Jackson Clarion Ledger

Jackson Clarion Ledger is a daily newspaper in Jackson, Mississippi, USA covering local news, sports, business, jobs, and community events.

The newspaper is published seven days a week.

The Clarion Ledger traces its roots to the founding of The Eastern Clarion in 1837. After the Civil War, the newspaper was moved to Jackson and merged with The Standard and soon became known as The Clarion. Combining with the State Ledger in 1888, it received the name of Daily Clarion-Ledger. Meanwhile, four young men who were displaced by the merger founded their own newspaper, The Jackson Evening Post, in 1882. Fred Sullens purchased an interest in the newspaper in 1907, and shortly after changed the name to the Jackson Daily News. Thomas and Robert Hederman bought The Clarion-Ledger in 1920. On August 24, 1937, The Clarion-Ledger and Jackson Daily News incorporated under a charter issued to Mississippi Publishers Corporation for the purpose of selling joint advertising. The Hederman family bought the Jackson Daily News and consolidated the two newspaper plants in 1954. In 1982, Gannett purchased the two daily newspapers. Gannett consolidated them by combining the best features of both into The Clarion-Ledger in 1989. In 1983, The Clarion-Ledger won the Pulitzer Prize for a package of stories on Mississippi's education system.

Circulation: 59,166 copies

This newspaper is owned by Gannett Company, Inc..

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