PUBLISHER’S NOTE
The Carrboro Citizen ceased publication on Thursday, October 4, 2012 after 290 consecutive weekly issues. For my statement regarding the closing, please read this.
For my thoughts on the future of local journalism, please read this.
I announced that The Citizen was for sale on August 2, 2012. You can read that announcement here.
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Click the image below to download our 2012 Media Kit:
BUY LOCAL – Advertise in your community newspaper!
The Citizen is the only locally owned and operated newspaper covering the greater Carrboro-Chapel Hill area. Our paper is published every Thursday, and is distributed free in racks at more than 185 locations (as of May 2012) in and around Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, Saxapahaw, Pittsboro, Southern Village, and along 15-501 in northern Chatham County. Our press run is 7,500 copies (as of May 2012.)
NOT “JUST” A CARRBORO NEWSPAPER
While we certainly are proud of our coverage of Carrboro, we also take pride in covering local government, news and events in Chapel Hill, Orange County and northern Chatham County. We now actually distribute roughly twice as many papers each week in Chapel Hill as in Carrboro, and are also widely read in Hillsborough, Pittsboro, Saxapahaw, the White Cross area, and points in between.
DISPLAY ADVERTISING
Open rate is $9.55 per column inch. Discounts are available based on frequency and bulk. Color starts at $45 per ad. More detailed information and printed copies of our media kit are available by calling 919-942-2100 or emailing ads at carrboro citizen dot com. A digital version of our media kit (PDF format) can be downloaded by clicking the link at the top of this page.
Deadlines for display space and materials:
Print-ready files – Monday prior to publication, 5 pm
Ads requiring design services – Friday prior, 12 noon
The Citizen is a six column broadsheet, 21 inches deep. Depths in half inch increments. Call or email for column widths.
Ad design services are available to Citizen advertisers at no additional charge. Our artist will lay out your ad and send you a proof for approval. If you prefer to design your own ads, print-ready files (200 dpi, PDF preferred) may be submitted to ads at carrboro citizen dot com.
(Note: the week of Thanksgiving, our paper comes out on Wednesday and all deadlines are a day earlier. Generally, we also will publish on Wednesday any week that a major holiday – Christmas, New Year’s, July 4th – falls on a Thursday.)
MILL
MILL is our monthly arts, music, food, beverage and literature publication. MILL is inserted into the Citizen near the beginning of each calendar month.
MILL is a tabloid, 11.5 inches deep. Ad space is sold in modular sizes (1/16 page, 1/8 page, 1/4 page, 1/2 page, full page.) Call, email or see our media kit for dimensions.
Ads in MILL start at just $55, and color starts at $45. Frequency discounts are available. Call or email for details.
Deadlines for MILL are Thursday prior for space reservations, Monday prior for print-ready files, and Friday prior for ads requiring design services.
SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTIONS
Special sections are published throughout the year. We also do special inserts for events such as the Carrboro Music Festival. Each fall, the Citizen produces the Carrboro Community Resource and Visitor’s Guide for the Town of Carrboro. Our advertising staff can keep you informed as these and other special publications become available.
CLASSIFIED ADS
You can design and purchase your own classified liner ads right here on our website. Classifieds are $5 for the first 15 words and 35 cents per word thereafter. A photo may be added for an additional $9. Classified deadline is Tuesday night at midnight for ads you place yourself, or 5 pm Tuesday if we place the ad for you. Call 919-942-2100 if you need help placing a classified ad.
PREPRINT INSERTIONS
Preprint rates start at $60/m for single sheet and go up based on page count of your insert. Materials must meet our technical requirements and should be drop-shipped to our printer (call or email for shipping info.) Deadline for space and materials is 14 days prior to insertion.
ONLINE ADVERTISING
Click here to download our rates & info for advertising on carrborocitizen.com. Call or email for details.
POLITICAL ADVERTISING
Open rate only. Must be paid for in advance of publication. Ad must display the name of the individual or group authorizing the ad.
ADVERTISING POLICIES
Please see our current media kit for Citizen advertising policies. (Link at top of page.)
CONTACT OUR ADVERTISING STAFF TO LEARN MORE!
Ad Sales & Information:
Marty Cassady, Advertising Director
919-942-2100 ext. 2
marty at carrborocitizen dot com
Accounts Receivable & Billing Questions:
Anne Billings, Office Manager
919-942-2100 ext. 0
anne at carrborocitizen dot com