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 The June 28, 2011 front page of theLedger-Enquirer | |
| Type | Dailynewspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | The McClatchy Company[1] |
| Publisher | Rodney Mahone |
| Editor | Ross McDuffie |
| Founded | 1828 (asThe Columbus Enquirer) |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 945 Broadway Columbus, Georgia 31901 United States |
| Circulation | 10,120 Daily 12,770 Sunday (as of 2020)[2] |
| ISSN | 0898-3860 |
| Website | ledger-enquirer |
TheLedger-Enquirer is a newspaper headquartered indowntownColumbus, Georgia, in the United States. It was founded in 1828 as theColumbus Enquirer byMirabeau B. Lamar[3] who later played a pivotal role in the founding of theRepublic of Texas and served as its third President.[4] The newspaper is a two-time recipient of thePulitzer Prize for Public Service.[5][6]
In 1874, theColumbus Enquirer, until then a weekly publication, merged with Columbus's first daily newspaper, theDaily Sun, to form theColumbus Enquirer-Sun.[7] The paper was published under this name for many years before eventually reverting to the nameColumbus Enquirer. The paper was purchased by R. W. Page in 1930. For many years the morningColumbus Enquirer and the afternoonColumbus Ledger, a paper founded in 1886, and also owned by R. W. Page, published a combined Sunday paper known as theSunday Ledger-Enquirer.Knight Newspapers acquired the company in 1973, and in 1988 the papers merged the daily edition as well, adopting the nameColumbus Ledger-Enquirer. Knight Ridder was acquired byThe 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] In June 2024, the newspaper announced it will reduce its print frequency to two days a week.[10]
TheColumbus Enquirer-Sun was awarded the 1926 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service "for the service which it rendered in its brave and energetic fight against theKu Klux Klan; against the enactment of a law barring the teaching ofevolution; against dishonest and incompetent public officials and for justice to theNegro and againstlynching."[5]
TheColumbus Ledger andSunday Ledger-Enquirer were awarded the 1955 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for their "complete news coverage and fearless editorial attack on widespread corruption in neighboringPhenix 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]
