Kentucky’s first-ever newspaper (and first in the U.S. west of the Allegheny Mountains) was founded in 1787 as the Kentucke Gazette and still publishes every other Wednesday. It changed its name to “Kentucky Gazette” a few years after it was founded. Updated February 2020 1. The Courier-Journal Alternatively known as the “Louisville Courier-Journal”, “C-J” and […]
Idaho currently plays host to several weekly newspapers and a dozen daily newspapers, including the Idaho Statesman, which has been published continuously since 1864. Updated February 2020 1. Idaho Statesman Published in Boise by The McClatchy Co., the Statesman is Idaho’s largest newspaper and was founded in 1864 as the Idaho Tri-Weekly Statesman. It was […]
Indiana has played host to several daily and weekly newspapers since its founding, with the first being the Indiana Gazette, which was founded in 1804 (but closed just two years later after its offices were destroyed in a fire). Updated February 2020 1. The Indianapolis Star Founded in 1903 in Indianapolis, the Star is owned […]
Kansas is home to more than two dozen daily newspapers and several dozen weeklies, with the first newspaper in the state appearing in 1856. Updated February 2020 1. The Topeka Capital-Journal Published in Topeka by Gannett, the Capital-Journal can trace its roots back to the Kansas State Record, which was founded in 1858. 2. The […]
The first newspaper ever founded in Georgia, the Augusta Chronicle, came into being in 1785 as the Augusta Gazette and is still published to this day. Updated February 2020 1. Atlanta Journal-Constitution The ACJ is the result of a merger between the Atlanta Journal (founded 1883) and The Constitution (founded 1869) in 2001, and is […]
Newspapers began appearing in Connecticut midway through the 18th century, in the 1750s, with newspapers appearing in New Haven, New London, and Hartford (with the Courant, still publishing to this day). Updated February 2020 1. Hartford Courant The Courant has been described as the oldest continuously published newspaper in the U.S., having been founded more […]
Newspapers have operated in Colorado since 1859 and continue to flourish to this day, with dozens of dailies and weeklies across the state. Perhaps the shortest-lived of all Colorado newspapers was the Boulder Planet, which existed for just four years (1996-2000). Updated February 2020 1. The Denver Post Founded in 1892, the Denver Post is […]
The first newspaper in Arizona was published in 1859, with the state currently hosting 13 daily newspapers and several dozen weeklies. Updated February 2020 1. The Arizona Republic Published in Phoenix by Gannett, the Republic was founded in 1890 as The Arizona Republican. Its staff have been Pulitzer Prize finalists several times. 2. Arizona Daily […]
Newspapers in Alabama got their start back in 1811, with the advent of the (now defunct) Mobile Centinel – and yes, that’s the correct spelling! Just 39 years later, Alabama boasted 82 newspapers across the state including nine dailies. Since then, the Yellowhammer State has played host to a total of around 2,000 newspapers (including […]
Daily newspapers in Minnesota date back to the founding of the Minnesota Pioneer, founded in 1849. The state also has a noteworthy history of Swedish-American newspapers dating from the 1850s. Updated November 2019 1. Star Tribune Based in Minneapolis, the Star Tribune was founded in 1867 as the Minneapolis Tribune and is currently published by […]
