| Revision as of 16:16, 26 July 2020 editAleatoryPonderings (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users, New page reviewers36,675 edits →Early history: fun detailTag: Visual edit← Previous edit | Revision as of 16:20, 26 July 2020 edit undoAleatoryPonderings (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users, New page reviewers36,675 edits →Early history: moreTags: nowiki added Visual editNext edit → | ||
| Line 18: | Line 18: | ||
| == Early history == | == Early history == | ||
| The paper was founded in Calcutta (now ]) on 17 August 1932, as ''The Star of India.'' Following the ] in 1947, it moved to ] and began publishing |
The paper was founded in Calcutta (now ]) on 17 August 1932, as ''The Star of India.'' Following the ] in 1947, it moved to ] and began publishing there—as the '']''<nowiki/>'s evening edition—in August 1949.{{Sfn|DiCostanzo|2012|p=231–232}} The paper ceased publishing in 2005.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Acharya|first=Keya|url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=F5eHAwAAQBAJ|title=The Green Pen: Environmental Journalism in India and South Asia|last2=Noronha|first2=Frederick|date=2010-01-20|publisher=]|year=|isbn=978-81-321-0496-4|location=New Delhi|at=106, note 11|language=en}}</ref> | ||
| As of the mid-1940s, ] was involved in editorial decisions at the paper. Following the ], he reoriented the ''The Star''<nowiki/>'s editorial stance to favour a separate Muslim nation.{{Sfn|DiCostanzo|2012|p=232}} | As of the mid-1940s, ] was involved in editorial decisions at the paper. Following the ], he reoriented the ''The Star''<nowiki/>'s editorial stance to favour a separate Muslim nation.{{Sfn|DiCostanzo|2012|p=232}} | ||
Revision as of 16:20, 26 July 2020
| An editor has nominated this article for deletion. You are welcome to participate in the deletion discussion, which will decide whether or not to retain it.Feel free to improve the article, but do not remove this notice before the discussion is closed. For more information, see the guide to deletion. Find sources: "The Star" Pakistan – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR%5B%5BWikipedia%3AArticles+for+deletion%2FThe+Star+%28Pakistan%29%5D%5DAFD |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Dawn Group of Newspapers |
| Editor | Kamal Majidulla Imran Aslam in the 1980s Asif Noorani |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Headquarters | Haroon House, Dr. Ziauddin Ahmed Road, Saddar, Karachi, Pakistan |
| Website | DAWN.com (Dawn Group of Newspapers) |
The Star was an English-language evening newspaper in Pakistan.
Early history
The paper was founded in Calcutta (now Kolkata) on 17 August 1932, as The Star of India. Following the Partition of India in 1947, it moved to Karachi and began publishing there—as the Dawn's evening edition—in August 1949. The paper ceased publishing in 2005.
As of the mid-1940s, Pothan Joseph was involved in editorial decisions at the paper. Following the Lahore Resolution, he reoriented the The Star's editorial stance to favour a separate Muslim nation.
In 1954, Julian Huxley debated the Soviet biologist Nuzdin, a supporter of the views of Trofim Lysenko, in Karachi. Star staff assisted Huxley in his preparations for the debate.
Modern era
The Star was published as part of the Dawn Group of Newspapers by Pakistan Herald Publications (Pvt.) Limited (PHPL). Although no longer in print, the paper focused on controversial, current issues and gained a reputation for being outspoken and hard-hitting. The last editor of the paper was Kamal Majidulla. The newspaper was usually printed by 1:30pm, and available by about 2:30pm.
The newspaper published a supplement on weekends, called Star Weekend, which provided details on festivals, exhibitions and the cultural and entertainment scene in Pakistan. It also contained focus reports that targeted affluent Pakistani consumers. The editor of this supplement was Asif Noorani. Imran Aslam, now President of Geo TV, served as an editor for The Star in the 1980s.
The Pakistan Herald Publications (Pvt.) in addition to The Star, also publishes Dawn (the first newspaper to be published in Pakistan), Herald (a monthly current affairs magazine), Spider (a monthly Internet magazine) and Aurora (a marketing and advertising based bi-monthly magazine).
Notes
- ^ Profile of newspaper 'The Star' on mondotimes.com website Retrieved 29 March 2020
- DiCostanzo 2012, p. 231–232.
- Acharya, Keya; Noronha, Frederick (20 January 2010). The Green Pen: Environmental Journalism in India and South Asia. New Delhi: SAGE Publications India. 106, note 11. ISBN 978-81-321-0496-4.
- DiCostanzo 2012, p. 232.
- Dronamraju, Krishna R.; Needham, Joseph (1 June 1993). If I Am To Be Remembered: Correspondence of Julian Huxley. Singapore: World Scientific. p. 109. ISBN 978-981-4505-19-2.
- ^ Profile of journalist Imran Aslam (former editor of The Star newspaper) Retrieved 29 March 2020
Sources
- DiCostanzo, Thierry (9 February 2012). "Use and Re-Use of 'Pakistan' in the Indian Muslim Press (1932–47)". In Hegewald, Julia A. B.; Mitra, Subrata K. (eds.). Re-Use: The Art and Politics of Integration and Anxiety. New Delhi: SAGE Publications India. ISBN 978-81-321-0981-5.
External links
- https://www.dawn.com Dawn newspaper, Official website
| Dawn | ||
|---|---|---|
| Editors |
|  |
| People | ||
| Magazines | Young World | |
| Defunct | ||
| Coverage | ||
| Related media | ||
| Columnists |
| |