Schiff, Dorothy

Schiff, Dorothy

(born March 11, 1903, New York, N.Y., U.S.—died Aug. 30, 1989, New York City) U.S. newspaper publisher. Schiff was a wealthy socialite who in 1939 used family money to buy majority control of the New York Post. In 1943 she took the title of owner and president, and in 1962 she became editor in chief. Under her direction the Post became a crusading liberal paper, staunchly supporting unions and social-welfare legislation. She converted it to a tabloid format and included popular features and columnists, with the result that in the 1960s it became the city's only surviving afternoon daily. In 1976 she sold the Post to Rupert Murdoch.