William Allen White
Years
Ordering weight
0 (Chair)
Position on jury
Chair
Employer is a publication
No
Categories:
Biography
Associated Person(s)
Frank I. Cobb
Citation
A special prize of $1000 was awarded to the widow of Frank I. Cobb in recognition of the distinction of her husband's editorial writing and service.
Tags:
1924
Categories:
Editorial Writing
Publication
New York World
Melville Elijah Stone
Job title
general manager
First name
Melville Elijah
Last name
Stone
MELVILLE ELIJAH STONE (1848-1929)
Stone was born in Illinois and was a reporter when he founded the 1876 "penny paper," the Chicago Daily News. While serving as a Chicago bank president in 1893, Stone became general manager of the reorganized Associated Press, which under his direction became a prominent international news agency.
-- photo courtesy of Library of Congress, biography courtesy of Illinois State Archives
Employer
The Associated Press
Photo
Ordering weight
1
