Harry Post Godwin

Harry Post Godwin (February 10, 1857 – March 30, 1900) was an American newspaper editor. He was born in Binghamton, New York. At a young age he moved to Washington, D.C., where he was educated. At age 17, he began working at the National Republican, where he quickly became chief editor. He worked there for seven years until 1881, when he became city editor at The Washington Star, where he worked for nearly 20 years.

To test William Price, Godwin sent him to the White House to find a story, and he came back with a good headline which started a new form of journalism directed at uncovering the White House.[clarification needed]

After resigning from The Washington Star in 1897, Godwin went to New York to take a high-ranking position in the Columbia Phonograph Company.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Papers of the Washington Star, 1852-1981". 23 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Search Results « Chronicling America « Library of Congress". chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
  3. ^ Hornaday, William Temple (7 September 1887). The Extermination of the American Bison. Library of Alexandria. ISBN 9781465543073 – via Google Books.