Henrico Citizen

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Henrico Citizen
TypeDaily weekday digital news organization (2001–2020)
Online newspaper (2020–present)
Founder(s)Tom Lappas
PublisherTom Lappas
EditorTom Lappas
Founded2001;22 years ago (2001)
Headquarters Henrico County, Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Circulation 65,000+ monthly unique visitors
Website www.henricocitizen.com

The Henrico Citizen is a daily weekday community news organization in Henrico County, a suburb of Richmond, Virginia.

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History

The Citizen was created in 2001 [1] by editor Tom Lappas [2] and has earned 213 awards for news content and advertising design since 2002.

Along with staff member Tara Gray, Lappas has launched three podcasts under the Henrico Citizen brand. [3]

The Citizen ceased publishing a printed edition in March 2020 due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and simultaneously expanded to a daily weekday publication online, through email and through social media and an app. [2] [4]

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References

  1. "Henrico Citizen". Report for America. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  2. 1 2 Griset, Rich (April 21, 2020). "Henrico Citizen halts print edition". Style Weekly . Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  3. Larson, Matt (July 8, 2020). "Publisher Interview: Podcasting for News Publishers". Our-Hometown. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  4. Lappas, Tom (March 30, 2020). "An open letter from our publisher". The Henrico Citizen. Retrieved September 3, 2021.