Monroe News Star

Monroe News Star

Infobox_Newspaper
name = Monroe News Star
type = Daily newspaper
format = Broadsheet
foundation = 1890
owners = Gannett
headquarters = 411 North Fourth Street, Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, USA
publisher =David B. Petty
editor = Eleanor Rushing
circulation =
website= [http://www.thenewsstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage]

The Monroe News Star is the principal newspaper of Monroe and northeastern Louisiana. Its circulation area ranges over some dozen parishes from Ruston, the seat of Lincoln Parish, on the west, to Tallulah in Madison Parish on the east, to the Arkansas state line on the north, and to Ferriday in Concordia Parish on the south. The newspaper is a Gannett Company publication.

Evolution of the "News Star"

The "News Star" began in 1890 as the "Monroe Evening News". In 1909, the "Evening News" merged with the "Daily Star" to form the afternoon newspaper, the "Monroe News-Star". [http://www.thenewsstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/99999999/CUSTOMERSERVICE02/41202001 About Us | thenewsstar.com | The News Star ] ] In 1908, Robert Wilson Ewing, I (1859-1931), while still the publisher of the since defunct New Orleans "Daily States", purchased the "Shreveport Times". In 1929, Ewing bought the since defunct "Monroe Morning World". In 1930, he acquired the "News-Star", since switched from an afternoon to a morning publication. Ewing was accordingly among the two or three most influential persons in the Louisiana journalism community. [ "Robert Ewing", "A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography", Vol. 1 (1988), pp. 292-293] The two Monroe newspapers remained in the Ewing family until the Gannett acquisition on June 16, 1977. The "Morning World" and "News-Star" consolidated on August 4, 1980, to become "The News-Star-World". The name was later changed and the first edition of "The News Star" was printed on May 22, 1988.

John D. Ewing (1892-1952), one of the five sons of Robert Ewing, was editor and publisher of the "Shreveport Times" and the "Monroe News-Star-World" from 1931 until his death. John Ewing moved to Shreveport in 1915 to become the associate publisher of the "Shreveport Times". When his father died, Ewing became the publisher of the "Shreveport Times" and both Monroe papers. All three newspapers were known for their conservative editorials. ["John Dunbrack Ewing", "A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography", Vol. 1 (1988), p. 292]

Robert Ewing, III (1935-2007), a nephew of John Ewing, was a nature photographer and served as a "News Star" board member. [http://www.thenewsstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070401/OBITUARIES/704010344/1023] . Another Ewing relative, Edmund Graves Brown (1921-2008), was a "News Star" executive who served as the assistant general manager until Gannett, an Arlington, Virginia, firm, purchased the combined "News-Star-World". [ [http://www.thenewsstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/dclassifieds?Dato=20080513&Kategori=OBITUARY&Class=30&Type=CAT30200&Lopenr=805000157&Selected=2 thenewsstar.com | Monroe OBITUARY | The News Star ] ] In 1980, “World” was dropped from the name, which became the "News Star", without a hyphen.

Recent endorsements

The "News Star" usually endorses conservative candidates. In 2004, it supported successful Republicans Rodney Alexander for the United States House of Representatives and David Vitter for the United States Senate. [ [http://www.vitter2004.com/News/Read.aspx?ID=52 David Vitter | U.S. Senate ] ] In 2007, the paper endorsed Royal Alexander, a former Rodney Alexander staff member (no relation), who unsuccessfully carried the Republican Party banner for Louisiana attorney general in the 2007 elections. Royal Alexander of Shreveport was handily defeated by Buddy Caldwell of Tallulah, after incumbent Charles Foti was eliminated in the first round of balloting. [ [http://dhimmithis.typepad.com/dhimmi_this/2007/10/monroe-news-sta.html Dhimmi This!: Monroe News Star Endorses Royal Alexander ] ]

Divisions of the "News Star"

News

Sports

Voices and Views (Opinion)

Weather

Accent (Features)

Business

Multimedia

Obituaries [ [http://www.bayou.com/~suelynn/obits.html Obituaries from News-Star, Monroe, LA ] ]

Entertainment

Classified

Customer Service [ [http://www.thenewsstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage thenewsstar.com | The News Star | Monroe news, community, entertainment, yellow pages and classifieds. Serving Monroe, LA ] ]

Notable staff members

Charles E. Bever, former managing editor and later Gannett executive, now in Richmond, Virginia

Greg Hilburn, "News Star" political reporter

Wiley W. Hilburn, former staffer and long-term head of the Journalism Department at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston

Kathy Spurlock, executive editor who began career at "News Star" as cub reporter [ [http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080513/OBITUARIES01/805130324/1046/js07 Former News-Star executive Edmund Brown dies | ShreveportTimes | The Times ] ]

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