List of newspapers in Alabama
This is a list of newspapers in Alabama, United States. The first title was produced in 1811, and "by 1850, there were 82 newspapers in Alabama, of which nine were dailies."
Daily and nondaily newspapers (currently published)
The following are daily, weekly, semi-weekly, etc., newspapers published in Alabama:| Name | Locale | Year Est. | Frequency | Publisher/parent company | Notes |
| Advertiser-Gleam | Guntersville | Weekly | |||
| Alabama Baptist | Birmingham | 1843 | Weekly | ||
| Alabama Messenger | Birmingham | ||||
| Alabama Times | Birmingham | ||||
| Alexander City Outlook | Alexander City | Daily | - | ||
| Andalusia Star-News | Andalusia | Daily | |||
| Anniston Star | Anniston | 1912 | Daily | ||
| Atmore Advance | Atmore | Daily | |||
| Auburn Villager | Auburn | 2006 | Weekly | ||
| Baldwin Times | Bay Minette | Weekly | |||
| Birmingham Business Journal | Birmingham | Weekly | |||
| Birmingham News | Birmingham | 1888 | Daily | Alabama Media Group / Advance Publications | |
| Birmingham Times | Birmingham | Daily | |||
| Brewton Standard | Brewton | Daily | |||
| Citronelle | 1897 | Weekly | Willie T. Gray / Gray & Gray Inc. | Voted #1 Weekly Newspaper in Alabama by the Alabama Press Association | |
| Cherokee County Herald | Centre | Weekly | |||
| Chilton County News | Clanton | Weekly | |||
| The Citizen of East Alabama | Phenix City | 1957 | Weekly | R.M. Greene | Largest weekly newspaper in Alabama |
| Clanton Advertiser | Clanton | Daily | |||
| Clark County Democrat | Grove Hill | 1856 | Weekly | Jim Cox | |
| Cleburne News | Heflin | Weekly | |||
| Courier Journal | Florence | Weekly | |||
| Cullman Times | Cullman | Daily | Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. | ||
| Cullman | 1874 | Daily | Oldest continuously published weekly newspaper in Alabama. Cullman County's oldest business. | ||
| Daily Home | Talladega | Daily | |||
| Daily Mountain Eagle | Jasper | Daily | |||
| Daily Sentinel | Scottsboro | Daily | |||
| Daleville Sun-Courier | Daleville | Weekly | |||
| Daphne-Spanish Fort Bulletin | Daphne | Weekly | |||
| Decatur Daily | Decatur | Daily | |||
| Dekalb Advertiser | Fort Payne | Weekly | |||
| Democrat-Reporter | Linden | 1911 | Weekly | Goodloe Sutton | |
| Demopolis Times | Demopolis | Daily | |||
| Dothan Eagle | Dothan | Daily | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | ||
| Elberta-Lillian Ledger | Elberta | Weekly | |||
| Enterprise Ledger | Enterprise | Daily | |||
| Eufaula Tribune | Eufaula | Weekly | |||
| Fairhope Courier | Fairhope | Weekly | |||
| Foley Onlooker | Foley | Weekly | |||
| Franklin County Times | Russellville | Weekly | |||
| Gadsden Times | Gadsden | Daily | GateHouse Media | ||
| Greenville Advocate | Greenville | Weekly | |||
| Huntsville Times | Huntsville | 1910 | Daily | Alabama Media Group / Advance Publications | |
| Independent | Robertsdale | Weekly | |||
| Islander | Gulf Shores | Weekly | |||
| Jacksonville News | Jacksonville | Weekly | |||
| Lagniappe | Mobile | Weekly | |||
| Lamar Democrat | Vernon | 1896 | |||
| Latino News | Birmingham | Weekly | Statewide, based in Birmingham | ||
| Lowndes Signal | Fort Deposit | Weekly | |||
| Luverne Journal | Luverne | Weekly | |||
| Millbrook Independent | Millbrook | Weekly | |||
| Mobile Beacon & Alabama Citizen | Mobile | Weekly | |||
| Montgomery Advertiser | Montgomery | 1829 | Daily | Gannett Company | |
| Montgomery Independent | Montgomery | Weekly | |||
| News Courier | Athens | Daily | Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. | ||
| North Jefferson News | Gardendale | Weekly | Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. | ||
| Northport Gazette | Northport | Weekly | |||
| Opelika-Auburn News | Opelika | Daily | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | ||
| Opelika Observer | Opelika | Weekly | |||
| Pickens County Herald | Carrollton | Weekly | |||
| Piedmont Journal | Piedmont | Weekly | |||
| Post | Centre | Weekly | |||
| Press-Register | Mobile | 1821 | Daily | Alabama Media Group / Advance Publications | Began as Mobile Commercial Register in 1821, became Press-Register in 1932 |
| St. Clair Times | Pell City | Weekly | |||
| Sand Mountain Reporter | Albertville | Daily | |||
| Selma Sun | Selma | Weekly | Cindy Fisher | ||
| Selma Times-Journal | Selma | Daily | |||
| Shelby County Reporter | Columbiana | Weekly | |||
| South Alabamian | Jackson | Weekly | Jim Cox | ||
| Southeast Sun | Enterprise | Weekly | |||
| Southern Star | Ozark | Daily | |||
| Sumter Circular | York | Weekly | |||
| Sumter County Record-Journal | Livingston | Weekly | |||
| Talk Of Semmes | Semmes | Daily | Daily online, weekly broadsheet | ||
| Thomasville Times | Thomasville | Weekly | Jim Cox | ||
| Times-Journal | Fort Payne | Daily | |||
| Times-Record | Fayette | Weekly | |||
| TimesDaily | Florence | Daily | |||
| Troy Messenger | Troy | Daily | |||
| Tuscaloosa News | Tuscaloosa | Daily | GateHouse Media | ||
| Valley Times-News | Lanett | Daily | |||
| Chatom | Weekly | Willie T. Gray / Gray & Gray Inc. | |||
| Western Star | Bessemer | Weekly |
University newspapers
- The Auburn Plainsman – Auburn University
- The Crimson White – University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
- The Vanguard-The University of South Alabama
- The Springhillian - Spring Hill College
- The Chanticleer - Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville
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