''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 ...

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. 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.

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News Reporter entry at Chronicling America
Newspapers published in North Carolina Columbus County, North Carolina Pulitzer Prize for Public Service winners Pulitzer Prize-winning newspapers {{NorthCarolina-newspaper-stub

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