Newspapers in Tennessee are listed by city below. Newspaper circulation and ownership are included here.
| Tennessee Newspapers by city |
|---|
| City |
Newspaper |
Circulation |
Owner |
| |
| Alamo |
 Crockett Times
| 2,841 | |
|
| Ashland |
Ashland City Times
| 4,081 | Gannett Company, Inc. |
|
| Athens |
Daily Post Athenian
| 10,873 | Jones Media, Inc. |
|
| Bartlett |
Bartlett Express
| 3,671 | |
|
| Benton |
Polk County News
| 3,108 | |
|
| Brentwood |
Brentwood Journal
| | Gannett Company, Inc. |
|
| Brownsville |
Brownsville States-Graphic
| 3,281 | American Hometown Publishing |
|
| Byrdstown |
Pickett County Press
| 2,030 | |
|
| Camden |
Camden Chronicle
| 3,421 | |
|
| Carthage |
Carthage Courier
| 5,500 | Carthage Publishing, Inc. |
|
| Celina |
 Celina Citizen-Statesman
| 2,525 | |
|
| Chattanooga |
Chattanooga Courier
(race & ethnic) | 24,000 | Pride Newspaper Group |
| | Chattanooga Pulse
(city guides) | | Brewer Media Group |
| | Chattanooga Times Free Press
| 76,526 | Wehco Media Inc. |
| | UTC University Echo
(university) | 3,500 | University of Tennessee Chattanooga |
|
| Clarksville |
Austin Peay All State
(university) | 3,000 | Austin Peay State University |
| | Leaf Chronicle
| 20,354 | Gannett Company, Inc. |
|
| Cleveland |
Bradley News Weekly
| | |
| | Cleveland Daily Banner
| 12,767 | Cleveland Newspapers, Inc |
| | People News
| | Pete Edwards |
|
| Clinton |
Clinton Courier News
| 4,789 | Republic Newspapers, Inc. |
|
| Collierville |
Collierville Herald
| 2,953 | |
|
| Columbia |
Columbia Daily Herald
| 10,963 | Stephens Media Group |
|
| Cookeville |
Cookeville Herald Citizen
| 11,044 | Cleveland Newspapers, Inc. |
|
| Covington |
Covington Leader
| 21,661 | American Hometown Publishing |
|
| Crossville |
Crossville Chronicle
| 10,200 | Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. |
|
| Dayton |
Rhea County Herald-News
| 5,700 | Media Services Group, Inc. |
|
| Dickson |
Dickson Herald
| 6,922 | Gannett Company, Inc. |
|
| Dover |
Stewart-Houston Times
| 5,334 | |
|
| Dresden |
Dresden Enterprise
| 5,623 | |
|
| Dunlap |
Dunlap Tribune
| 2,802 | |
|
| Dyer |
Dyer Tri-City Reporter
| 1,975 | American Hometown Publishing |
|
| Dyersburg |
Dyersburg State Gazette
| 7,900 | Rust Communications |
|
| Eagleville |
Eagleville Times
| | Debbie Ryan |
|
| Elizabethton |
Elizabethton Star
| 9,366 | Elizabethon Newspapers Inc. |
|
| Erwin |
Erwin Record
| 4,238 | Sandusky Newspapers, Inc. |
| | Valley Beautiful Beacon
| | |
|
| Fairview |
Fairview Observer
| 934 | Gannett Company, Inc. |
|
| Farragut |
Farragutpress
| | |
|
| Fayetteville |
Elk Valley Times
| 8,600 | Lakeway Publishers, Inc. |
|
| Franklin |
Franklin Review Appeal
| | Gannett Company, Inc. |
| | Williamson Herald
| | Main Street Media, LLC |
|
| Gainesboro |
Jackson County Sentinel
| 3,150 | |
|
| Gallatin |
Gallatin News
| | Main Street Media, LLC |
| | Gallatin News Examiner
| 5,296 | |
|
| Germantown |
Germantown News
| 7,500 | Germantown News Inc. |
|
| Greeneville |
Greeneville Sun
| 14,131 | Greeneville Publishing Company, Inc. |
|
| Halls |
Halls Shopper News
| | Sandra Clark |
|
| Hartsville |
Hartsville Vidette
| 1,522 | |
|
| Henderson |
Chester County Independent
| 3,560 | American Hometown Publishing |
|
| Hohenwald |
Lewis County Herald
| 3,823 | |
|
| Humboldt |
Humboldt Chronicle
| 2,375 | American Hometown Publishing |
|
| Huntingdon |
Carroll County News-Leader
| 6,600 | Dennis & Lisa Richardson |
|
| Jackson |
Jackson Sun
| 32,121 | Gannett Company, Inc. |
| | Nashville Pride
(race & ethnic) | 36,000 | Pride Newspaper Group |
|
