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Domestic News
December 29, 1888
The New York Age
New York, New York County, New York
What is this article about?
The Baltimore Star, a newspaper serving the African American community, suspended publication after two years of financial struggle, unable to sustain itself in a city of over 60,000. Baltimore now relies on out-of-town papers for local news, surpassing Washington as a 'graveyard' for colored journalism.
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Another Newspaper Graveyard.
A correspondent of the American Catholic Tribune notes the fact that after two years' struggle for existence, the Baltimore Star has been forced to suspend publication "because it cannot live upon air." The writer adds this pertinent comment:
"Baltimore, with a population of over 60,000, cannot maintain a race paper, and will now have to depend upon the correspondents of papers published in other cities for its local news."
Washington has hitherto been accorded the doubtful honor of being the "graveyard of colored journalism," but it seems that Baltimore has surpassed her in that particular, as we receive regularly three journals of the race published at the National Capital. The Star was but a weakly luminary after all, and it twinkled with such intermittent brilliancy that its rays only reached our office at rare intervals.
A correspondent of the American Catholic Tribune notes the fact that after two years' struggle for existence, the Baltimore Star has been forced to suspend publication "because it cannot live upon air." The writer adds this pertinent comment:
"Baltimore, with a population of over 60,000, cannot maintain a race paper, and will now have to depend upon the correspondents of papers published in other cities for its local news."
Washington has hitherto been accorded the doubtful honor of being the "graveyard of colored journalism," but it seems that Baltimore has surpassed her in that particular, as we receive regularly three journals of the race published at the National Capital. The Star was but a weakly luminary after all, and it twinkled with such intermittent brilliancy that its rays only reached our office at rare intervals.
What sub-type of article is it?
Economic
What keywords are associated?
Baltimore Star
Newspaper Suspension
Colored Journalism
Financial Struggle
Where did it happen?
Baltimore
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Baltimore
Outcome
suspension of publication after two years' struggle
Event Details
The Baltimore Star, a race paper, forced to suspend due to inability to sustain financially; Baltimore cannot maintain such a paper despite population over 60,000, leading to reliance on out-of-city correspondents for local news.