The Georgia Gazette was a weekly alternative newspaper in Savannah, Georgia that took its name from Georgia's first newspaper, also founded in Savannah in 1763.[1] Its owners and publishers were Marjorie Scardino and Albert Scardino. It was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing in 1984, the first time in twenty years that such a prize had been bestowed on a weekly newspaper.[2] Despite this recognition, however, the newspaper became financially infeasible to publish and closed in 1985.[3] Albert Scardino went on to write for The New York Times, and Marjorie Scardino later became CEO of Pearson PLC.
| Type | Alternative newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Marjorie Scardino and Albert Scardino |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Language | English |
| Ceased publication | 1985 |
| City | Savannah, Georgia |
| ISSN | 0730-1138 |
| OCLC number | 7949651 |
References edit
- ^ "Georgia Historic Newspapers". Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ^ McNeil, Donald (August 27, 1984). "It's Black and White and in the Red Overall, but Their Paper Won a Pulitzer for the Scardinos". People. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ^ "The Georgia Gazette, a Pulitzer Prize-winning weekly newspaper, will fold". United Press International. January 31, 1985. Retrieved 2020-01-22.