| Jamestown |
Fentress Courier
| 5,586 | |
|
| Jefferson City |
Jefferson City Standard Banner
| 6,250 | |
|
| Johnson City |
Business Journal of Tri Cities
(business) | | Mountaineer Publishing Company |
| | East Tennessean
(university) | 6,000 | East Tennessee State University |
| | Johnson City Press
| 30,670 | Sandusky Newspapers Inc. |
|
| Jonesborough |
Jonesborough Herald & Tribune
| 4,500 | Sandusky Newspapers, Inc. |
|
| Kingsport |
Daily News of Kingsport
| 2,308 | Pete Dykes |
| | Kingsport Times News
| 44,096 | Sandusky Newspapers Inc. |
|
| Kingston |
Roane County News
| 8,609 | Landmark Media Enterprises LLC |
|
| Knoxville |
East Tennessee Business Journal
(business) | | Jayne Andrews |
| | Knoxville Journal
| | |
| | Knoxville News Sentinel
| 99,733 | E.W. Scripps Company |
| | Metro Pulse
(city guides) | 35,000 | E.W. Scripps Company |
| | Mundo Hispano Tennessee
(race & ethnic) | | Carlos Nicho |
| | Murfreesboro Vision
(race & ethnic) | 26,700 | Pride Newspaper Group |
| | UTK Daily Beacon
(university) | 16,000 | University of Tennessee Knoxville |
|
| Lafayette |
Macon County Chronicle
| | Main Street Media, LLC |
| | Macon County Times
| 5,663 | Heartland Publications, LLC |
|
| LaFollette |
Campbell County Times
| | Patrick Pebley |
| | LaFollette Press
| 11,500 | Landmark Media Enterprises LLC |
| | Volunteer Times
| | Kelli Jo Wright |
|
| Lawrenceburg |
Lawrence County Advocate
| 15,853 | Kennedy Newspapers, Inc. |
| | Lawrenceburg Democrat-Union
| 6,650 | |
|
| Lebanon |
Lebanon Democrat
| 7,236 | Lebanon Publishing Co. |
| | Wilson Post
| 20,000 | Main Street Media, LLC |
|
| Lenoir City |
Loudon County News-Herald
| 7,000 | |
|
| Lewisburg |
Marshall County Tribune
| | Rust Communications |
|
| Lexington |
Lexington Progress
| 6,379 | |
|
| Linden |
Buffalo River Review
| 2,212 | |
|
| Livingston |
Livingston Enterprise
| 5,055 | Mitchell Media |
| | Overton County News
| 5,550 | Carson Oliver |
|
| Lynchburg |
Moore County News
| 1,900 | |
|
| Madisonville |
Monroe County Buzz
| 1,800 | Bee Publishers, LLC |
|
| Manchester |
Manchester Times
| 6,900 | Lakeway Publishers, Inc. |
| | Saturday Independent
| | Ramsey Media, Inc. |
|
| Martin |
UTM Pacer
(university) | 3,000 | University of Tennessee Martin |
| | Weakley County Press
| | |
|
| Maryville |
Blount County Voice
| | Maryville-Alcoa Newspapers, LLC |
| | Blount Today
(city guides) | | E.W. Scripps Company |
| | Maryville Daily Times
| 21,353 | Horvitz Newspapers Inc. |
|
| Maynardville |
Union News Leader
| 2,917 | |
|
| McKenzie |
McKenzie Banner
| 5,900 | Tri-County Publishing |
|
| McMinnville |
Southern Standard
| 9,500 | Morris Multimedia, Inc. |
|
| Memphis |
Hebrew Watchman
(religion: jewish) | 3,000 | |
| | La Prensa Latina
(race & ethnic) | 37,000 | Sidney Mendelson |
| | Memphis Business Journal
(business) | | American City Business Journals Inc. |
| | Memphis Commercial Appeal
| 142,164 | E.W. Scripps Company |
| | Memphis Daily News
| 2,300 | The Daily News Publishing Co. |
| | Memphis Flyer
(city guides) | 51,486 | Contemporary Media, Inc. |
| | Memphis Tattler
(comedy & parody) | | |
| | Memphis Tri-State Defender
(race & ethnic) | 24,000 | Real Times Inc. |
| | Rhodes College Sou'wester
(university) | 1,500 | Rhodes College |
| | West Tennessee Catholic
(religion: christian) | | the Catholic Diocese of Memphis |
|
| Milan |
Milan Mirror-Exchange
| 5,600 | |
|
| Millington |
Millington Star
| 3,063 | Family Publishing Group |
|
| Morristown |
Morristown Citizen Tribune
| 18,086 | Lakeway Publishers, Inc. |
|
| Mount Juliet |
Mt. Juliet Chronicle
