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The New Yorker turns 100 − how a poker game pipe dream became a publishing powerhouse

  • Written by Christopher B. Daly, Professor Emeritus of Journalism, Boston University
imageThe New Yorker expanded the scope of journalism far beyond the standard categories of crime, courts, politics and sports.Design Uncensored

Literate in tone, far-reaching in scope, and witty to its bones, The New Yorker brought a new – and much-needed – sophistication to American journalism when it launched 100 years ago this month.

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