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{{Short description|Evening newspaper published in Indianapolis, United States}}
The '''''Indianapolis News''''' was an evening [[newspaper]] published for 130 years, beginning [[December 7]], [[1869]], and ending publication on [[October 1]], [[1999]]. At one time it had the largest circulation in the state of [[Indiana]], and was the oldest [[Indianapolis]] newspaper in existence.▼
[[File:Indianapolis News Building.jpg|thumb|right|Former headquarters building for the ''News'']]
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▲The '''''Indianapolis News''''' was an evening [[newspaper]] published for 130 years, beginning
The "Great Hoosier Daily," as it was known, at one time held the largest circulation in the state of [[Indiana]]. It was also the oldest [[Indianapolis]] newspaper until it closed and was housed in the [[Indianapolis News Building]] from 1910 to 1949.<ref name="SHAARD">{{cite web| url = https://secure.in.gov/apps/dnr/shaard/welcome.html| title = Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) | publisher = Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology | format = Searchable database| access-date = 2016-08-01}} ''Note:'' This includes {{cite web| url =https://secure.in.gov/apps/dnr/shaard/r/1f3d1/N/Indianapolis_News_Bldg_Marion_CO_Nom.pdf| title = National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Indianapolis News Building | access-date = 2016-08-01| author=Samuel A. Roberson & Associates| date=November 1983}} and Accompanying photographs.</ref>{{rp|3–5}} After [[Eugene C. Pulliam]], the founder and president of Central Newspapers acquired the ''News'' in 1948, he became its publisher, while his son, [[Eugene S. Pulliam]], served as the newspaper's managing editor. Eugene S. Pulliam succeeded his father as publisher of the ''News'' in 1975.<ref name=ESPulliam>{{cite journal| author=Eric Pace | title = Eugene Pulliam Is Dead at 84; Publisher Opposed McCarthy | journal =The New York Times | issue =National | pages =B11 | location =New York City | date = January 22, 1999| url =https://www.nytimes.com/1999/01/22/us/eugene-pulliam-is-dead-at-84-publisher-opposed-mccarthy.html| access-date =May 25, 2019}} See also: Gugin and James E. St. Clair, eds., pp. 275–77.</ref>
The ''Indianapolis News'' was an evening paper, and its decline matched a growing circulation of the morning newspaper, the ''[[Indianapolis Star]]''. Prior to the closing, there had been a partial merging of the newspaper staff with the ''Star''.
==Notable staff members==
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* [[Grace Alexander]] (1872–1951) was a society editor for the ''Indianapolis News'' (1891-1903). She wrote all of the musical criticisms, as well as much of the dramatic comment. She also focused on the weekly women's section.<ref name="TheIndianapoliswoman1896">{{cite journal |title=Indianapolis Newspaper Women |journal=The Indianapolis woman an illustrated journal |via=digitalindy.org |date=25 January 1896 |volume=1 |issue=12 |page=10 |url=https://www.digitalindy.org/digital/collection/ewl/id/595 |access-date=4 May 2024 |location=Indianapolis, Indiana |language=en}} {{Source-attribution}}</ref> She also wrote a play, some novels, and co-authored children's textbooks with her sister.
* [http://www.depauw.edu/library/archives/ijhof/inductees/newstoclose.html Closing of the News] ▼
*[[M. Stanton Evans|Medford Stanton Evans]] (1934–2015) was an award-winning journalist, educator, and author who became the head editorial writer for the ''News'' in 1959. He was promoted to editor of the ''News'' in 1960, at the age twenty-six, and became the youngest editor of a metropolitan daily newspaper at that time. Because of his editorial at the ''News'', Evans was selected in 1960 to draft the [[Sharon Statement]], which outlined the founding principles for the [[Young Americans for Freedom]]. The conservative writer remained as editor of the ''News'' through 1974, when he left the city and became a nationally [[print syndication|syndicated]] columnist for ''[[The Los Angeles Times]]''. Evans also taught journalism as [[Troy University]] in [[Troy, Alabama]], for more than thirty years. Among his many other activities, Evans lead the [[American Conservative Union]] from 1971 to 1977, authored several books, and founded the [[National Journalism Center]] in 1977 in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>{{cite book | author =Sam G. Riley | title =Biographical Dictionary of American Newspaper Columnists | publisher =Greenwood Press | year =1995 | location =Westport, Connecticut | page =[https://archive.org/details/biographicaldict0000unse_x5v0/page/84 84] | url =https://archive.org/details/biographicaldict0000unse_x5v0/page/84 | isbn =0-313-29192-6 }} See also: {{cite news |author=Adam Clymer |title=M. Stanton Evans, Who Helped Shape Conservative Movement, Is Dead at 80|date=March 3, 2015|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/04/us/m-stanton-evans-pioneer-of-conservative-movement-dies-at-80.html|access-date=November 14, 2019}}</ref>
