Joseph Fels Barnes
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Joseph Fels Barnes was a newspaperman who joined the New York Herald-Tribune in 1934, serving first as Moscow correspondent, then in Berlin, and from 1939 to 1948 as foreign editor. In 1948 he left to become part-owner (with Bartley Crum
) and editor of PM
, which soon went out of business to be replaced by the New York Star, where he continued as editor until it folded in 1949.
Barnes was educated at Harvard, where he was Managing Editor and President of the Harvard Crimson
. Prior to joining the Herald-Tribune Barnes was on the staff of Institute for Pacific Relations (IPR) from 1931 to 1934. During World War II Barnes worked for the Office of War Information (OWI) and the Voice of America
.
Often affiliated with left-wing causes, Barnes was identified as a Communist Party
member by several witnesses during the Communist trials of the 1950s, but the charge was never proven.
Bartley Crum
Bartley Cavanaugh Crum was a prominent American lawyer.Bartley Crum was a confidant of William Randolph Hearst and the 1940 U.S. Presidential candidate Wendel Willkie...
) and editor of PM
PM (newspaper)
PM was a leftist New York City daily newspaper published by Ralph Ingersoll from June 1940 to June 1948 and bankrolled by the eccentric Chicago millionaire Marshall Field III....
, which soon went out of business to be replaced by the New York Star, where he continued as editor until it folded in 1949.
Barnes was educated at Harvard, where he was Managing Editor and President of the Harvard Crimson
The Harvard Crimson
The Harvard Crimson, the daily student newspaper of Harvard University, was founded in 1873. It is the only daily newspaper in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and is run entirely by Harvard College undergraduates...
. Prior to joining the Herald-Tribune Barnes was on the staff of Institute for Pacific Relations (IPR) from 1931 to 1934. During World War II Barnes worked for the Office of War Information (OWI) and the Voice of America
Voice of America
Voice of America is the official external broadcast institution of the United States federal government. It is one of five civilian U.S. international broadcasters working under the umbrella of the Broadcasting Board of Governors . VOA provides a wide range of programming for broadcast on radio...
.
Often affiliated with left-wing causes, Barnes was identified as a Communist Party
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement....
member by several witnesses during the Communist trials of the 1950s, but the charge was never proven.