Iowa City Press-Citizen

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Iowa City Press-Citizen
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Iowa City Press-Citizen
TypeDaily newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner(s) Gannett
Founded1920
Headquarters123 N. Linn St.
Iowa City, IA 52245
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Circulation 4,281 [1]
Website press-citizen.com

The Iowa City Press-Citizen is a daily newspaper published in Iowa City, Iowa, United States that serves most of Johnson County and portions of surrounding counties. Its primary competitors are The Gazette of Cedar Rapids, which has a news bureau in Iowa City, and The Daily Iowan , the University of Iowa's student newspaper.

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History

The Press-Citizen was formed in 1920 from the merger of two newspapers: the Democratic Iowa State Press, founded in 1860, and the Republican Iowa City Citizen, founded in 1891. Merritt Spiedel bought the Press-Citizen in 1921; Spiedel's company merged with the Gannett Company in 1977.

In 1937, Spiedel hired architect Henry L. Fisk as consulting architect for a new Streamline Moderne style building for the paper. [2] Located at 319 E. Washington Street, the building also housed a mural by artist Mildred W. Pelzer, Symphony of Iowa. In 1966, the mural was restored by Forrest Bailey, who was commissioned by Richard Feddersen for the work. The painting was later donated by Fedderson to the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art. [3]

The Press-Citizen switched from afternoon to morning publication on September 15, 1997. On August 29, 1999, the Press-Citizen began publishing a Sunday edition that includes local news and sports sections packaged with the Sunday state edition of another Gannett newspaper, The Des Moines Register . [4]

On February 15, 2015, the Press-Citizen announced that it would be discontinuing the Sunday edition on March 1 of the same year. Subscribers instead receive The Des Moines Sunday Register on Sundays which includes articles written by Press-Citizen reporters.

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References

  1. ↑ "Find Iowa Newspaper". Iowa Newspaper Association. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  2. ↑ Rhomberg, Sue (October 27, 2016). "Mid-century modern architect had prolific local career". Iowa City Press-Citizen. Iowa City, Iowa. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Graphic Reminders of State's Roots--Restored Painting Illustrate Iowa History. (pt. 1)". The Iowa City Press-Citizen. Iowa City, Iowa. January 15, 1966. p. 1. Retrieved 14 March 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg and "Twofold Value Seen in Restoring Paintings (pt. 2)". The Iowa City Press-Citizen. Iowa City, Iowa. January 15, 1966. p. 3. Retrieved 14 March 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. ↑ Iowa City Press-Citizen. "Press-Citizen History" . Retrieved 2007-03-03.
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