Citizens' Voice
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The Citizens' Voice is a compact newspaper published daily in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
. Its 2005 circulation was 32,862, mostly Luzerne County
residents.
The newspaper was founded in 1978 by striking employees of the Wilkes-Barre Publishing Company, which published the Times Leader. Established on October 9 of that year, the Citizens' Voice was initially a "strike newspaper" published by the local Newspaper Guild
, but quickly grew to become a direct competitor to the Times Leader.
After 11 years, the Newspaper Guild
turned control of the Citizens' Voice over to the original striking employees. The Citizens' Voice, Inc., was formed to manage the newspaper.
The Citizens' Voice added a Sunday edition in 1993.
In 2000, the newspaper was sold to Scranton
-based Times-Shamrock Communications
. That year, the company formed the Northeast Pennsylvania News Alliance, a news-sharing agreement between Times-Shamrock's newspapers and several local radio and TV stations.
Several of the original strikers from 1978 still work for the newspaper. The Citizens' Voice is the oldest newspaper formed by striking workers in the nation.
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre is a city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, the county seat of Luzerne County. It is at the center of the Wyoming Valley area and is one of the principal cities in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area, which had a population of 563,631 as of the 2010 Census...
. Its 2005 circulation was 32,862, mostly Luzerne County
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
- Demographics :As of the 2010 census, the county was 90.7% White, 3.4% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 3.3% were of some other race, and 1.5% were two or more races. 6.7% of the population was of Hispanic or Latino ancestry...
residents.
The newspaper was founded in 1978 by striking employees of the Wilkes-Barre Publishing Company, which published the Times Leader. Established on October 9 of that year, the Citizens' Voice was initially a "strike newspaper" published by the local Newspaper Guild
Newspaper Guild
The Newspaper Guild-CWA is a labor union founded by newspaper journalists in 1933 who noticed that unionized printers and truck drivers were making more money than they did...
, but quickly grew to become a direct competitor to the Times Leader.
After 11 years, the Newspaper Guild
Newspaper Guild
The Newspaper Guild-CWA is a labor union founded by newspaper journalists in 1933 who noticed that unionized printers and truck drivers were making more money than they did...
turned control of the Citizens' Voice over to the original striking employees. The Citizens' Voice, Inc., was formed to manage the newspaper.
The Citizens' Voice added a Sunday edition in 1993.
In 2000, the newspaper was sold to Scranton
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Scranton is a city in the northeastern part of Pennsylvania, United States. It is the county seat of Lackawanna County and the largest principal city in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area. Scranton had a population of 76,089 in 2010, according to the U.S...
-based Times-Shamrock Communications
Times-Shamrock Communications
Times-Shamrock Communications is an American media company based in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The company, owned by the Lynett and Haggerty families of Scranton, lists among its assets seven daily newspapers, over 20 weekly newspapers, and 12 radio stations...
. That year, the company formed the Northeast Pennsylvania News Alliance, a news-sharing agreement between Times-Shamrock's newspapers and several local radio and TV stations.
Several of the original strikers from 1978 still work for the newspaper. The Citizens' Voice is the oldest newspaper formed by striking workers in the nation.