 The front page of The Patriot-News |
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | Advance Publications |
| Editor | David Newhouse publisher = John A. Kirkpatrick |
| Founded | 1820 (as The Pennsylvania Intelligencer) March 4, 1854 (as The Patriot) |
| Headquarters | 812 Market Street Harrisburg, Pennsylvania  United States |
| Circulation | 102,710 Daily 151,583 Sunday[1] |
| Website | patriot-news.com |
The Patriot-News is the largest daily newspaper serving the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania metropolitan area. In 2005, the newspaper was ranked in the top 100 in daily/Sunday circulation in the United States.
The official birth of The Patriot-News is celebrated as March 4, 1854, but its history goes back to December 1820, when it was a weekly newspaper named, The Pennsylvania Intelligencer.[2] In 2005, 2006 and 2007, The Patriot-News received the Pennsylvania Newspaper of the Year award.[2]
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Awards
In 2005, 2006 and 2007, The Patriot-News received the Pennsylvania Newspaper of the Year award.
The World Association of Newspapers Young Reader Prize for Newspaper in Education in 2007 was awarded to The Patriot-News for its SchoolHouse News program with Harrisburg School District.
Capital Bureau Chief Jan Murphy won first prize in investigative reporting from the National Education Writers Association for her series of reports on excess spending in the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency. [3]
Statistics
2005 - daily 102,710 with 151,583 on Sunday.[1]
2009 - daily 94,000 with 140,000 on Sunday.[4]
See also
- Brett Lieberman
- Pete DeCoursey
- Jan Murphy
- Charlie Thompson
Peter Shellem
References
- ^ a b "Top 100 newspapers in U.S. by circulation". Burrelles Luce. 2005. http://www.burrellesluce.com/top100/2005_Top_100List.pdf. Retrieved 2007-01-25.
- ^ a b "History of the Harrisburg Patriot-News". The Patriot-News. 2005. http://www.patriot-news.com/ourHistory.php. Retrieved 2007-01-25.
- ^ Education Reporting Awards Contest Winners
- ^ Patriot-News Jobs & Careers
External links
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