The Telegraph of Macon, Georgia is the leading newspaper in the Macon-Warner Robins area in Middle Georgia on I-75. The Telegraph also publishes of The Sun News, a weekly newspaper distributed throughout Houston (Warner Robins) and Peach counties. The Telegraph newsroom is located on the Mercer University campus as part of the Center for Collaborative Journalism, which is comprised of The Telegraph, Georgia Public Broadcasting and Mercer's journalism program.
The Telegraph began as a weekly newspaper in 1826, three years after the incorporation of the city of Macon, Georgia. In 1831 it became the city's first daily newspaper. It continued to publish during the American Civil War, during which time it was known as the Daily Macon Telegraph and Confederate. In 1914, William T. and Peyton T. Anderson purchased the newspaper and its competitor, The Macon News. Peyton T. Anderson's son, Peyton, sold the Telegraph and News in 1969 to Knight Newspapers, which merged with Ridder Publications in 1974 to create Knight Ridder. In 1983, the Telegraph and News merged and in 1990 the paper changed its name to The Macon Telegraph, bringing an end to The Macon News. In 2005, the name "Macon" was also dropped from the masthead, possibly signaling greater emphasis on the Middle Georgia area as a whole. In 2006, Knight Ridder was sold to The McClatchy Company.
Circulation estimate: 24,506
This newspaper is owned by McClatchy Company.
For Macon Telegraph contact information, see the Georgia news media contacts at EasyMediaList.com.
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