*[[Kin Hubbard|Frank McKinney "Kin" Hubbard]] (1868–1930) was a nationally known [[United States|American]] [[cartoonist]], [[List of humorists|humorist]], and [[journalist]] whose most famous work was the ''[[Abe Martin (comic strip)|Abe Martin]]'' cartoon series. Hubbard introduced his Abe Martin character to ''Indianapolis News'' readers on December 17, 1904, and it appeared six days a week on the back page of the newspaper for twenty-six years. Hubbard also originated and illustrated a once-a-week humor essay for the "Short Furrows" column in the Sunday edition. The Abe Martin cartoon series went into national [[print syndication]] in 1910 and the "Short Furrows" column went into syndication the following year. For years after Hubbard's death in 1930, the ''News'' and other newspapers continued to print his Abe Martin cartoon series.<ref>Hubbard initially began work for the Indianapolis ''News'' in 1891, but left after three years to return to his hometown of [[Bellefontaine, Ohio]]. He rejoined the ''News'' staff in 1901 and continued to work there until his death in 1930. See: {{cite book | editor=Linda C. Gugin and James E. St. Clair | title =Indiana's 200: The People Who Shaped the Hoosier State | publisher =Indiana Historical Society Press| year =2015| location =Indianapolis | pages=180–82| isbn =978-0-87195-387-2}} See also: {{cite book | author= Fred C. Kelly | title =The Life and Times of Kin Hubbard, Creator of Abe Martin | publisher =Farrar, Staus and Young | year =1952 | location =New York | pages =81–83 and 86 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal| author=Ray E. Boomhower | title=A 'Dapper Dan with the Soul of an Imp': Kin Hubbard, Creator of Abe Martin | journal=Traces of Indiana and Midwestern History | volume =5 | issue=4 | pages=38–45 | publisher=Indiana Historical Society | location =Indianapolis | date =Fall 1993| url =http://cdm16797.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16797coll39/id/1765| access-date =October 24, 2019}} See also: {{cite book | editor=David S. Hawes | title=The Best of Kin Hubbard | publisher=Indiana University Press | year =1984 | location=Bloomington | pages=3 and 15 | isbn=0253106117}}</ref>
*[[Eugene S. Pulliam]] (1914–1999) began working at the ''News'' as its managing editor in 1948 and rose through the managerial ranks to become assistant publisher of the Indianapolis ''News'' and the ''Star '' in 1962. He succeeded his father, [[Eugene C. Pulliam]], as publisher of both newspapers in 1975. Known for his advocacy for [[First Amendment to the United States Constitution|First Amendment]] rights and freedom of the press, Eugene S. Pulliam remained the publisher of the ''News'' and the ''Star '' until his death in 1999. He also became president of Central Newspapers in 1979 following the death of his stepmother, [[Nina Mason Pulliam]].<ref name=ESPulliam/>
*[[Juliet V. Strauss]] (1863–1918) was a well-known journalist, author, and public speaker from [[Rockville, Indiana]], who wrote a regular weekly column for the ''News'' using the pseudonym of "The Country Contributor" from November 1903 until her death in May 1918. Strauss also was a leader in efforts to generate public and state government support to establish [[Turkey Run State Park]] in [[Parke County, Indiana]], in 1916 as [[Indiana]]'s second state park. She began her journalism career as a regular newspaper columnist at the ''Rockville Tribune'' in 1893. In addition to her regular newspaper columns, Strauss authored "The Ideas of a Plain Country Woman," a monthly column for the ''[[Ladies' Home Journal]]'' from 1905 until 1918. She was also a founder in 1913 of the Woman's Press Club of Indiana.<ref>{{cite web| title =Juliet V. Strauss | date =29 January 2001 | publisher =Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame | url =https://ijhf.org/juliet-v-strauss | access-date =November 8, 2019}} See also: {{cite journal| author= Ray E. Boomhower | title =The Country Contributor: Rockville's Juliet V. Strauss | journal =Traces of Indiana and Midwestern History | volume =7 | issue =2 | pages =38–46 | publisher =Indiana Historical Society | location =Indianapolis | date =Spring 1995| url=http://cdm16797.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16797coll39/id/2242| access-date =November 11, 2019}} Also: {{cite web| title =Juliet V. Strauss | publisher =Indiana Historical Bureau | url =https://www.in.gov/history/markers/4124.htm | access-date =November 8, 2019}}</ref>
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