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.[7] 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.[8] Beginning Nov. 16, 2019, the Ledger-Enquirer began printing just six days a week, offering a Saturday newspaper in digital-only form.[9]
1926 Pulitzer Prizeedit
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."[5]
1955 Pulitzer Prizeedit
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."[6]
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^ abThe Pulitzer Prizes for 1955. pulitzer.org. retrieved September 2008
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External linksedit
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Columbus Enquirer Archive Digital Library of Georgia
January 01, 1970
ledger, enquirer, newspaper, headquartered, downtown, columbus, georgia, united, states, founded, 1828, columbus, enquirer, mirabeau, lamar, later, played, pivotal, role, founding, republic, texas, served, third, president, newspaper, time, recipient, pulitzer. 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 3 who later played a pivotal role in the founding of the Republic of Texas and served as its third President 4 The newspaper is a two time recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service 5 6 Ledger EnquirerThe June 28 2011 front pageof the Ledger EnquirerTypeDaily newspaperFormatBroadsheetOwner s The McClatchy Company 1 PublisherRodney MahoneEditorRoss McDuffieFounded1828 as The Columbus Enquirer LanguageEnglishHeadquarters945 Broadway Columbus Georgia 31901United StatesCirculation10 120 Daily12 770 Sunday as of 2020 2 ISSN0898 3860Websiteledger enquirer wbr com People and Machines Behind the Ledger Enquirer Newspapers Contents 1 History 1 1 1926 Pulitzer Prize 1 2 1955 Pulitzer Prize 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory editIn 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 7 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 8 Beginning Nov 16 2019 the Ledger Enquirer began printing just six days a week offering a Saturday newspaper in digital only form 9 1926 Pulitzer Prize edit 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 5 1955 Pulitzer Prize edit 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 6 See also edit nbsp Georgia U S state portal nbsp Journalism portal Media in Columbus Georgia List of newspapers in Georgia U S state References edit Our Markets Sacramento California McClatchy Company Retrieved March 26 2017 McClatchy Markets November 6 2021 Archived from the original on November 6 2021 Retrieved April 13 2023 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 from web archive org retrieved May 2021 The McClatchy Company About Archived 2007 07 10 at the Wayback Machine mcclatchy com retrieved September 2008 Ledger Enquirer moving to digital only on Saturdays ledger enquirer com retrieved March 2023External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ledger Enquirer Official website nbsp The McClatchy Company s subsidiary profile of the Ledger Enquirer Columbus Enquirer Archive Digital Library of Georgia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ledger Enquirer amp oldid 1186298179, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
