The Patriot-News
The front page of The Patriot-News | |
| Type | Three-times a week newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Advance Publications |
| President | Burke Noel |
| Editor | Teresa Bonner |
| News editor | Christine Vendel |
| Sports editor | Austin Hertzog |
| Photo editor | Joe Hermitt |
| Founded | March 4, 1854 (as The Patriot) |
| Headquarters | 1900 Patriot Drive Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania United States |
| Circulation | 57,258 Daily 75,159 Sunday (as of 2018) |
| Website | PennLive |
The Patriot-News is the largest newspaper serving Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area in central Pennsylvania. In 2005, the newspaper was ranked in the top 100 in daily and Sunday circulation in the United States. It has been owned by Advance Publications since 1947.
On August 28, 2012, the newspaper's publisher announced that it would shift to a three-day print publication schedule beginning January 1, 2013, and expand its digital focus on its website, PennLive.com, and social media platforms. This followed similar moves at other Advance Local-owned publications. It is published Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.