Mandarin-speaking Chinese immigrants from Mainland China.

  • Sunday-701was the most popular entertainment magazine, with hot gossips on celebrities and stars, fashion and fad from Hong Kong's Oriental Sunday( đông phương tân địa ). It was printed in art glossy paper.

701served primarily the Cantonese-speaking Chinese immigrants from Hong Kong.

Launch

edit

Today Daily Newsand itswebsitewere launched in November 2005. The domain has since expired and currently appears to be parked and monetized with advertising by the domain holder, Network Solutions LLC.[citation needed]

Rivals

edit

See also

edit
edit

References

edit
  1. ^"Lost in Translation".June 2010.
  2. ^"Home".todaycommercialnews.com.