''The News Reporter'' is a broadsheet semi-weekly (Tuesday and Friday) newspaper based in
Whiteville, North Carolina
Whiteville is a city in Columbus County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 5,394 at the 2010 census. It is the largest city in Columbus County and is the county seat.
History
Columbus County was created in 1808. In 1810, a commu ...
. The paper was founded in 1896 and serves
Columbus County, North Carolina
Columbus County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina, on its southeastern border. Its county seat is Whiteville. The 2020 census showed a loss of 12.9% of the population from that of 2010. As of the 2020 census, the popul ...
,
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...
. The News Reporter won the
Pulitzer Prize for Public Service in
1953
Events
January
* January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma.
* January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a government-in-exile in Oslo.
* January 14
** Marshal Josip Broz Tito is chosen President of Yug ...
, shared with the ''
Tabor City Tribune'', for reporting of
Ku Klux Klan activities in Columbus County, NC.
The paper is currently owned by the Thompson/High family, and has been since 1938. The family also ow
NR Digital Service Operating as the news papers in house marking service.
In addition to the semi-weekly newspaper publication, they publis
''954'' ''mag''','' a bi-annual lifestyle magazine in May and November. The News Reporter also publishes
Flourish'' a bi-annual women's magazine and ''Sports Life'', a sports e-newsletter.
The News Reporter has been owned by the Thompson/High family since 1938. The paper has a circulation of more than 8,100, according to its website, and has an in-house digital advertising agency, NR Digital Services.
See also
*
W. Horace Carter#The Tribune and the KKK
References
External links
Official websiteHistory on official websiteNews Reporter entry at Chronicling America
Newspapers published in North Carolina
Columbus County, North Carolina
Pulitzer Prize for Public Service winners
Pulitzer Prize-winning newspapers
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