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This is a '''Timeline of Newspapers in Birmingham''', covering the founding, merging, and dissolution of newspapers in the [[Birmingham District]].
This is a '''Timeline of newspapers in Birmingham''', covering the founding, merging, and dissolution of newspapers in the [[Birmingham District]].


== 19th Century ==
== 19th Century ==
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=== [[1849]] ===
=== [[1849]] ===
* The ''[[Central Alabamian]]'' was published for a single year.
* The ''[[Central Alabamian]],'' was published by [[Baylis Grace]] and [[Joseph Smith]].


=== [[1850]] ===
=== [[1850]] ===
* Tuscaloosa merchant John Cantley established the ''[[Elyton Herald]]''.
* [[Moses Lancaster]] took over publication of the ''[[Central Alabamian]]''.
 
=== [[1853]] ===
* Tuscaloosa merchant [[John Cantley]] established the ''[[Elyton Herald]]''.
 
=== [[1857]] ===
* [[Edmund Harris]] founded the ''[[Shelby Chronicle]]'' in [[Columbiana]]


=== [[1869]] ===
=== [[1869]] ===
* [[Robert Henley]] purchased the weekly ''[[Elyton Herald]]'' and renamed it the ''[[Elyton Sun]]''
* [[Henry Hale]] purchased the weekly ''[[Elyton Herald]]''
* [[Robert Henley]] established the ''[[Elyton Sun]]''


=== [[1871]] ===
=== [[1871]]===
* [[Robert Henley]] moved the ''[[Elyton Sun]]'' to [[Birmingham]] and renamed it the ''[[Birmingham Sun]]''.
* Henry Hale moved the ''[[Elyton Herald]]'' to [[Birmingham]] and renamed it the ''[[Birmingham Herald]]''
* [[Robert Henley]] bought the ''[[Birmingham Herald]]'' and renamed it the ''[[Birmingham Sun]]''.
* [[Thomas McLaughlin]] and [[James Matthews]] purchased the ''Sun'' and renamed it ''[[The Jefferson Independent]]''.
* [[Thomas McLaughlin]] and [[James Matthews]] purchased the ''Sun'' and renamed it ''[[The Jefferson Independent]]''.
=== [[1873]] ===
* [[Frank Duval]], [[Eugene McGaw]] and [[Frank O'Brien]] founded the ''[[Birmingham Daily Item]]''
* An early ''[[Birmingham News (1870s)|Birmingham News]]'', unrelated to the 1888 paper, was published until at least 1875.


=== [[1874]] ===
=== [[1874]] ===
* [[February 12]]: The ''[[Birmingham Iron Age]]'', a weekly, published its first edition.
* [[February 12]]: The ''[[Birmingham Iron Age]]'', a weekly, published its first edition.
=== [[1876]]===
* The ''[[Alabama Tribune]]'' Centennial newspaper was published on [[May 18]] and [[July 13]].


=== [[1881]] ===
=== [[1881]] ===
* The ''[[Alabama Christian Advocate]]'' edited by [[W. C. McCoy]], began as a 4-page weekly newspaper of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
* [[December 3]]: [[W. C. Garrett]] and [[Frank V. Evans]], owners of the ''Birmingham Iron Age'', launched a daily newspaper known as ''[[The Daily Age]]''.
* [[December 3]]: [[W. C. Garrett]] and [[Frank V. Evans]], owners of the ''Birmingham Iron Age'', launched a daily newspaper known as ''[[The Daily Age]]''.
=== [[1883]] ===
* [[Frank Evans]] resigned from the ''Daily Age'' for health reasons, but soon launched ''[[The Birmingham Chronicle]]'' with editor [[George Cruikshank]].
* ''[[The Weekly Pilot]]'' was founded.
* The ''[[Birmingham Advance]]'' began publishing weekly.
* [[November 11]]: The ''[[Birmingham Advance]]'' merged with the ''[[Weekly Review]]'' to form the ''[[Semi-Weekly Review]]''.


