Ledger-Enquirer
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | The McClatchy Company |
| Publisher | Pam Siddall |
| Editor | Ben Holden |
| Founded | 1828 (as The Columbus Enquirer) |
| Headquarters | 17 W. 12th St. Columbus, GA 31901-2413 United States |
| Circulation | 45,661 Monday - Thursday 49,022 Friday & Saturday 57,656 daily |
| Website | www.Ledger-Enquirer.com |
The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer is a McClatchy newspaper headquartered in Columbus, Georgia, in the United States. It was founded in 1828 as the Columbus Enquirer by Mirabeau B. Lamar[1], who later played a pivotal role in the founding of the Republic of Texas and served as its third President. The newspaper is a two-time recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.
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.[2] The paper was published under this name for many years before eventually dropping the hyphen and reverting back to the name Columbus Enquirer. For many years the morning Columbus Enquirer and the afternoon Columbus Ledger, a paper founded in 1886, published a combined Sunday paper known as the Sunday Ledger-Enquirer. Eventually the papers would merge the daily edition as well adpoting the name Columbus Ledger-Enquirer.
1926 Pulitzer Prize
The Columbus Enquirer-Sun was awared 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."[3]
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."[4]
References
- ^ Prospectus for the Columbus Enquirer, 1828, tsl.state.tx.us; retrieved April 2007
- ^ Newspaper List:Georgia, web.library.emory.edu; retrieved April 2007
- ^ The Pulitzer Prizes for 1926, pulitzer.org; retrieved April 2007
- ^ The Pulitzer Prizes for 1955, pulitzer.org; retrieved April 2007
External links
- Ledger-Enquirer.com official website
- The McClatchy Company's subsidiary profile of the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
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