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When subscribers to the World Press Review received the 30th anniversary issue in April, they got a nasty surprise. The magazine, which journalists and foreign-policy experts scoured for local news and commentary from around the globe, had published its last issue. In a one-page note, Richard H. Stanley, chairman and president of the Stanley Foundation, based in Muscatine, Iowa, thanked readers for
June 1, 2004
Rorie M. Sherman Editor in Chief
When subscribers to the World Press Review received the 30th anniversary issue in April, they got a nasty surprise. The magazine, which journalists and foreign-policy experts scoured for local news and commentary from around the globe, had published its last issue. In a one-page note, Richard H. Stanley, chairman and president of the Stanley Foundation, based in Muscatine, Iowa, thanked readers for their loyalty and explained that the family foundation was withdrawing its support.
Stanley, son of founders C. Maxwell and Betty Stanley, said that the decision to pull funding was the result of a two-year strategic review process. He said the small family-controlled foundation wanted to dedicate itself to “idea...
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