=== [[1884]] ===
=== [[1884]] ===
* [[May 1]]: The ''[[Birmingham Iron Age]]'' changed its nameplate to ''The Weekly Iron Age''.
* [[May 1]]: The ''[[Birmingham Iron Age]]'' changed its nameplate to ''The Weekly Iron Age''.
* ''[[The Weekly Pilot]]'' failed.
=== [[1886]] ===
* [[E. N. Edmonds]] began publishing the weekly ''[[The Labor Union]]'' for the [[Knights of Labor]].
* [[C. M. Gardner]] began publishing the 8-page weekly ''[[Manufacturer and Tradesman]]''.
* [[Tom Ellis]] began publishing the 4-page weekly ''[[Saturday Hornet]]'', covering labor issues.
* [[Benjamin Robinson]] began publishing the 8-page weekly ''[[Sunday Morning Argus]]'' as a Democratic Party instrument.
* The weekly ''[[Alabama Staats Zeitung]]'' began publication.
* September: [[R. C. O. Benjamin]] began publishing the weekly ''[[Negro American]]'' each Saturday.


=== [[1887]] ===
=== [[1887]] ===
* [[July 24]]: [[George H. Johnson]] began publishing the weekly ''[[The Birmingham Sunday Morning Star]]''.
* [[August 3]]: [[William Pinckard]] began publishing ''[[The Daily Herald]]''.
* [[August 3]]: [[William Pinckard]] began publishing ''[[The Daily Herald]]''.
* The ''[[Alabama Sentinel]]'' began publication.


=== [[1888]] ===
=== [[1888]] ===
* [[March 14]]:  After leaving his position as editor of the ''Herald'', [[Rufus Rhodes]] began publishing ''[[The Birmingham News|The Evening News]]''.
* [[March 14]]:  After leaving his position as editor of the ''Herald'', [[Rufus Rhodes]] began publishing ''[[The Birmingham News|The Evening News]]''.
* [[November 8]]:  ''The Daily Age'' and ''Daily Herald'' merged to form ''[[The Birmingham Age-Herald]]''.
* [[November 8]]:  ''The Daily Age'' and ''Daily Herald'' merged to form ''[[The Birmingham Age-Herald]]''.
* ''[[The American Citizen]]'' was founded.
* [[L. H. Harrison]] began publishing the ''[[Wide-Awake]]'' weekly Republican newspaper.
* The ''[[Anzeiger des Sudens]]'', edited by [[Leon Landsberg]], began publication.


=== [[1889]] ===
=== [[1889]] ===
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=== [[1890]] ===
=== [[1890]] ===
* April: ''[[The Birmingham Chronicle]]'' (''The Birmingham Evening Chronicle'' and ''The Birmingham Sunday Chronicle'') ceased publication.
* April: ''[[The Birmingham Chronicle]]'' (''The Birmingham Evening Chronicle'' and ''The Birmingham Sunday Chronicle'') ceased publication.
* ''[[The American Citizen]]'' failed.
=== [[1891]] ===
* The weekly ''[[Negro American]]'' ceased publication.
* [[July 3]]: The ''[[Anzeiger des Sudens]]'' ceased publication.


=== [[1892]] ===
=== [[1892]] ===
* ''[[The Birmingham Ledger]]'' was established, published by [[E. B. Powell]] and [[T. A. Wiggs]].
* ''[[The Birmingham Ledger]]'' was established, published by [[E. B. Powell]] and [[T. A. Wiggs]].
* The weekly ''[[Alabama Staats Zeitung]]'' ceased publication.
=== [[1894]] ===
* [[H. A. Wilson]] began publishing ''[[The Birmingham Times (1894)|The Birmingham Times]]'', recognized as a Republican newspaper


=== [[1895]] ===
=== [[1895]] ===
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=== [[1898]] ===
=== [[1898]] ===
* [[Edward Barrett]] bought the ''Daily State Herald'' and changed the name back to ''The Birmingham Age-Herald''.
* [[Edward Barrett]] bought the ''Daily State Herald'' and changed the name back to ''The Birmingham Age-Herald''.
* The ''[[Alabama Cumberland Presbyterian]]'' was published weekly from August 12 to December 23.
=== [[1899]]===
* [[April 19]]: ''[[The Arbitrator]]'' weekly began publication.


