The Washington Spectator is a left-leaning independent political periodical with a circulation of 60,000, published monthly by The Public Concern Foundation. It was founded by Tristram Coffin (AKA Tris Coffin) in 1971 as Washington Watch,[1] and became The Washington Spectator in 1974.[2] Coffin remained editor until 1993.[3] Generally, every issue covers a single topic—most often, one that its editors believe is not receiving sufficient coverage in the mainstream media outlets.[citation needed]
In 1997, the Washington Spectator had a circulation of some 65,000.[3]
Staffedit
The current editor-in-chief is Lou Dubose,[4] who assumed the editorship in 2007. Dubose is the author of Vice: Dick Cheney and the Hijacking of the American Presidency and co-author, with Molly Ivins, of the books Bushwhacked: Life in George Bush's America, Shrub: The Short but Happy Political Life of George W. Bush, and Bill of Wrongs: The Executive Branch's Assault on America's Fundamental Rights.
Tristram Coffin (1912–1997[6]), born in Hood River, Oregon, grew up in Indianapolis and graduated from Depauw University. He worked for the Indianapolis Times, for whom he covered gangster John Dillinger, before becoming press secretary to Governor Clifford Townsend and then staffer when Townsend became an assistant secretary at the United States Department of Agriculture. During World War II, Coffin returned to journalism as a radio reporter, covering the White House for CBS Radio and Capitol Hill for ABC Radio. Coffin then joined Drew Pearson's Washington Merry-Go-Round. In 1947, he published a critical book on US President Harry S. Truman, entitled Missouri Compromise, after which he established a syndicated column, "Tris Coffin's Daybook," while working for ABC. (Coffin wrote half a dozen other books.) In 1968, Coffin raised funds to start the Washington Watch newsletter, which became the Washington Spectator in 1975. After writing and editing the newsletter for more than two decades, Coffin retired; he died in 1997.[3]Ralph de Toledano and Victor Lasky cited Coffin in their book Seeds of Treason (1950).[7]
Othersedit
Besides founder and former editor Coffin, former editors include Ben A. Franklin, who helmed the periodical from 1993 to 2005.[8] In the early 1990s, the Spectator distinguished itself with reporting on the sexual assault scandals of Oregon Senator Robert Packwood, who resigned his office in 1995. [9]
Recent staffers include David Weigel, a reporter for The Washington Post. Former publisher Kevin Walter now serves as associate publisher of Mother Jones magazine.[10]Phillip Frazer also served as publisher of the Spectator.
Referencesedit
^Fish, Hamilton. "Ben A. Franklin, 1927-2005," The Washington Spectator, January 1, 2006.
^Robert McG. Thomas Jr. "Tristram Coffin Is Dead at 84; Created Washington Spectator," The New York Times, June 16, 1997.
^ abc Thomas Jr., Robert McG. (16 June 1997). "Tristram Coffin Is Dead at 84; Created Washington Spectator". New York Times. p. B11. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
^Nichols, Lee. "Mr. Dubose Goes to Washington – Part Time," The Austin Chronicle, July 20, 2007.
^"About the Spectator," The Washington Spectator (retrieved October 17, 2011).
^Coffin, Tristram, 1912–1997. Library of Congress. 25 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
^"Ben A. Franklin, 78, Reporter for The Times, Dies," The New York Times, November 22, 2005.
^Fibich, Linda. "A Gadfly's Fight for Credentials," American Journalism Review, November 1995.
^Kevin Walter biography on motherjones.com (Retrieved October 17, 2011).
External linksedit
Official website
April 09, 2024
washington, spectator, left, leaning, independent, political, periodical, with, circulation, published, monthly, public, concern, foundation, founded, tristram, coffin, tris, coffin, 1971, washington, watch, became, 1974, coffin, remained, editor, until, 1993,. The Washington Spectator is a left leaning independent political periodical with a circulation of 60 000 published monthly by The Public Concern Foundation It was founded by Tristram Coffin AKA Tris Coffin in 1971 as Washington Watch 1 and became The Washington Spectator in 1974 2 Coffin remained editor until 1993 3 Generally every issue covers a single topic most often one that its editors believe is not receiving sufficient coverage in the mainstream media outlets citation needed The Washington SpectatorTypeMonthly periodicalFounder s Tristram CoffinPublisherHamilton Fish VEditorLouis DuboseFounded1974 50 years ago 1974 HeadquartersNew York CityISSN0887 428XWebsitewashingtonspectator wbr org Contents 1 Circulation 2 Staff 2 1 Founder Tris Coffin 2 2 Others 3 References 4 External linksCirculation editIn 1997 the Washington Spectator had a circulation of some 65 000 3 Staff editThe current editor in chief is Lou Dubose 4 who assumed the editorship in 2007 Dubose is the author of Vice Dick Cheney and the Hijacking of the American Presidency and co author with Molly Ivins of the books Bushwhacked Life in George Bush s America Shrub The Short but Happy Political Life of George W Bush and Bill of Wrongs The Executive Branch s Assault on America s Fundamental Rights The current publisher is Hamilton Fish V 5 Founder Tris Coffin edit Tristram Coffin 1912 1997 6 born in Hood River Oregon grew up in Indianapolis and graduated from Depauw University He worked for the Indianapolis Times for whom he covered gangster John Dillinger before becoming press secretary to Governor Clifford Townsend and then staffer when Townsend became an assistant secretary at the United States Department of Agriculture During World War II Coffin returned to journalism as a radio reporter covering the White House for CBS Radio and Capitol Hill for ABC Radio Coffin then joined Drew Pearson s Washington Merry Go Round In 1947 he published a critical book on US President Harry S Truman entitled Missouri Compromise after which he established a syndicated column Tris Coffin s Daybook while working for ABC Coffin wrote half a dozen other books In 1968 Coffin raised funds to start the Washington Watch newsletter which became the Washington Spectator in 1975 After writing and editing the newsletter for more than two decades Coffin retired he died in 1997 3 Ralph de Toledano and Victor Lasky cited Coffin in their book Seeds of Treason 1950 7 Others edit Besides founder and former editor Coffin former editors include Ben A Franklin who helmed the periodical from 1993 to 2005 8 In the early 1990s the Spectator distinguished itself with reporting on the sexual assault scandals of Oregon Senator Robert Packwood who resigned his office in 1995 9 Recent staffers include David Weigel a reporter for The Washington Post Former publisher Kevin Walter now serves as associate publisher of Mother Jones magazine 10 Phillip Frazer also served as publisher of the Spectator References edit Fish Hamilton Ben A Franklin 1927 2005 The Washington Spectator January 1 2006 Robert McG Thomas Jr Tristram Coffin Is Dead at 84 Created Washington Spectator The New York Times June 16 1997 a b c Thomas Jr Robert McG 16 June 1997 Tristram Coffin Is Dead at 84 Created Washington Spectator New York Times p B11 Retrieved 25 October 2020 Nichols Lee Mr Dubose Goes to Washington Part Time The Austin Chronicle July 20 2007 About the Spectator The Washington Spectator retrieved October 17 2011 Coffin Tristram 1912 1997 Library of Congress 25 October 2020 Retrieved 25 October 2020 de Toledano Ralph Lasky Victor 1950 Seeds of Treason Funk and Wagnalls pp 39 40 Retrieved 25 October 2020 Ben A Franklin 78 Reporter for The Times Dies The New York Times November 22 2005 Fibich Linda A Gadfly s Fight for Credentials American Journalism Review November 1995 Kevin Walter biography on motherjones com Retrieved October 17 2011 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Washington Spectator amp oldid 1138673041, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
