History News Network

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History News Network (HNN) at George Washington University is a platform for historians writing about current events.

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History

History News Network (HNN) is a non-profit corporation registered in Washington, DC. HNN was founded by Richard Shenkman, the author of Legends, Lies & Cherished Myths of World History. Shenkman served as editor until his retirement in 2019. As of February 2025, Tony Field is managing editor. HNN sponsored several history-oriented blogs, including Liberty and Power (coordinated by David T. Beito) and Jim Loewen.[ needs update? ] [1] [2] [3] [4]

HNN, initially hosted by George Mason University, moved to George Washington University in 2017. [5]

Murray Polner was the long-time book editor for HNN. [6] [7]

In 2012, HNN celebrated Independence Day by holding a contest to select the worst books about American history ever published. Nominees included David Barton's The Jefferson Lies, Michael Bellesiles's Arming America , Gavin Menzies’s 1421: The Year China Discovered America, Richard G. Williams's 2006 book Stonewall Jackson: The Black Man's Friend and A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn. [3] Over 1000 HNN readers gave the nod to Barton and Zinn. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Liberty & Power: Group Blog". History News Network.
  2. ↑ "History News Network". Center for History and New Media (CHNM) . Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "History News Network Celebrates Bad History Books". The New York Times . July 4, 2012. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  4. ↑ "York College Professor Reviews For History News Network". York College, City University of New York. Archived from the original on October 23, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  5. ↑ Warren, James (March 27, 2017). "Shenkman's New Home". Vanity Fair . Archived from the original on March 29, 2017. Retrieved November 23, 2021. Journalist-historian Rick Shenkman has found a new home for the History News Network, namely George Washington University, meaning 'its future is now assured' after departing George Mason University.
  6. ↑ Oster, Marcy (June 2, 2019). "Murray Polner, founding and only editor of Present Tense magazine, dies at 91". Jewish Telegraphic Agency . Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  7. ↑ Roberts, Sam (June 5, 2019). "Murray Polner, Antiwar Editor and Author, Is Dead at 91". The New York Times . Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  8. ↑ Schuessler, Jennifer (July 16, 2012). "And the Worst Book of History Is …". New York Times .


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