Edwin Lawrence Godkin | |
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| Born | 2 October 1831 County Wicklow, Ireland |
| Died | 21 May 1902 (aged 70) Devon, England |
| Occupation | Journalist, editor |
| Education | Queen's University Belfast |
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Edwin Lawrence Godkin (2 October 1831 – 21 May 1902) was an American journalist and newspaper editor. He founded The Nation and was the editor-in-chief of the New York Evening Post from 1883 to 1899.[1][2][3]
- ^ "Edwin Lawrence Godkin," Literary Digest, 31 May 1902.
- ^ Eric Fettman, "Godkin, E.L." in Stephen L. Vaughn, (ed.) Encyclopedia of American Journalism. London : Routledge, 2009. ISBN 9780415969505 (p.200)
- ^ Victor Navasky, "Afterword", in Katrina Vanden Heuvel, The Nation, 1865-1990 : Selections From The Independent Magazine of Politics and Culture.New York : Thunder's Mouth Press, 1990.ISBN 9781560250012 (pp. 513-17)