== 20th Century ==
== 20th Century ==
[[Image:Age-Herald 1933-11-25.jpg|right|thumb|375px|Front page of the November 25, 1933 edition of the ''Age-Herald'']]
=== [[1902]] ===
=== [[1902]] ===
* ''[[The Daily Ledger]]'' returned to its earlier name, ''[[The Birmingham Ledger]]''.
* ''[[The Daily Ledger]]'' returned to its earlier name, ''[[The Birmingham Ledger]]''.
* The ''[[Ensley Enterprise]]'' was published by [[L. P. Hill]] with [[J. H. Pearson]] as editor.
* The ''[[Alabamian]]'' weekly began publishing.
* [[Carrie Tuggle]] began publishing ''[[The Birmingham Truth]]''
===[[1903]]===
* [[August 1]]: ''[[The Arbitrator]]'' weekly ceased publication.
=== [[1904]] ===
* [[December 23]]: The ''[[Alabamian]]'' ceased publishing.
=== [[1906]] ===
* [[Oscar Adams Sr]] founded the African-American weekly ''[[Birmingham Reporter]]''.
=== [[1907]] ===
* ''[[The Arc Light]]'' was published weekly.
* The ''[[Birmingham Blade]]'' began publishing weekly.
=== [[1909]]===
* The ''[[Birmingham Blade]]'' ceased publishing.


=== [[1910]] ===
=== [[1910]] ===
* Upon [[Rufus Rhodes]]' death, [[Victor Hanson]] bought ''The Birmingham News''.
* Upon [[Rufus Rhodes]]' death, [[Victor Hanson]] bought ''The Birmingham News''.
* ''[[Howle's Iconoclast]]'' began publication.
* [[Carrie Tuggle]]'s ''[[The Birmingham Truth]]'' ceased publication.
=== [[1913]] ===
* ''[[Howle's Iconoclast]]'' ceased publication.
=== [[1918]] ===
* The ''[[Wide-Awake]]'' ceased publication.


=== [[1920]] ===
=== [[1920]] ===
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=== [[1927]] ===
=== [[1927]] ===
* [[Victor Hanson]] purchased the ''Age-Herald'', publishing it in the morning and ''The Birmingham News'' in the evenings. On Sundays, a joint ''[[The Birmingham News Age-Herald|Birmingham News Age-Herald]]'' edition was distributed.
* [[Victor Hanson]] purchased the ''Age-Herald'', publishing it in the morning and ''The Birmingham News'' in the evenings. On Sundays, a joint ''[[The Birmingham News Age-Herald|Birmingham News Age-Herald]]'' edition was distributed.
* The ''[[North Birmingham Star]]'' was published from 2621 [[29th Avenue North]]
* [[September 17]]: The ''[[Alabama Traveler]]'' weekly began publishing.


=== [[1928]] ===
=== [[1928]] ===
* ''[[The Shades Valley Times]]'' began publication, covering [[Homewood]].
* ''[[The Shades Valley Times]]'' began publication, covering [[Homewood]].
* [[April 8]]: The ''[[Alabama Traveler]]'' ceased publication.
* The ''[[American Standard]]'' was published weekly.


=== [[1929]] ===
=== [[1929]] ===
* ''The Shades Valley Times'' ceased publication.
* ''The Shades Valley Times'' ceased publication.
* The ''[[Homewood Herald]]'' began publication.
* The ''[[Homewood Herald]]'' began publication.
=== [[1934]] ===
* The ''[[Birmingham Reporter]]'' ceased publication.
=== [[1944]] ===
* The ''[[Alabama Sun]]'' was published from [[March 24]] to [[May 19]].


