Murdoch Launches U-S Edition Of The Sun

U.K.-based newspaper The Sun has announced it had launched a U.S. version of the tabloid.

The Sun, which is part of Fox Corporation Chairman Rupert Murdoch's media empire, is being run by a team of journalists in Manhattan responsible for producing unique content specifically for U.S. readers, reports The Hill.

The U.S. Sun also has a substantial focus on tabloid fodder out of the U.K., with many of its featured stories focusing on "megxit," the partial exit from royal family duties of Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan.

The Sun is extremely popular online in the U.S., averaging 16 million unique users per month, according to ComScore.

Hello America! 🇺🇸
We've just launched our new site: https://t.co/glvzOwGqJ0 pic.twitter.com/SUJ2XEy6IE

— The Sun US (@TheSunUS) January 8, 2020

While both The Sun and Daily Mail continue to thrive online, both papers continue to struggle on the print side, forcing both to reallocate resources to the profitable digital side.

Many U.S. newspapers have experienced downsizing and layoffs in recent years.

In 2019, New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet predicted that "most local newspapers are going to die in the next five years."