| 12,500 | |
| | Mt. Juliet News
| 3,200 | |
|
| Mountain City |
Tomahawk
| 5,700 | Sandusky Newspapers Inc. |
|
| Murfreesboro |
MTSU Sidelines
(university) | | Middle Tennessee State University |
| | Murfreesboro Daily News Journal
| 14,317 | Gannett Company, Inc. |
| | Murfreesboro Post
| 24,000 | Murfreesboro Post Publishing LLC |
|
| Nashville |
La Campana
(race & ethnic) | | |
| | Nashville Business Journal
(business) | | American City Business Journals Inc. |
| | Nashville City Paper
| 48,000 | SouthComm Inc. |
| | Nashville Observer
(religion: jewish) | 3,300 | |
| | Nashville Scene
(city guides) | 50,380 | City Press LLC |
| | Nashville Tennessean
| 131,960 | Gannett Company, Inc. |
| | Out & About Newspaper
(lifestyle: gay & lesbian) | 30,000 | |
| | Tennessee Register
(religion: christian) | | the Diocese of Nashville |
| | Tennessee Tribune
(race & ethnic) | 25,000 | Rosetta Miller Perry |
| | TSU Meter
(university) | 3,000 | Tennessee State University |
| | Vanderbilt Hustler
(university) | 6,500 | Vanderbilt University |
| | Westview
| | Westview Publishing Co., Inc. |
|
| Newport |
Newport Plain Talk
| 6,750 | Jones Media Inc. |
|
| Oak Ridge |
Oak Ridge Observer
| | |
| | Oak Ridger
| 7,554 | Morris Communications Company LLC |
|
| Oneida |
Oneida Independent Herald
| 4,983 | |
| | Scott County News
| 6,365 | |
|
| Palmetto Bay |
Hamilton County Herald
| 3,072 | |
|
| Paris |
Paris Post-Intelligencer
| 7,793 | Williams Family |
|
| Parsons |
Parsons News Leader
| 2,912 | |
|
| Pikeville |
Bledsonian Banner
| 2,426 | Valley Publishing Co., Inc. |
|
| Portland |
Portland Leader
| 2,452 | |
|
| Pulaski |
Pulaski Citizen
| 5,801 | |
|
| Ripley |
Lauderdale County Enterprise
| 4,959 | |
|
| Rogersville |
Rogersville Review
| 5,775 | Jones Media, Inc. |
|
| Savannah |
Savannah Courier
| 8,943 | |
|
| Selmer |
Selmer Independent Appeal
| 7,400 | McNairy Co. Publishing, LLC |
|
| Sevierville |
Mountain Press
| 7,824 | Paxton Media Group, LLC |
|
| Seymour |
Seymour Herald
| | |
|
| Shelbyville |
Shelbyville Times-Gazette
| 7,385 | Rust Communications |
|
| Smithville |
Middle Tennessee Times
| | Main Street Media, LLC |
| | Smithville Review
| 3,800 | Morrisville Multimedia Inc. |
|
| Smyrna |
Rutherford Courier
| | Gannett Company, Inc. |
|
| Somerville |
Fayette County Review
| 3,827 | Fayette County Review Inc. |
|
| South Pittsburg |
South Pittsburg Hustler
| 1,507 | |
|
| Sparta |
Sparta Expositor
| 5,400 | Sparta Newspapers, Inc. |
|
| Spencer |
Mountain View
| | |
|
| Spring Hill |
Advertiser News
| | Stephens Media Group |
|
| Springfield |
Robertson County Times
| 7,243 | Gannett Company, Inc. |
|
| Sweetwater |
Monroe County Advocate & Democrat
| 15,000 | Jones Media, Inc. |
|
| Tazewell |
Claiborne Progress
| | |
|
| Tiptonville |
Lake County Banner
| 3,192 | |
|
| Tracy City |
Grundy County Herald
| 4,800 | Lakeway Publishers, Inc. |
|
| Trenton |
Trenton Herald Gazette
| 2,900 | American Hometown Publishing |
|
| Tullahoma |
Tullahoma News and Guardian
| 7,925 | Lakeway Publishers, Inc. |
|
| Union City |
Continental Newspaper Union City
(race & ethnic) | 38,000 | |
| | Union City Daily Messenger
| 8,335 | |
|
| Wartburg |
Morgan County News
| 5,100 | Landmark Community Newspapers, LLC |
|
| Waverly |
Waverly News-Democrat
| 3,570 | Kennedy Newspapers, Inc. |
|
| Waynesboro |
Wayne County News
| 6,052 | American Hometown Publishing |
|
| Winchester |
Winchester Herald-Chronicle
| 9,300 | Lakeway Publishers, Inc. |
|
| Woodbury |
Cannon Courier
| | Fryar Newspapers, LLC |
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