 Sun cover (June 7, 2004) | |
| Categories | American Media Inc. |
|---|---|
| Founder | Mike Rosenbloom |
| First issue | 1983 (1983) |
| Final issue | 2012 (2012) |
| Company | American Media, Inc. |
| Country | USA |
| Based in | Boca Raton, Florida |
| Language | English |
Sun was asupermarket tabloid owned byAmerican Media, Inc. It ceased publication after the issue bearing a July 2, 2012, cover date.
Its contents often came under question and widely regarded as "sensationalistic writing." Since a 1992 invasion of privacy case,[1] a small-print disclaimer printed beneath the masthead warned readers to "suspend belief for the sake of enjoyment."
The paper was founded byMike Rosenbloom, then-publisher ofGlobe Magazine, in 1983 as a competitor toWeekly World News, and its early contents reflected the same kind of imaginative journalism.[2] When both papers were consolidated under American Media Inc. ownership in 1999,Sun's content came to specialize in recurring stories onBible prophecy,Nostradamus,global warming, theapocalypse,epidemics, andfuture war.Sun also featured health articles dealing with miracle cures of diseases such aschronic pain andarthritis, as well as numerous "strange but true" articles from across the country—in fact, the strange but true stories made up the bulk of the paper's content, although they were almost never featured on the front page.[2]: 40-48
Following the 2007 discontinuation ofWeekly World News as a separate publication,Sun began printing a small "pull-out" insert ofWeekly World News stories and columns.[3]
Sun photo editorRobert Stevens became the first victim of the2001 anthrax attacks. He died as a result of a letter sent to the offices of American Media, the parent company ofSun, TheNational Enquirer, and other supermarket tabloids.[4]
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