John Shively Knight (October 26, 1894 – June 16, 1981) was an American newspaper publisher and editor. Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint.
He was born in Bluefield, West Virginia to Charles Landon Knight and Clara Scheifley. Bluefield is a city in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. West Virginia ( is a state in the Appalachian Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, bordered by Charles Landon Knight ( 18 June 1867 — 26 September 1933) was an American lawyer and newspaper publisher who represented Ohio in the He attended Cornell University but never graduated, leaving early to enlist in the Army. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. While at Cornell he was a member of the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity. Phi Sigma Kappa (ΦΣK is a fraternity devoted to three cardinal principles the Promotion of Brotherhood, the Stimulation of Scholarship, and the However, he later received the degree of "War Alumnus. " In 1920 he started at his father's newspaper, The Beacon-Journal, as sportswriter, and moved up to managing editor before inheriting the paper in 1933. The Akron Beacon Journal is a morning Newspaper in Akron Ohio, and published by Black Press Ltd Beginning a nationwide expansion, Knight bought the Miami Herald in 1937. The Miami Herald is a daily Newspaper owned by The McClatchy Company headquartered in Downtown Miami Florida. His portfolio included fifteen newspapers by 1973. A year later he merged his company with Ridder Publications to form Knight-Ridder Newspapers Inc. For the unrelated television series see Knight Rider. For other articles see Knight Rider (disambiguation Knight Ridder
His nationwide column, "The Editor's Notebook", won him the 1968 Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing. The Pulitzer Prize, ˈpʊlɨtsɚ PULL-it-sər is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in Newspaper journalism,
In 1969 Knight received the Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award as well as an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Colby College. Elijah Parish Lovejoy ( November 9 1802 &ndash November 7 1837) was an American Presbyterian minister, Doctor of Laws ( Latin: Legum Doctor, LLD) is a Doctorate -level Academic degree in Law. Colby College, founded in 1813, is an American private liberal arts college located on Mayflower Hill in Waterville Maine.
He co-founded what would become the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation with his brother James L. Knight. The John S and James L Knight Foundation is an American private non-profit foundation dedicated to promoting Journalism and supporting James Landon Knight (born 21 July 1909 Akron Ohio, died 5 February 1991 Santa Monica California) was an American
Knight died of a heart attack in Akron, Ohio. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply Akron is a city in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Summit County.
References
- Carmody, Deirdre. (June 17, 1981). "A Writer and a Businessman". The New York Times, p. 5.
- John S. Knight biography via University of Akron
- Whited, Charles. The University of Akron is an open enrollment regional institution of higher learning located in Akron Ohio. Knight: A Publisher in the Tumultuous Century. E P Dutton 1st edition December 1, 1988. ISBN 0-525-24723-8
Dedications
- The John S. Knight Auditorium is a large lecture hall in Leigh Hall, a building on the campus of the University of Akron. The University of Akron is an open enrollment regional institution of higher learning located in Akron Ohio.
- The John S. Knight Reading Room is located in Bierce Library, a building on the campus of the University of Akron.
- The John S. Knight Center is a large convocation located in downtown Akron, Ohio. Akron is a city in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Summit County.
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