- Ledger-Enquirer
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The June 28, 2011 front page
of the Ledger-EnquirerType Daily newspaper Format Broadsheet Owner The McClatchy Company Publisher Rodney Mahone Editor Joe Kieta Founded 1828
(as The Columbus Enquirer)Language English Headquarters 17 W. 12th St.
Columbus, Georgia 31901
United StatesCirculation 111,305 (daily)
134,510 (Sunday)[1]ISSN 0898-3860 Official website www.Ledger-Enquirer.com The Ledger-Enquirer is a McClatchy newspaper headquartered in Downtown Columbus, Georgia, in the United States. It was founded in 1828 as the Columbus Enquirer by Mirabeau B. Lamar[2], who later played a pivotal role in the founding of the Republic of Texas and served as its third President.[3] The newspaper is a two-time recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.[4][5]
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History
In 1874, the Columbus Enquirer, until then a weekly publication, merged with Columbus's first daily newspaper, the Daily Sun, to form the Columbus Enquirer-Sun.[6] The paper was published under this name for many years before eventually dropping the hyphen and reverting back to the name Columbus Enquirer. The paper was purchased by R. W. Page in 1930.[7] For many years the morning Columbus Enquirer and the afternoon Columbus Ledger, a paper founded in 1886, and also owned by R. W. Page, published a combined Sunday paper known as the Sunday Ledger-Enquirer. Knight Newspapers acquired the company in 1973, and in 1988 the papers merged the daily edition as well, adpoting the name Columbus Ledger-Enquirer.[7]. Knight Ridder was acquired by The McClatchy Company in 2006.[8]
1926 Pulitzer Prize
The Columbus Enquirer-Sun was awarded the 1926 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service "for the service which it rendered in its brave and energetic fight against the Ku Klux Klan; against the enactment of a law barring the teaching of evolution; against dishonest and incompetent public officials and for justice to the Negro and against lynching."[4]
1955 Pulitzer Prize
The Columbus Ledger and Sunday Ledger-Enquirer were awarded the 1955 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for their "complete news coverage and fearless editorial attack on widespread corruption in neighboring Phenix City, Alabama which were effective in destroying a corrupt and racket-ridden city government. The newspaper exhibited an early awareness of the evils of lax law enforcement before the situation in Phenix City erupted into murder. It covered the whole unfolding story of the final prosecution of the wrong-doers with skill, perception, force and courage."[5]
See also
References
- ^ http://www.mcclatchy.com/146/story/353.html
- ^ Prospectus for the Columbus Enquirer, 1828, tsl.state.tx.us; retrieved April 2007
- ^ President Mirabeau B. Lamar, tsl.state.tx.us; retrieved March 2008
- ^ a b The Pulitzer Prizes for 1926, pulitzer.org; retrieved September 2008
- ^ a b The Pulitzer Prizes for 1955, pulitzer.org; retrieved September 2008
- ^ Newspaper List:Georgia, web.library.emory.edu; retrieved April 2007
- ^ a b The McClatchy Company - Newspaper Profiles, mcclatchy.com; retrieved September 2008
- ^ The McClatchy Company - About, mcclatchy.com; retrieved September 2008
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- Ledger-Enquirer.com official website
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- The McClatchy Company's subsidiary profile of the Ledger-Enquirer
- Columbus Enquirer Archive Digital Library of Georgia
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