Carrboro Citizen
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The Carrboro Citizen is a weekly newspaper based in Carrboro, North Carolina
. The Citizen covers Carrboro, Chapel Hill
, Hillsborough
, Pittsboro
, Orange County
and northern Chatham County
, North Carolina
. The newspaper is published on Thursdays and distributed free in racks throughout the coverage area. As of June 2010, its press run is 7000 copies.
The Citizen was launched in March 2007 by publisher Robert Dickson, whose family also owns and operates the Raeford News-Journal in Hoke County, North Carolina, and Kirk Ross, who served as the Citizen's editor until May 2011. The original press run was 5000 copies and has steadily increased since. The paper has won several North Carolina Press Association awards for excellence in journalism, photography and design.
The Carrboro Citizen also publishes Mill, a monthly tabloid covering the arts, music and dining scene of the Carrboro/Chapel Hill area. Mill is inserted into the Citizen at the beginning of each month.
In May 2009, the Town of Carrboro
approved a $50,000 loan at 2% interest to the paper. The loan was part of a revolving loan program that has been available to local businesses for several years. Alderwoman Jacqueline Gist said that the loan was a good idea because "The Citizen is an integral part of our community, and the only newspaper that provides local coverage." Robert Dickson put up his condominium appraised at $240,000 as collateral. Dickson discussed the loan in detail in a May 28, 2009 editorial.
In May 2011, Susan Dickson was named editor of the Citizen. She is a graduate of the UNC School of Journalism and has worked as a staff writer for the paper for several years. Susan Dickson is the daughter of publisher Robert Dickson.
Carrboro, North Carolina
Carrboro is a town in Orange County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 19,582 at the 2010 census. The town, which is part of the Durham-Chapel Hill metropolitan statistical area, was named after North Carolina industrialist Julian Shakespeare Carr.Located near Chapel Hill and...
. The Citizen covers Carrboro, Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Chapel Hill is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States and the home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UNC Health Care...
, Hillsborough
Hillsborough, North Carolina
Hillsborough is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 5,653 at the 2008 census. It is the county seat of Orange County....
, Pittsboro
Pittsboro
Pittsboro may refer to a place in the United States:* Pittsboro, Indiana* Pittsboro, Mississippi* Pittsboro, North Carolina...
, Orange County
Orange County, North Carolina
Orange County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 133,801. Its county seat is Hillsborough...
and northern Chatham County
Chatham County, North Carolina
Chatham County is a county located in the Piedmont area of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2000, the population was 49,329. Its county seat is Pittsboro.-History:...
, North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
. The newspaper is published on Thursdays and distributed free in racks throughout the coverage area. As of June 2010, its press run is 7000 copies.
The Citizen was launched in March 2007 by publisher Robert Dickson, whose family also owns and operates the Raeford News-Journal in Hoke County, North Carolina, and Kirk Ross, who served as the Citizen's editor until May 2011. The original press run was 5000 copies and has steadily increased since. The paper has won several North Carolina Press Association awards for excellence in journalism, photography and design.
The Carrboro Citizen also publishes Mill, a monthly tabloid covering the arts, music and dining scene of the Carrboro/Chapel Hill area. Mill is inserted into the Citizen at the beginning of each month.
In May 2009, the Town of Carrboro
Carrboro, North Carolina
Carrboro is a town in Orange County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 19,582 at the 2010 census. The town, which is part of the Durham-Chapel Hill metropolitan statistical area, was named after North Carolina industrialist Julian Shakespeare Carr.Located near Chapel Hill and...
approved a $50,000 loan at 2% interest to the paper. The loan was part of a revolving loan program that has been available to local businesses for several years. Alderwoman Jacqueline Gist said that the loan was a good idea because "The Citizen is an integral part of our community, and the only newspaper that provides local coverage." Robert Dickson put up his condominium appraised at $240,000 as collateral. Dickson discussed the loan in detail in a May 28, 2009 editorial.
In May 2011, Susan Dickson was named editor of the Citizen. She is a graduate of the UNC School of Journalism and has worked as a staff writer for the paper for several years. Susan Dickson is the daughter of publisher Robert Dickson.
Awards
- General Excellence for Newspaper Websites, First Place, North Carolina Press Association 2010 Journalism Contest
- General Excellence for Newspaper Websites, First Place, North Carolina Press Association 2009 Journalism Contest
- Taylor Sisk, 2008 North Carolina Press Association Profile Feature award for "A few moments with Beulah" and News Enterprise Reporting for "Rogers Road" and "Breakdown: A series on mental health"
- Isaac Sandlin, 2008 North Carolina Press Association News Photography award for "Eve Carson candlelight vigil"
- Liz Holm, 2009 North Carolina Press Association Best Ad Awards: first place in Best Full-Color Restaurant/Entertainment Ad, Best Full-Color Institutional Ad, and Best Special Section; second place in Best Full-Color Real Estate Ad, Best Full-Color Institutional Ad, and Best Shared Page; third place in Best Shared Page.
- Liz Holm, 2010 North Carolina Press Association Best Ad Awards: first place in Best Full Color Retail Ad; second place in Best Shared Page; and third place in Best Full Color Restaurant/Entertainment Ad. (2010 winners have yet to be posted on the NCPA website.)