Ledger-Enquirer
The Ledger-Enquirer is a daily newspaper based in Columbus, Georgia, covering local, state and regional news.
Founded
1828The Ledger-Enquirer is a daily newspaper based in Columbus, Georgia, covering local, state and regional news.
The Ledger-Enquirer produces a daily newspaper and continuous digital coverage focused on Columbus, Georgia, and the surrounding Chattahoochee Valley. Its offerings include breaking news, local and state politics, crime, sports, business, obituaries, opinion, newsletters, mobile apps and a digital eEdition that replicates the print experience.
The newsroom has won multiple Pulitzer Prizes for public-service reporting, including recognition for coverage of corruption in Phenix City, Alabama, and for early editorial opposition to the Ku Klux Klan.
The Ledger-Enquirer is concentrating resources on digital journalism as reader habits shift online, reducing print frequency while maintaining daily online coverage and social distribution. In 2024 it moved to a two-day-a-week print schedule and continues to invest in its website, eEdition and newsletters.
This direction follows broader local-news industry trends in which publishers emphasize digital subscriptions, mobile apps and community engagement to sustain reporting operations in mid-sized U.S. markets.
The Ledger-Enquirer's competitive strengths include its long-standing local newsroom presence dating to 1828, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative history and deep relationships in the Columbus and Fort Benning communities.
Its affiliation with the McClatchy Media Network provides access to regional and national content, shared digital infrastructure and advertising reach while the brand retains a local editorial voice focused on west-central Georgia and east Alabama.