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Mississippi newspapers, 1805-1940: a preliminary union list of Mississippi newspaper files available in county archives, offices of publishers, libraries, and private collections in Mississippi – via HathiTrust.
The first such newspaper in Mississippi was the Colored Citizen in 1867. [1] More than 70 African American newspapers were founded across Mississippi between 1867 and 1899, in at least 37 different towns. [2] From 1900 to 1980, at least 116 more such newspapers were founded in the state, but increasingly concentrated in the larger cities. [3]
Pages in category "Newspapers published in Mississippi" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Historically, both newspapers, The Clarion-Ledger and the Jackson Daily News, were openly and unashamedly racist, supporting white supremacy. In 1890, after Mississippi Democrats adopted a new state constitution designed to disenfranchise black voters by making voter registration and voting more difficult, The Clarion-Ledger applauded the move, stating:
The Sun Herald is a U.S. newspaper based in Biloxi, Mississippi, that serves readers along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The paper's current executive editor and general manager is Blake Kaplan, and its headquarters is in the city of Gulfport. [3] It is owned by The McClatchy Company, one of the largest newspaper publishers in the United States.
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal is the largest daily newspaper in northeast Mississippi.It was first published in 1872. [2] It is based in Tupelo, Mississippi, and owned by Journal, Inc. (formerly known as Journal Publishing Company, Inc. [1]) which also owns eight weekly community newspapers such as The Itawamba County Times, the Pontotoc Progress, the Southern Sentinel, the Chickasaw ...
The Laurel Leader-Call is a thrice-weekly newspaper published Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays in Laurel, Mississippi, United States, covering Jones County.It is owned by Gin Creek Publishing, which purchased the name and subscriber list from CNHI in April 2012.
In 2009, publication of the Hattiesburg American was moved to Gannett's Clarion-Ledger facility in Jackson, Mississippi. In 2010, Gannett announced its intention to sell the 38,000 square foot (3,500 square meter) building which housed the Hattiesburg American operations at 825 North Main Street, and an agreement was reached with a Hattiesburg ...