=== [[1945]] ===
=== [[1945]] ===
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* [[July 12]] to [[August 14]]:  Publication of the ''News'', ''Post'' and ''Age-Herald'' were suspended due to a [[1945 printers' strike|printers' strike]].
* [[July 12]] to [[August 14]]:  Publication of the ''News'', ''Post'' and ''Age-Herald'' were suspended due to a [[1945 printers' strike|printers' strike]].
* The ''[[Five Points Star]]'' alternative newspaper hit the stands for 5¢ a copy.
* The ''[[Five Points Star]]'' alternative newspaper hit the stands for 5¢ a copy.
===[[1946]]===
* August: The ''[[BECO Employees' News]]'' began publishing monthly.


=== [[1950]] ===
=== [[1950]] ===
* [[May 15]]: The ''Age-Herald'' was sold to Scripps-Howard, publishers of the ''Post''.  The two papers merged to become the ''[[Birmingham Post-Herald]]''.  The new paper had a joint operating agreement with Hanson's ''News'' such that circulation, advertising and printing were provided by The Birmingham News Company.  The ''Post-Herald'' was published Monday through Saturday mornings while the ''News'' was published in the evenings and Sunday.  Publication of the joint ''[[Birmingham News Age-Herald]]'' edition on Sundays is ceased.
* [[May 15]]: The ''Age-Herald'' was sold to Scripps-Howard, publishers of the ''Post''.  The two papers merged to become the ''[[Birmingham Post-Herald]]''.  The new paper had a joint operating agreement with Hanson's ''News'' such that circulation, advertising and printing were provided by The Birmingham News Company.  The ''Post-Herald'' was published Monday through Saturday mornings while the ''News'' was published in the evenings and Sunday.  Publication of the joint ''[[Birmingham News Age-Herald]]'' edition on Sundays is ceased.
=== [[1951]]===
* December: The ''[[BECO Employees' News]]'' ceased publishing monthly.


=== [[1955]] ===
=== [[1955]] ===
* Newhouse purchased ''The Birmingham News'', but Hanson continued as publisher.
* Newhouse purchased ''The Birmingham News'', but Hanson continued as publisher.
=== [[1964]] ===
* ''[[The Birmingham Times]]'' was founded by [[Jesse Lewis]].


=== [[1970]] ===
=== [[1970]] ===
* The ''[[North Jefferson News]]'' was founded as a weekly.
* The ''[[North Jefferson News]]'' was founded as a weekly.
* [[July 19]]: ''[[The Southside Rag]]'' debuted.


=== [[1973]] ===
=== [[1973]] ===
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=== [[1989]] ===
=== [[1989]] ===
* ''[[I Cover the War]]'' alternative newspaper folded.
* ''[[I Cover the War]]'' alternative newspaper folded.
=== [[1990]]===
* January: ''[[The Apostle]]'' monthly was initiated by the [[Episcopal Diocese of Alabama]].
=== [[1992]]===
* ''[[Black & White]]'', a bi-weekly alternative, began publication.
* December: ''[[The Apostle]]'' monthly ceased publication.


=== [[1996]] ===
=== [[1996]] ===
* [[August 5]]: Under the latest extension of their joint operating agreement, the ''Post-Herald'' and ''News'' switched their morning/evening publication times.
* [[August 5]]: Under the latest extension of their joint operating agreement, the ''Post-Herald'' and ''News'' switched their morning/evening publication times.
=== [[1997]] ===
* ''[[Birmingham Weekly]]'' alternative newspaper began publication.


=== [[1998]] ===
=== [[1998]] ===
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== 21st Century ==
== 21st Century ==
=== [[2005]] ===
=== [[2005]] ===
* [[September 23]]: The final edition of the ''Post Herald'' was published as E. W. Scripps (previously Scripps-Howard) closed the paper.
* [[September 23]]: The final edition of the ''[[Birmingham Post-Herald]]'' was published as E. W. Scripps (previously Scripps-Howard) closed the paper.


