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{{Short description|Newspaper in Pottstown, Pennsylvania}}
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==Awards==
==Awards==
''The Mercury'' is the smallest circulation newspaper in the U.S. to have its staffers win two Pulitzer Prizes. In 1979, staff photographer [[Thomas J. Kelly III]] won in the [[Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography|Spot News Photography]] category.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://alt.tnt.tv/specials/moi/photo_tragedy.html |title=Moment Of Impact |publisher=Alt.tnt.tv |date= |accessdate=2011-01-04}}</ref><ref name="FischerFischer2000">{{cite book|author1=Heinz Dietrich Fischer|author2=Erika J. Fischer|title=Press photography awards, 1942-1998: from Joe Rosenthal and Horst Faas to Moneta Sleet and Stan Grossfeld|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Lace6Iu4cW4C&pg=PR55|accessdate=4 January 2011|date=September 2000|publisher=Walter de Gruyter|isbn=978-3-598-30184-1|pages=55–}}</ref> In 1990, staff Tom Hylton won in the [[Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing|Editorial Writing]] category.<ref name="SloanAnderson2003">{{cite book|author1=William David Sloan|author2=Laird B. Anderson|title=Pulitzer prize editorials: America's best writing, 1917-2003|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Gr-qbwUz864C&pg=PA243|accessdate=4 January 2011|date=30 June 2003|publisher=Wiley-Blackwell|isbn=978-0-8138-2544-1|pages=243–}}</ref> ''The Mercury'' has won hundreds of other state and national awards in the past 89 years.{{Citation needed|date=January 2011}}
''The Mercury'' is the smallest circulation newspaper in the U.S. to have its staffers win two Pulitzer Prizes. In 1979, staff photographer [[Thomas J. Kelly III]] won in the [[Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography|Spot News Photography]] category.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://alt.tnt.tv/specials/moi/photo_tragedy.html |title=Moment Of Impact |publisher=Alt.tnt.tv |access-date=2011-01-04}}</ref><ref name="FischerFischer2000">{{cite book|author1=Heinz Dietrich Fischer|author2=Erika J. Fischer|title=Press photography awards, 1942-1998: from Joe Rosenthal and Horst Faas to Moneta Sleet and Stan Grossfeld|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Lace6Iu4cW4C&pg=PR55|access-date=4 January 2011|date=September 2000|publisher=Walter de Gruyter|isbn=978-3-598-30184-1|pages=55–}}</ref> In 1990, staff Tom Hylton won in the [[Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing|Editorial Writing]] category.<ref name="SloanAnderson2003">{{cite book|author1=William David Sloan|author2=Laird B. Anderson|title=Pulitzer prize editorials: America's best writing, 1917-2003|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Gr-qbwUz864C&pg=PA243|access-date=4 January 2011|date=30 June 2003|publisher=Wiley-Blackwell|isbn=978-0-8138-2544-1|pages=243–}}</ref> ''The Mercury'' has won hundreds of other state and national awards in the past 89 years.{{Citation needed|date=January 2011}}


==Campaigns==
==Campaigns==
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Latest revision as of 16:29, 3 May 2024

The Mercury
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)MediaNews Group
PublisherEdward S. Condra
EditorTony Phyrillas, Diane Hoffman (online)
Sports editorAustin Hertzog
Founded1931
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersExton, Pennsylvania[citation needed]
CityPottstown, Pennsylvania
Circulation27,500
Websitepottsmerc.com

The Mercury is a daily newspaper published in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States.

Awards

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The Mercury is the smallest circulation newspaper in the U.S. to have its staffers win two Pulitzer Prizes. In 1979, staff photographer Thomas J. Kelly III won in the Spot News Photography category.[1][2] In 1990, staff Tom Hylton won in the Editorial Writing category.[3] The Mercury has won hundreds of other state and national awards in the past 89 years.[citation needed]

Campaigns

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Some of its investigative work has led to changes in state and federal laws. In its most recent public service campaign, The Mercury led the battle to overturn a middle-of-the-night pay raise that Pennsylvania lawmakers voted themselves in July 2005. The newspaper published a series of editorials by editor Nancy March and op-ed columns by City Editor Tony Phyrillas demanding the repeal of the pay raise. The newspaper also collected 10,000 letters from readers demanding repeal of the pay raise and delivered them to the state Capitol in Harrisburg. One month after the letters were delivered, the legislature voted to repeal the pay raise. The Mercury celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2006 and continues as a crusading small-town newspaper. The Mercury covers parts of Montgomery, Chester and Berks counties in southeastern Pennsylvania. The Mercury won seven awards in the 2007 editorial excellence contest sponsored by Suburban Newspapers of America. Located at the corner of Hanover and King streets in Pottstown, The Mercury has a daily circulation of 27,500 and also posts stories at its Web site. The Mercury is owned by the MediaNews Group, formerly Journal Register Company, one of the largest newspaper chains in the country.

References

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  1. ^ "Moment Of Impact". Alt.tnt.tv. Retrieved 2011-01-04.
  2. ^ Heinz Dietrich Fischer; Erika J. Fischer (September 2000). Press photography awards, 1942-1998: from Joe Rosenthal and Horst Faas to Moneta Sleet and Stan Grossfeld. Walter de Gruyter. pp. 55–. ISBN 978-3-598-30184-1. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  3. ^ William David Sloan; Laird B. Anderson (30 June 2003). Pulitzer prize editorials: America's best writing, 1917-2003. Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 243–. ISBN 978-0-8138-2544-1. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
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