The Citizen (Auburn)
Encyclopedia
The Citizen, commonly referred to as The Auburn Citizen, is the only daily newspaper
published in Auburn, New York
. The paper serves Cayuga County
and parts of the greater Central New York
area. The publication is owned by Lee Enterprises
.
Except on Sundays, when it was a morning paper, and Saturdays, on which the paper did not publish an edition, The Citizen was an afternoon paper until the 2000s. In recent years, The Citizen first added a Saturday edition and then switched from afternoon to morning publication seven days a week.
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
published in Auburn, New York
Auburn, New York
Auburn is a city in Cayuga County, New York, United States of America. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 27,687...
. The paper serves Cayuga County
Cayuga County, New York
Cayuga County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It was named for one of the tribes of Indians in the Iroquois Confederation. Its county seat is Auburn.- History :...
and parts of the greater Central New York
Central New York
Central New York is a term used to broadly describe the central region of New York State, roughly including the following counties and cities:...
area. The publication is owned by Lee Enterprises
Lee Enterprises
Lee Enterprises is a publicly traded American media company. It publishes 54 daily newspapers in 23 states, and more than 300 weekly, classified, and specialty publications. Lee Enterprises was founded in 1890 by A.W. Lee and is based in Davenport, Iowa....
.
History
The paper traces its roots to 1816. The paper has been named The Citizen for decades but was previously published as The Citizen-Advertiser and The Daily Advertiser, among other names.Except on Sundays, when it was a morning paper, and Saturdays, on which the paper did not publish an edition, The Citizen was an afternoon paper until the 2000s. In recent years, The Citizen first added a Saturday edition and then switched from afternoon to morning publication seven days a week.
Notable alumni
- Leo Pinckney, former president of Auburn Community BaseballAuburn Community BaseballAuburn Community Baseball is the parent organization of the Auburn Doubledays and its predecessor Auburn, New York teams in the New York-Penn League dating back to 1958....
and former president of the New York–Penn League, was a sports editor and sports columnist for The Citizen for over 40 years. - Kevin Rivoli, a photojournalist whose work has appeared in Sports IllustratedSports IllustratedSports Illustrated is an American sports media company owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Its self titled magazine has over 3.5 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men. It was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the...
, USA TodayUSA TodayUSA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
, and The New York TimesThe New York TimesThe New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, began his career as a photographer for The Citizen.