Ledger-Enquirer
{{Short description|Daily American newspaper}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2023}} {{Use American English|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox Newspaper
| logo = Ledger-Enquirer masthead.svg
| logo_size = 240px
| image = Ledger enquirer cover 6-28-11.jpg
| image_size = 215px
| caption = The June 28, 2011 front page
of the Ledger-Enquirer
| type = Daily newspaper
| format = Broadsheet
| foundation = 1828
(as The Columbus Enquirer)
| ceased publication =
| owners = The McClatchy Company{{cite web |url=http://www.mcclatchy.com/our-impact/markets |title=Our Markets |publisher=McClatchy Company |location=Sacramento, California |access-date= March 26, 2017 }}
| publisher = Rodney Mahone
| editor = Ross McDuffie
| language = English
| political =
| circulation = 10,120 Daily
12,770 Sunday
| circulation_date = 2020
| headquarters = 945 Broadway
Columbus, Georgia 31901
United States
| ISSN = 0898-3860
| website = {{URL|ledger-enquirer.com}}
}}
The Ledger-Enquirer is a newspaper headquartered in downtown Columbus, Georgia, in the United States. It was founded in 1828 as the Columbus Enquirer by Mirabeau B. Lamar[http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/exhibits/presidents/lamar/m_lamar_jan_1828.html Prospectus for the Columbus Enquirer, 1828]. tsl.state.tx.us; retrieved April 2007 who later played a pivotal role in the founding of the Republic of Texas and served as its third President.[http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/exhibits/presidents/lamar/intro.html President Mirabeau B. Lamar]. tsl.state.tx.us. retrieved March 2008 The newspaper is a two-time recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.[http://www.pulitzer.org/awards/1926 The Pulitzer Prizes for 1926], pulitzer.org; retrieved September 2008[http://www.pulitzer.org/awards/1955 The Pulitzer Prizes for 1955]. pulitzer.org. retrieved September 2008
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.[https://web.archive.org/web/20080413235330/http://web.library.emory.edu/subjects/humanities/history/news/NewspGA.html Newspaper List:Georgia], web.library.emory.edu from web.archive.org; retrieved May 2021 The paper was published under this name for many years before eventually reverting to the name Columbus Enquirer. The paper was purchased by R. W. Page in 1930. 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, adopting the name Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. Knight Ridder was acquired by The McClatchy Company in 2006.[http://www.mcclatchy.com/100/story/340.html The McClatchy Company - About] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070710012021/http://www.mcclatchy.com/100/story/340.html |date=2007-07-10 }}, mcclatchy.com; retrieved September 2008 Beginning Nov. 16, 2019, the Ledger-Enquirer began printing just six days a week, offering a Saturday newspaper in digital-only form.[https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/business/article233792607.html Ledger-Enquirer moving to digital-only on Saturdays], ledger-enquirer.com; retrieved March 2023 In June 2024, the newspaper announced it will reduce its print frequency to two days a week.{{Cite web |last=Chisenhall |first=Jeremy |date=June 14, 2024 |title=Ledger-Enquirer makes change to print schedule, online focus for more great journalism. |url=https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/article289222639.html |access-date=June 24, 2024 |website=Columbus Ledger-Enquirer}}
= 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."
= 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."
See also
{{Portal|Georgia (U.S. state)|Journalism}}
References
External links
{{Commons category|Ledger-Enquirer}}
- {{Official website}}
- [http://www.mcclatchy.com/146/story/353.html The McClatchy Company's subsidiary profile of the Ledger-Enquirer]
- [http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/enquirer Columbus Enquirer Archive] Digital Library of Georgia
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Category:Newspapers published in Georgia (U.S. state)
Category:McClatchy publications
Category:Pulitzer Prize–winning newspapers
Category:Mass media in Columbus, Georgia
Category:Pulitzer Prize for Public Service winners