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The Daily
Presentation
Hosted by
GenreLong-form journalism,Political podcast
LanguageEnglish
UpdatesWeekdays, by 6 a.m.[1]
Lengthavg. 20–25 minutes
Production
Production
Producers
  • Theo Balcomb
  • Andy Mills
  • Lisa Tobin
  • Rachel Quester
  • Lynsea Garrison
  • Annie Brown
  • Clare Toeniskoetter
  • Paige Cowett
  • Michael Simon Johnson
  • Brad Fisher
  • Larissa Anderson
  • Wendy Dorr
  • Chris Wood
  • Jessica Cheung
  • Alexandra Leigh Young
  • Jonathan Wolfe
  • Lisa Chow
  • Eric Krupke
  • Marc Georges
  • Luke Vander Ploeg
  • Adizah Eghan
Theme music composed byJim Brunberg and Ben Landsverk
No.of episodes1,760 (as of February 2023)[1]
Publication
Original releaseFebruary 1, 2017(2017-02-01)
Cited for2020 Webby Voice of the Year
ProviderThe New York Times
Related
Related shows
Websitenytimes.com/thedaily

The Dailyis a daily newspodcastproduced by the American newspaperThe New York Times,hosted byMichael BarbaroandSabrina Tavernise.Its weekday episodes are based on theTimesreporting of the day, with interviews of journalists fromThe New York Times.Episodes typically last 20 to 30 minutes.

Background[edit]

The Dailylaunched in January 2017, hosted by theTimespolitical journalist Michael Barbaro,[2]as an extension ofThe New York Times'2016 election-focused podcast,The Run-Up.[3]

The Dailyis based on interviews withTimesjournalists,[4]in which they summarize and comment on their story, and is complemented by recordings related to the topic, or original reporting such as interviews with persons involved in the story, and letting them speak uninterrupted.[5]A summary of headlines concludes the podcast.

The Dailyis free to listen and financed by advertising; it is profitable according to theTimes.[6]TheTimessaid it intended to build a news podcast franchise around it, beginning with a spin-off podcast,The New Washington,in summer 2017.[7]The New Washingtonran from July 2017 until December of the same year.[8]A children's edition ofThe Dailywas also planned.[9]In January 2019,The Dailylaunched a weekly newsletter.[10]

In March 2022, Barbaro was joined by the second host Sabrina Tavernise, following her guest hosting and reports including theRussian invasion of Ukraine.[11]

Opening theme[edit]

The opening theme forThe Dailyis composed by Jim Brunberg and Ben Landsverk, collectively known as Wonderly. Brunberg and Landsverk are long-time associates of Lisa Tobin, one of the podcast's producers. Barbaro suggested that Brunberg and Landsverk take inspiration from the theme music of the TV seriesWestworld,composed byRamin Djawadi.Andy Mills, one of the producers of the podcast, sent Brunberg and Landsverk music byCliff Martinezfrom the TV seriesThe Knick,which also influencedThe Daily's theme music.[12]

Spinoff TV series[edit]

Main article:The New York Times Presents

The success of the podcast led to a weekly documentary seriesThe WeeklyonFX,with its first episode airing on June 2, 2019.[13]Initially,The Weeklywas a narrative investigative journalism docuseries covering recent topical news and cultural stories, which later lead into longer documentaries, asThe New York Times Presents.[14]

Reception[edit]

Started in January 2017,The Dailybecame a noted success for theTimes;TheStreetdescribed it as "a phenomenon, an out-of-the-blue hit."[7]It had 3.8 million individual listeners by August 2017,[15]and was regularly in the top ten most-listened podcasts by autumn 2017.[7]The New Yorkerattributed this success, in part, to the podcast's "conversational and intimate" tone, which made news more accessible, and to Barbaro's "idiosyncraticintonation"(he is known to say" hmm "after interesting commentary from guests, a habit that has generated much online commentary from listeners[16]).[4]

The podcast began being syndicated to radio byAmerican Public Mediain 2018.[17]As of June 2018, the podcast receives 1.1 million downloads every weekday,[18]and 2 million in January 2020.[19]It was recognized as the Webby Voice of the Year, a Special Achievement award at the2020 Webby Awards.[20]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ab"The Daily on Apple Podcasts".Apple Podcasts.RetrievedMay 7,2022.
  2. ^"Michael Barbaro, Journalist".Brief but Spectacular.March 29, 2018.RetrievedNovember 25,2019.
  3. ^Schneier, Matthew (January 21, 2020)."The Voice of the Podcast Generation".Intelligencer.RetrievedFebruary 5,2020.
  4. ^abMead, Rebecca (August 21, 2017)."An Appreciation of Michael Barbaro and" The Daily "".The New Yorker.RetrievedNovember 19,2017.
  5. ^Wichter, Zach (March 9, 2018)."How 'The Daily' Sounds Out the News".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.RetrievedMay 7,2022.
  6. ^Siegel, Tatiana (April 12, 2019)."Michael Barbaro and 'The Daily' Podcast Team on Launching 'The Weekly' FX Series, Working With a Romantic Partner".Hollywood Reporter.RetrievedJune 16,2019.
  7. ^abcDoctor, Ken (October 17, 2017)."New York Times' breakthrough 'The Daily' soars past 100M download mark".TheStreet.RetrievedNovember 19,2017.
  8. ^Grinapol, Corinne (July 31, 2017),The New York Times Unveils Another Politics Podcast, Called The New Washington,retrievedJanuary 16,2019
  9. ^"A regular New York Times kids' section and a kids' version of The Daily are on the way this month".Nieman Lab.RetrievedNovember 19,2017.
  10. ^"Subscribe to a Newsletter From 'The Daily'".The New York Times.January 14, 2019.RetrievedJune 16,2019.
  11. ^"Sabrina Tavernise Joins 'The Daily' as a Host".The New York Times Company.March 3, 2022.RetrievedMay 2,2022.
  12. ^hrishikesh (February 6, 2019)."Bonus Episode: The Daily from The New York Times".Song Exploder.RetrievedMay 7,2022.
  13. ^Koblin, John (May 9, 2018)."With 'The Weekly,' The New York Times Gets Serious About TV".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.RetrievedJune 2,2019.
  14. ^Andreeva, Nellie; Petski, Denise (July 7, 2020)."'The Weekly' Successor, Monthly Docuseries 'The New York Times Presents', Set On FX & Hulu ".Deadline.RetrievedJanuary 15,2021.
  15. ^""The Daily" Exceeds 100 Million Downloads ".The New York Times Company. October 17, 2017.RetrievedNovember 19,2017.
  16. ^Barbaro, Michael (May 24, 2019)."About Those Hmms (Published 2019)".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.RetrievedJanuary 26,2021.
  17. ^Falk, Tyler (February 13, 2018)."New York Times' 'The Daily' podcast headed to public radio".Current.RetrievedApril 28,2018.
  18. ^Johnson, Eric (June 18, 2018)."Michael Barbaro explains why The Daily podcast doesn't cover Donald Trump's tweets".Recode.RetrievedJune 16,2019.
  19. ^"What makes The Daily so unique? • PodMust".PodMust.January 26, 2020.RetrievedMarch 10,2020.
  20. ^Kastrenakes, Jacob (May 20, 2020)."Here are all the winners of the 2020 Webby Awards".The Verge.RetrievedMay 22,2020.

External links[edit]

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