Evening Star - The Rise and Fall of a Great Washington Newspaper

The Evening Star is the first comprehensive history of the most financially successful daily newspaper in the nation's capital until the 1970s. The book unravels the rise and fall of a once-great evening newspaper and the famous and quirky people who passed through its noisy, untidy newsroom to report a century of history.

About the author

Faye Haskins was Archivist and then Photo Librarian in the Special Collections Division, Washingtoniana Collection at the District of Columbia Public Library where the Papers of the Washington Star Newspaper and the Star Photo Collection are held. She holds Masters degrees in History and Library Science from the University of Maryland and is the author of The Art of D.C. Politics: Broadsides, Banners, and Bumper Stickers and Behind the Headlines: The Evening Star’s Coverage of the 1968 Riots, journal articles published in Washington History, a publication of the Historical Society of Washington, DC. She is an independent author and historian. She resides in the Hill Country near Austin, Texas.

Summary

The Washington Star is the first comprehensive history of the most financially successful daily newspaper in the nation’s capital until the 1970s. The book unravels the rise and fall of a once-great evening newspaper and the famous and quirky people who passed through its noisy, untidy newsroom to report a century of history.

Product details

• Authors: Faye Haskins
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9780742548725
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-4872-5
• No. of pages: 326
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Journalism; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Media Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Journalism, 20th Century, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Press & journalism, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, News media and journalism, Media studies: Journalism, journalism;newspapers