Newspapers in the United States - Wikipedia Newspapers in the United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search American newspaper publications This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Newspapers in the United States" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Newspapers in the United States have been published since the 18th century and are an integral part of the culture of the United States. Although a few newspapers including The New York Times, USA Today, and The Wall Street Journal are sold throughout the United States, most U.S. newspapers are published for city or regional markets. The New York Times and The Washington Post are often referred to as the United States' "newspaper of record".[1] Contents 1 History 2 Demographics 3 Archives 4 Ownership 5 Publication 6 See also 7 References 8 External links History[edit] Main article: History of American newspapers Demographics[edit] All major metropolitan regions have newspapers, with some of them having multiple papers, though this has declined in modern times. Many smaller cities have had local newspapers, again, this having declined over time. Archives[edit] Many libraries provide microfilm archives of major U.S. newspapers. Ownership[edit] Media conglomerates like Gannett Company, The McClatchy Company, Hearst Communications and others, publish a large percentage of the nation's papers. Publication[edit] Most general-purpose newspapers are either printed one day a week, or are printed daily. They are in part advertising-driven, including classified ads, but also receive income from newsstand sales and subscriptions. Major cities usually have alternative weeklies (New York City's Village Voice or Los Angeles' L.A. Weekly, for example), which rely entirely on advertising, and are free to the public. A newspaper meeting particular standards of circulation, including having a subscription or mailing list, is designated as a newspaper of record. With this designation, official notices may be published, such as fictitious business name announcements.[2] The number of daily newspapers in the United States has declined over the past half-century, according to Editor & Publisher, the trade journal of American newspapers. In particular, the number of evening newspapers has fallen by 50% since 1970, while morning editions and Sunday editions have grown.[3] For comparison, in 1950, there were 1,772 daily papers (and 1,450, or about 70%, of them were evening papers) while in 2000, there were 1,480 daily papers (and 766—or about half—of them were evening papers.[4] See also[edit] List of newspapers in the United States List of American journalism awards Pulitzer Prize References[edit] ^ Mazur, Allan, 2006. "Risk Perception and News Coverage Across Nations". Risk Management, Vol. 8, No. 3, July 2006, p. 152. ^ [1] ^ Editor & Publisher International Yearbook as cited at naa.org, Newspaper Association of America website ^ Editor & Publisher International Yearbook as cited on naa.org, Newspaper Association of America website External links[edit] 19th Century Historical United States Newspapers archive at Indiana University US newspapers searchable database, University of Chicago List of US Newspapers with Rates, University of Chicago "History of Newspapers", Mitchell Stephens, Collier's Encyclopedia article at New York University "Unite State News Spot" v t e Newspapers in the United States (North America) States Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Federal district Washington, D.C. 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