The Evening Star : the rise and fall of a great Washington newspaper / Faye Haskins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Haskins, Faye, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Washington star--History.

Washington star.

Evening star (Washington, D.C.)--History.

Evening star (Washington, D.C.).

American newspapers--Washington (D.C.)--History--19th century.

American newspapers.

American newspapers--Washington (D.C.)--History--20th century.

History.

Washington (D.C.).

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

viii, 315 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2019]

Summary:

The Evening Star: The Rise and Fall of a Great Washington Newspaper is the story of the 129-year history of one of the preeminent newspapers in journalism history when city newspapers across the country were at the height of their power and influence. The Star was the most financially successful newspaper in the Capital and among the top ten in the country until its decline in the 1970s. The paper began in 1852 when the capital city was a backwater southern town. The Star's success over the next century was due to its singular devotion to local news, its many respected journalists, and the historic times in which it was published. The book provides a unique perspective on more than a century of local, national and international history. The book also exposes the complex reasons for the Star's rise and fall from dominance in Washington's newspaper market. The Noyes and Kauffmann families who owned and operated the Star for a century play an important role in that story. Patriarch Crosby Noyes' life and legacy is the most fascinating -a classic Horatio Alger story of the illegitimate son of a Maine farmer who by the time of his death was a respected newspaper publisher and member of Washington's influential elite. In 1974 his descendants sold the once-great newspaper Noyes built to Joseph Allbritton. Allbritton and then Time, Inc. tried to save the Star but failed.

Contents:

Nineteenth-century roots

The hometown Star

The race beat

Murder and mayhem

The "soft news"

Reporting on presidents, politics, and war, 1868-1945

Covering politics in postwar America, 1946-1963

Covering politics and presidents in the Vietnam War era, 1964-1974

The long demise.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780742548725

0742548724

OCLC:

1084679530

Publisher Number:

40029447595