Ottawa Citizen
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The Ottawa Citizen is an English-language daily newspaper owned by Postmedia Network in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.<ref name=OC>Template:Cite news</ref>
History
Established as the Bytown Packet in 1845 by William Harris, it was renamed the Citizen in 1851.<ref name=Cobb>Template:Cite news</ref> The newspaper's original motto, which has recently been returned to the editorial page, was Fair Play and Day-Light.<ref name=Boswell2020>Template:Cite news</ref>
The paper has been through a number of owners. In 1846, Harris sold the paper to John Gordon Bell and Henry J. Friel.<ref name=Cross>Template:Cite DCB</ref> Robert Bell bought the paper in 1849, and sold it to I.B. Taylor in 1861.<ref name=Pilon>Template:Cite DCB</ref> In 1877, Charles Herbert Mackintosh became the principal owner, and he later sold it to Robert and Lewis Shannon.<ref name=Bruce>Template:Cite book</ref>
In 1897, the Citizen became one of several papers owned by the Southam family.<ref name=Parry>Template:Cite news</ref> It remained under Southam until the chain was purchased by Conrad Black's Hollinger Inc. in 1996.<ref name=Boswell2020/> In 2000, the chain was sold to Canwest Global, which was taken over by Postmedia Network in 2010.<ref name=Potter>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
The editorial view of the Citizen has varied with its ownership, taking a reform position under Friel,<ref name=Cross/> and a conservative position (supporting John A. Macdonald) under Mackintosh.<ref name=Bruce/> When the Liberals defeated the Tory government in 1896, the owners of the Citizen decided to sell to Southam, rather than face an expected cut in government revenue.<ref name=Parry/> In 2002, the Citizen's publisher, Russell Mills, was dismissed following the publication of a story critical of Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and an editorial calling for Chrétien's resignation.<ref>"Fired publisher named Nieman Fellow Template:Webarchive". Harvard Gazette. 2002.</ref>
The Citizen published its last Sunday edition on July 15, 2012. This move meant 20 fewer newsroom jobs, and was part of a series of changes made by Postmedia.<ref>[1] Template:Webarchive</ref> The Citizen stopped producing a print edition on Mondays as of 17 October 2022, due to the costs of printing and delivery, but it continued to publish a digital Monday edition.<ref name=OC2022>Template:Cite news</ref>
The pre-2014 logo depicted the top of the Peace Tower of Canada's Parliament Buildings in Ottawa. In 2014, the newspaper adopted a new logo showing the paper's name over an outline of the Peace Tower roof on a green background. Template:Citation needed
Circulation
The Ottawa Citizen's circulation in 2009 was 123,856 copies daily. Its circulation dropped by {{#expr: abs(100 - (91,796 / 123,856 * 100)) round 0}} percent to 91,796 in 2015.<ref name="Circulation">Template:Cite web</ref>
In Spring 2022, the Ottawa Citizen's unduplicated print and digital average weekday audience was 231,000, and its unduplicated average weekly audience was 490,000.<ref name=vividata>Template:Cite web</ref>
Notable people
- Scott Keir Anderson, editor-in-chief from 1996 to 2007<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Scott Burnside, ice hockey columnist<ref>Template:Cite news; Template:Cite news</ref>
- Peter Calamai (1943–2019), editorial pages editor<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Randall Denley, long-time Ottawa Citizen writer who retired in 2012<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Bob Ferguson (1931–2014), sports journalist and writer<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Terry Glavin, Ottawa Citizen writer until 2020<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Charles Gordon, writer and columnist at the Ottawa Citizen from 1974 to 2005<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- John Honderich, Ottawa Citizen reporter from 1973 to 1976<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Kelvin Kirk, artist at the Ottawa Citizen<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Eddie MacCabe (1927–1998), journalist, sports editor and writer<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news; Template:Cite news</ref>
- Russell Mills, editor-in-chief of the Ottawa Citizen from 1976 to 1984, then publisher<ref name=OC2020/>
- Gerry Nott, editor-in-chief from 2010 to 2014<ref name=OC2020/>
- Andrew Potter, editor-in-chief from 2013 to 2016<ref name=OC2020>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Jane Taber, political reporter<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- James Travers, editor-in-chief from 1991 to 1996<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
See also
References
Sources
- Adam, Mohammed. (January 2, 2005). "When we began 1845: For 160 years, the Citizen has been the 'heartbeat of the community". Ottawa Citizen.
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External links
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