- Monroe News Star
Infobox_Newspaper
name =Monroe News Star
type = Dailynewspaper
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 northeasternLouisiana . Its circulation area ranges over some dozen parishes from Ruston, the seat ofLincoln Parish , on the west, to Tallulah inMadison Parish on the east, to theArkansas state line on the north, and to Ferriday inConcordia Parish on the south. The newspaper is aGannett 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 thepublisher of the since defunctNew 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 Louisianajournalism 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 onJune 16 ,1977 . The "Morning World" and "News-Star" consolidated onAugust 4 ,1980 , to become "The News-Star-World". The name was later changed and the first edition of "The News Star" was printed onMay 22 ,1988 .John D. Ewing (1892-1952), one of the five sons of Robert Ewing, waseditor andpublisher 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), anephew of John Ewing, was a naturephotographer 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, anArlington, 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 ahyphen .Recent endorsements
The "News Star" usually endorses conservative candidates. In 2004, it supported successful Republicans
Rodney Alexander for theUnited States House of Representatives andDavid Vitter for theUnited States Senate . [ [http://www.vitter2004.com/News/Read.aspx?ID=52 David Vitter | U.S. Senate ] ] In 2007, the paper endorsedRoyal Alexander , a former Rodney Alexander staff member (no relation), who unsuccessfully carried the Republican Party banner for Louisianaattorney general in the 2007 elections. Royal Alexander of Shreveport was handily defeated byBuddy Caldwell of Tallulah, afterincumbent 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 atLouisiana Tech University in RustonKathy 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 ] ]
References
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