U.S. News & World Report

===20th century===
[[File:Mortimer Zuckerman, January 2013-1.jpg|thumb|[[Mortimer Zuckerman]], who acquired ''U.S. News & World Report'' in October 1984]]
After the closure of ''[[United States Daily]]'', which was published between 1926 and 1933, [[David Lawrence (publisher)|David Lawrence]] (1888–1973) founded the newspaper '''''United States News''''' in 1933, which was converted to magazine format in 1940. 

In 1946, Lawrence founded the magazine ''World Report''. The two magazines covered national and international news separately. In 1948, Lawrence merged them into ''U.S. News & World Report''.<ref>{{cite journal |author=David E. Sumner |title=American winners and losers:2001 to 2010 |journal=International Conference on Communication, Media, Technology and Design |date=May 2012 |url=http://www.cmdconf.net/2012/makale/6.pdf |access-date=June 25, 2016 |location=Istanbul |archive-date=September 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924210704/http://www.cmdconf.net/2012/makale/6.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> He then sold the magazine to his employees. The magazine initially tended to be slightly more [[Conservatism in the United States|conservative]] than its two primary competitors, ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' and ''[[Newsweek]]'', focusing more on economic, health, and education stories. It also eschewed sports, entertainment, and celebrity news.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/620229/US-News-World-Report |title=U.S. News & World Report |access-date=June 24, 2008 |encyclopedia=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]] |year=2008 |archive-date=June 8, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120608022121/http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/620229/US-News-World-Report |url-status=live }}</ref> 

Important milestones in the early history of the magazine include the introduction of the "Washington Whispers" column in 1934, and the "News You Can Use" column in 1952.<ref name="about-usnews">{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/info/features/about-usnews|title=About U.S. News & World Report|access-date=July 6, 2017|archive-date=July 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704192420/https://www.usnews.com/info/features/about-usnews|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="usnews-timeline">{{cite web |url=https://www.usnews.com/info/articles/2013/05/17/celebrating-80-years |title=Celebrating 80 Years - US News |access-date=2014-10-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016005625/http://www.usnews.com/info/articles/2013/05/17/celebrating-80-years |archive-date=2014-10-16 }}</ref> In 1958, the weekly magazine's circulation passed one million reaching two million by 1973.<ref name="about-usnews" />

Since 1983, ''U.S. News & World Report'' has been known primarily for its influential ranking and annual reports of colleges and graduate schools, spanning across most fields and subjects. ''U.S. News & World Report'' is America's oldest and best-known ranker of academic institutions,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/us-news-college-rankings-are-denounced-but-not-ignored/2011/09/02/gIQAn6BzzJ_story.html |title=U.S. News college rankings are denounced but not ignored |access-date=September 4, 2011 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |year=2011 |archive-date=September 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110904102810/http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/us-news-college-rankings-are-denounced-but-not-ignored/2011/09/02/gIQAn6BzzJ_story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and covers the fields of business, law, medicine, engineering, education, social sciences and public affairs, in addition to many other areas.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usnews.com/rankings |title=U.S. News & World Report: Comprehensive Categories of Academic Institutions |access-date=June 18, 2012 |work=U.S. News & World Report|publisher=U.S. News & World Report, L.P.|year=2012}}</ref> Its print edition consistently has been included in national [[bestseller]] lists, augmented by online subscriptions. Additional rankings published by ''U.S. News & World Report'' include hospitals, medical specialties, and automobiles.

In October 1984, [[New York City]]-based publisher and real estate developer [[Mortimer Zuckerman]] purchased ''U.S. News & World Report''.<ref name="usnews-timeline" /> Zuckerman had owned the ''[[New York Daily News]]''. In 1993, ''U.S. News & World Report'' entered the digital world by providing content to [[CompuServe]] and in 1995 the website usnews.com was launched.