The Washington Star, previously known as the Washington Star-News and the Washington Evening Star, was a daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. between 1852 and 1982. For most of that time it was the city's newspaper of record, and it was the longtime home to columnist Mary McGrory and cartoonist Clifford K. Berryman. Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1982 is a number and represents a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar Events January-February January 6 - William Bonin is convicted of being the freeway killer. January 8 - AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 - Mark Thatcher, son of the British... A newspaper of record is a broadsheet (although now some of these publications have switched or are planning to switch to a tabloid/compact format) newspaper with high standards of journalism. ... Mary McGrory (August 22, 1918 - April 20, 2004) was an American journalist and columnist. ...

Captain Joseph Borrows Tate founded The Daily Evening Star on December 16, 1852. The following year it was purchased by Texas surveyor and newspaper entrepreneur William Douglas Wallach. Sole owner until 1867, Wallach built the paper up, capitalizing on reporting of the American Civil War. In 1867 Crosby Stuart Noyes, Samuel H. Kauffman, and Adams acquired the paper for $33,333.33 each. The paper would remain family-owned and operated for the next four generations. Its original headquarters was on Washington's "Newspaper Row" on Pennsylvania Avenue. December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... State nickname: Lone Star State Other U.S. States Capital Austin Largest city Houston Governor Rick Perry Official languages None. ... 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 until 1865 between the United States – forces coming mostly from the 23 northern states of the Union – and the newly-formed Confederate States of America, which consisted of 11 southern states that had declared their secession. ... Pennsylvania Avenue street sign, 2004. ...

Clifford K. Berryman, the Washington Post cartoonist who had created the teddy bear in 1902, joined the Star in 1907. His career would continue there until his death in 1949. ... A cartoonist at work. ... Teddy bear Barrymans original cartoon A Teddy bear is a stuffed toy bear for children. ... 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ...

The families diversified their interests, purchasing the M. A. Leese Radio Corporation on May 1, 1938 (thus acquiring Washington's oldest radio station, WMAL). Renamed the Evening Star Broadcasting Company, it would figure later in the demise of the newspaper. May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... A radio station is a site configured for broadcasting sound. ... WMAL is one of the oldest radio stations in Washington, D.C., broadcasting in the news-talk format at AM 630. ...

The Star's influence and circulation peaked in the 1950s—it constructed a new printing plant in Southeast Washington capable of printing millions of copies—but found itself unable to cope with changing times. The management was closed to new ideas: nearly all top editorial and business staff jobs were held by members of the owning families—including a Kauffman general manager who had gained a reputation for anti-Semitism, driving away advertisers. Suburbanization and television were accelerating the decline of evening newspapers in favor of morning dailies. The Post meanwhile acquired its morning rival, the Times-Herald, in 1954 and steadily drew readers and advertisers away from the falling Star. Millennia: 1st millennium - 2nd millennium - 3rd millennium Events and trends Technology United States tests the first fusion bomb. ... Southeast DC is the southeastern quadrant of the city, located south of East Capitol Street and east of South Capital Street. ... Anti-Semitism (alternatively spelled antisemitism) is hostility towards Jews (not: Semites - see the Misnomer section further on). ... Illustration of the backyards of a surburban neighbourhood Suburban redirects here. ... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In early 1975, the owning families sold their interests in the paper to Joseph L. Allbritton, a Texan multimillionaire who was known as a corporate turnaround artist. Allbritton's strategy was to use profits from the television and radio units Evening Star Broadcasting Company to shore up the newspaper's finances. The Federal Communications Commission stymied him with rules on media cross-ownership, however; the properties would be spun off in March 1977. 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... State nickname: Lone Star State Other U.S. States Capital Austin Largest city Houston Governor Rick Perry Official languages None. ... The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent United States government agency, created, directed, and empowered by Congressional statute. ... Concentration of media ownership is a commonly used term among media critics, policy makers, and others to characterize ownership structure of media industries. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...

On October 1, 1975, press operators at the Post went on strike and destroyed its presses. Allbritton refused publisher Katharine Graham requested space to print the Post on the Star's presses, interpreted as treasonous by the journalistic fraternity. He also came into disagreement with editor Jim Bellows over editorial policy; Bellows left the Star for the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner. Unable to restore profitability, Allbritton pursued new owners. October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in Leap years). ... Katharine Graham (June 16, 1917 – July 17, 2001) was the head of The Washington Post newspaper for more than two decades, overseeing its most famous period, the Watergate coverage that helped bring down President Richard Nixon. ... Journalism is a discipline of collecting, verifying, reporting and analyzing information gathered regarding current events, including trends, issues and people. ... Jim Bellows is considered to be one of the most influencial figures in American journalism of the 20th century. ... Categories: Newspaper stubs | Los Angeles history | Defunct United States newspapers | Newspapers of California ...

On February 2, 1978, Time Inc. purchased the Star from Allbritton for $20 million. Their flagship magazine, Time, was archrival to Newsweek, which was published by the Washington Post Company, and the purchase seemed natural. Mismanagement continued to plague the publication, however. After 130 years, the Washington Star ceased publication on August 7, 1981. February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Time Warner Inc. ... (Clockwise from upper left) Time magazine covers from May 7, 1945; July 25, 1969; December 31, 1999; September 14, 2001; and April 21, 2003. ... Newsweek Logo Newsweek is a weekly news magazine published in New York City and distributed throughout the United States and Canada. ... August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (220th in leap years), with 146 days remaining. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...

Writers who worked at the Star at the time of its closing included Michael Isikoff (Newsweek), Howard Kurtz (Washington Post), Sheilah Kast (CNN), Jane Mayer (New Yorker), Crispin Sartwell (Creators Syndicate), and Maureen Dowd (New York Times). Newsweek Logo Newsweek is a weekly news magazine published in New York City and distributed throughout the United States and Canada. ... ... CNN or Cable News Network is a cable television network that was founded in 1980 by Ted Turner & Reese Schonfeld [1][2](although he currently is not recognized in CNNs official history). ... New Yorker may refer to: the magazine, The New Yorker a resident of New York City the hotel New Yorker a named passenger train operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad between Detroit, MI and New York, NY This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ...

Pulitzer Prizes

• 1944: Clifford K. Berryman, for Editorial Cartooning, "Where Is the Boat Going?"
• 1950: James T. Berryman, Editorial Cartooning, for "All Set for a Super-Secret Session in Washington."
• 1966: Haynes Johnson, for National Reporting, for his distinguished coverage of the civil rights conflict centered about Selma, Alabama, and particularly his reporting of its aftermath.
• 1974: James R. Polk, National Reporting, for his disclosure of alleged irregularities in the financing of the campaign to re-elect President Nixon in 1972.
• 1975: Mary McGrory, Commentary, for her commentary on public affairs during 1974
• 1979: Edwin M. Yoder Jr., Editorial Writing
• 1981: Jonathan Yardley, Criticism, for book reviews.

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References

• Bellows, Jim. The Last Editor: Ben Bradlee and "The Ear" (http://archives.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/books/04/17/excerpt.bellows.3/), excerpted from The Last Editor (2002, Andrews McMeel Publishing, Kansas City).
• Castro, Janice. "Washington Loses a Newspaper (http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,949290,00.html)," Time Magazine, August 3, 1981.
• Klaidman, Stephen. "A Tale of Two Families," The Washington Post, May 9, 1976.
• Yoder, Edwin M. "Star Wars: Adventures in Attempting to Save a Failing Newspaper (http://www.vqronline.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/7353)," The Virginia Quarterly Review.

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