New York Enquirer

The New York Enquirer has been the name of two unrelated newspapers published in New York City.

19th century New York Enquirer

The New York Enquirer was founded in 1826 by Mordecai Noah. According to the masthead, it was "published every Tuesday and Friday at No. 1 Williams St., New York, New York". Noah was a strong supporter of Andrew Jackson and published often highly slanted pro-Jackson news reporting, along with international news.

By the early 1830s it had merged with a Whig paper to become the Morning Courier & New York Enquirer.

20th century New York Enquirer

Founded in 1926, the second New York Enquirer was a right wing isolationist and often fascist-minded weekly owned by William Randolph Hearst protege William Griffin. It was charged with sedition in 1942 for its fiery editorials against US involvement in World War II. It was sold in 1952 and converted to a sensationalist tabloid format. It was subsequently renamed The National Enquirer.

References

• Noah, Mordecai Manuel The New York Enquirer
• Tales of the Early Republic Web Project
• New York University library