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Elizabeth King (journalist)
Elizabeth King Phelps Stokes (November 19, 1885-October 26, 1970), also known as Elizabeth King, was an American political journalist who wrote for the ''New York Post, New York Evening Post''. One of the first women to work in the press gallery of the Albany Legislature, she co-founded the Women's National Press Club. Career King joined the ''New York Evening Post'' before World War I. In 1917, she was one of the first female journalists admitted to the press gallery for the New York state Legislature. By 1919, she was a Washington correspondent for the paper, and one of only 10 women accredited by the Congressional Directory to report from the press gallery of the U.S. Congress. Prior to World War I, women were not allowed into the Congressional press gallery and only one woman is recorded as being accredited in 1912. She was one of six founding members of the Women's National Press Club in 1919, because the National Press Club refused to admit women. In 1985, the National Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Post
The ''New York Post'' (''NY Post'') is a conservative daily tabloid newspaper published in New York City. The ''Post'' also operates NYPost.com, the celebrity gossip site PageSix.com, and the entertainment site Decider.com. It was established in 1801 by Federalist and Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, and became a respected broadsheet in the 19th century under the name ''New York Evening Post''. Its most famous 19th-century editor was William Cullen Bryant. In the mid-20th century, the paper was owned by Dorothy Schiff, a devoted liberal, who developed its tabloid format. In 1976, Rupert Murdoch bought the ''Post'' for US$30.5 million. Since 1993, the ''Post'' has been owned by Murdoch's News Corp. Its distribution ranked 4th in the US in 2019. History 19th century The ''Post'' was founded by Alexander Hamilton with about US$10,000 () from a group of investors in the autumn of 1801 as the ''New-York Evening Post'', a broadsheet. Hamilton's co-investors included other New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
