Nebraska State Journal
The Nebraska State Journal (NSJ), also known as Lincoln Nebraska State Journal, was a daily newspaper published from 1867 through 1951. The first newspaper for the city of Lincoln, Nebraska,[1] it was founded by Charles H. Gere and W. W. Carder in 1867 with the name title of the Nebraska Commonwealth.[2] It was first published on September 7, 1867 but did not become a daily publication until three years later by July 20, 1870.[1] Two years after its founding, its name was changed from the Nebraska Commonwealth to the Nebraska State Journal in 1869,[1] and at this time John Q. Brownslee joined Gere as a publisher of the paper.[3] Gere remained editor-in-chief of the NSJ until his death in 1904.[4]
In 1949 the paper was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.[5]
In 1951 the paper, now owned by J.C. Seacrest, ceased publication when it was merged with Seacrest's other newspaper, the Lincoln Evening Journal, to form the Lincoln Evening Journal & Nebraska State Journal.[6] That paper remained in existence until 1995 when it merged with the Lincoln Daily Star to form the Lincoln Journal Star.[7]
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ a b c Brainerd, p. 34
- ^ Edmunds, p. 165-166
- ^ Edmunds, p. 166
- ^ Bohlke & Hoover, p. 9
- ^ The New York Times (2007). The New York Times Guide to Essential Knowledge, Second Edition: A Desk Reference for the Curious Mind. St. Martin's Press. p. 1013. ISBN 9780312376598.
- ^ "Nebraska State Journal and Lincoln Evening Journal merge". Editor & Publisher. 84: 2. 1951.
- ^ "About Lincoln journal star. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1995-current". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
Bibliography
[edit]- Brainerd, Henry Allen (1923). History of the Nebraska Press Association, Volume I. Woodruff Printing Company.
- Bohlke, L. Brent; Hoover, Sharon, eds. (2002). Willa Cather Remembered. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 9780803223950.
- Edmunds, A. C. (1871). Pen Sketches of Nebraskans: With Photographs. R. & J. Wilbur.
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