Washington Daily News was a tabloid style newspaper serving the Washington, DC metropolitan area.
The newspaper was founded on November 8, 1921 and competed with four established local daily newspapers: the Washington Post, the Washington Times (not to be confused with the current Washington Times), the Washington Herald, and the Washington Star (The Evening Star). The newspaper's masthead had The News printed in large, bold letters, with Washing...
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Washington Daily News was a tabloid style newspaper serving the Washington, DC metropolitan area.
The newspaper was founded on November 8, 1921 and competed with four established local daily newspapers: the Washington Post, the Washington Times (not to be confused with the current Washington Times), the Washington Herald, and the Washington Star (The Evening Star). The newspaper's masthead had The News printed in large, bold letters, with Washington Daily printed in small letters between them, over a rendering of the U.S. Capitol dome. Unlike its rivals, the paper was printed in a tabloid format.
The Washington Daily News was purchased by and merged with the competing Washington Star in 1972. The new paper was soon renamed the "Washington Star News". By the late 1970s the word News completely disappeared from the title.
The Washington Daily News was owned by the E. W. Scripps Company. The newspaper was born on November 8, 1921 and competed with four established local daily newspapers,...
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