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The ''Ledger-Enquirer'' is a newspaper headquartered in downtown
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. It was founded in 1828 as the ''Columbus Enquirer'' by Mirabeau B. Lamar 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.The Pulitzer Prizes for 1926
pulitzer.org; retrieved September 2008The Pulitzer Prizes for 1955
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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''.
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''.
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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.The McClatchy Company - About
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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
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; 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

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Media in Columbus, Georgia Below is a list of the media in the Columbus Metro Area in Columbus, Georgia. Television Bold denotes full-power television stations in the Columbus Metro Area. Radio AM broadcasting FM broadcasting Newspapers *The '' Ledger-Enquire ...
* List of newspapers in Georgia (U.S. state)


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External links

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The McClatchy Company's subsidiary profile of the ''Ledger-Enquirer''''Columbus Enquirer'' Archive
Digital Library of Georgia {{PulitzerPrize PublicService 1951–1975 Newspapers published in Georgia (U.S. state) McClatchy publications Pulitzer Prize-winning newspapers Mass media in Columbus, Georgia Pulitzer Prize for Public Service winners