Changes

The two Monroe newspapers remained in the Ewing family until the Gannett acquisition on June 16, 1977. The ''Morning World'' and ''The News-Star'' consolidated on August 4, 1980, to become  ''The News-Star-World.'' The name was later changed and the first edition of ''The News Star,'' since a morning paper,'' was printed on May 22, 1988.<ref name=nstar/>

The two Monroe newspapers remained in the Ewing family until the Gannett acquisition on June 16, 1977. The ''Morning World'' and ''The News-Star'' consolidated on August 4, 1980, to become  ''The News-Star-World.'' The name was later changed and the first edition of ''The News Star,'' since a morning paper,'' was printed on May 22, 1988.<ref name=nstar/>

John Dunbrack Ewing (1892–1952), one of the five sons of Robert Ewing, was editor and [[publisher]] of  ''The Shreveport Times'' and the ''Monroe News-Star-World'' from 1931 until his death. John Ewing moved to [[Shreveport]] in 1915 to become the associate publisher of ''The Shreveport Times'.'' When his father died, Ewing became the publisher of the ''Shreveport Times'' and both Monroe papers. All three newspapers were known for their [[conservative]] editorials.<ref name=dict/ref>

John Dunbrack Ewing (1892–1952), one of the five sons of Robert Ewing, was editor and [[publisher]] of  ''The Shreveport Times'' and the ''Monroe News-Star-World'' from 1931 until his death. John Ewing moved to [[Shreveport]] in 1915 to become the associate publisher of ''The Shreveport Times'.'' When his father died, Ewing became the publisher of the ''Shreveport Times'' and both Monroe papers. All three newspapers were known for their [[conservative]] editorials.<ref name=dict/>

[[Robert Ewing, III]],  a nephew of John Ewing, was a nature [[photographer]] and served as a ''News Star'' board member.<ref>http://www.thenewsstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070401/OBITUARIES/704010344/1023</ref> Another Ewing relative,  [[Edmund Graves Brown]] was a ''News Star'' executive who served as the assistant general manager until Gannett, an Arlington, [[Virginia]], firm, purchased the combined ''News-Star-World.''<ref>[http://www.thenewsstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/dclassifieds?Dato=20080513&Kategori=OBITUARY&Class=30&Type=CAT30200&Lopenr=805000157&Selected=2 thenewsstar.com | Monroe OBITUARY | The News Star<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In 1980, “World” was dropped from the name, which became ''The News Star,'' without a hyphen.

[[Robert Ewing, III]],  a nephew of John Ewing, was a nature [[photographer]] and served as a ''News Star'' board member.<ref>http://www.thenewsstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070401/OBITUARIES/704010344/1023</ref> Another Ewing relative,  [[Edmund Graves Brown]] was a ''News Star'' executive who served as the assistant general manager until Gannett, an Arlington, [[Virginia]], firm, purchased the combined ''News-Star-World.''<ref>[http://www.thenewsstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/dclassifieds?Dato=20080513&Kategori=OBITUARY&Class=30&Type=CAT30200&Lopenr=805000157&Selected=2 thenewsstar.com | Monroe OBITUARY | The News Star<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In 1980, “World” was dropped from the name, which became ''The News Star,'' without a hyphen.