The Washington Daily News

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Washington Daily News was a tabloid style newspaper serving the Washington, DC metropolitan area.

[edit] History

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.

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.

[edit] Ownership

The Washington Daily News was owned by the E. W. Scripps Company. The WDN was the home newspaper for Ernie Pyle, the famed war correspondent. People who gained recognition while working at the Daily News include Judy Mann, who was part of an early Vietnam protest sit-in at Columbia. The Chief Photographer was William C."BILL" Beall, who won many photography awards and had full page photos in Life and other publications.