=== [[2006]] ===
=== [[2006]] ===
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* [[August 15]]: ''The Hoover Gazette'' published its final edition.
* [[August 15]]: ''The Hoover Gazette'' published its final edition.
* [[May 16]]: ''[[The Western Tribune]]'' began publication, covering Bessemer and western Jefferson County.
* [[May 16]]: ''[[The Western Tribune]]'' began publication, covering Bessemer and western Jefferson County.
* The ''North Jefferson News'' began publishing twice a week.
* The ''[[North Jefferson News]]'' began publishing twice a week.


=== [[2009]] ===
=== [[2009]] ===
* [[Victor Hanson III]] retired from the ''News'', marking the end of the Hanson family's century as publisher.
* [[Victor Hanson III]] retired from ''[[The Birmingham News]]'', marking the end of the Hanson family's century as publisher.
* ''[[Trussville Tribune]]'' began weekly publication.


=== [[2010]] ===
=== [[2010]] ===
* March: ''The Western Tribune'' ceased publication.
* March: ''The Western Tribune'' ceased publication.


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=== [[2011]] ===
* ''[[Weld]]'' began publication.
* ''[[Leeds News|The Leeds News]]'' was closed by owner [[Community Newspaper Holdings]].
 
=== [[2012]] ===
* The ''North Jefferson News'' changed back from semi-weekly publication to weekly.
* [[October 1]]: ''The Birmingham News'' cut publication from daily to three days a week.
 
=== [[2013]] ===
* ''[[Black & White]]'' ceased publication.
 
=== [[2016]] ===
* The ''[[Birmingham Times]]'' was sold to the [[Foundation for Progress in Journalism]].
 
=== [[2017]] ===
* [[July 13]]: ''Weld'' ceased publication of its weekly paper.
 
=== [[2020]] ===
* [[April 22]]: The ''North Jefferson News'' was folded into the ''[[Cullman Times]]'' by both papers' owner [[CNHI]].
 
==References==
* {{Dubose-1887}}
* Rowell, George P., ed. (1887) ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=7dRVAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false American Newspaper Directory]''. Vol. 19. New York. Geo. P. Rowell & Co.
* Ellison, Rhoda Coleman (1954) ''History and Bibliography of Alabama Newspapers in the Nineteenth Century.'' University of Alabama Press.
 
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Latest revision as of 17:10, 15 January 2024

This is a Timeline of newspapers in Birmingham, covering the founding, merging, and dissolution of newspapers in the Birmingham District.

19th Century

1845

1847

  • The Jones Valley Times ceased publication.

1849

1850

1853

1857

1869

1871

1873

1874

1876

1881

1883

1884

1886

1887

1888

1889

1890

1891

1892

1894

1895

1896

1898

1899

20th Century

Front page of the November 25, 1933 edition of the Age-Herald

1902

1903

1904

1906

1907

1909

1910

1913

1918

1920

1921

1927

1928

1929

  • The Shades Valley Times ceased publication.
  • The Homewood Herald began publication.

1934

1944

1945

1946

1950

  • May 15: The Age-Herald was sold to Scripps-Howard, publishers of the Post. The two papers merged to become the Birmingham Post-Herald. The new paper had a joint operating agreement with Hanson's News such that circulation, advertising and printing were provided by The Birmingham News Company. The Post-Herald was published Monday through Saturday mornings while the News was published in the evenings and Sunday. Publication of the joint Birmingham News Age-Herald edition on Sundays is ceased.

1951

1955

  • Newhouse purchased The Birmingham News, but Hanson continued as publisher.

1964

1970

1973

1974

1975

1977

1978

  • Bozart alternative newspaper was founded.

1979

  • Bozart alternative newspaper folded.

1983

1984

1985

1987

1988

1989

1990

1992

1996

  • August 5: Under the latest extension of their joint operating agreement, the Post-Herald and News switched their morning/evening publication times.

1997

1998

21st Century

2005

2006

2007

2009

2010

  • March: The Western Tribune ceased publication.

2011

2012

  • The North Jefferson News changed back from semi-weekly publication to weekly.
  • October 1: The Birmingham News cut publication from daily to three days a week.

2013

2016

2017

  • July 13: Weld ceased publication of its weekly paper.

2020

References

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