Alabama
Press
The earliest newspaper in Alabama, the short-lived Mobile Centinel (sic), made its first appearance on 23 May 1811. The oldest newspaper still in existence in the state is the Mobile Register, founded in 1813.
As of 2002 Alabama had 20 morning dailies; 4 evening dailies; and 20 Sunday papers. The following table shows the leading dailies with their 2002 circulations:
| AREA | NAME | DAILY | SUNDAY |
| *Owned by the Alabama Group of Advance Publications | |||
| Birmingham | News *(m,S) | 145,760 | 186,269 |
| Post–Herald (m) | 154,249 | ||
| Huntsville | Times *(m,S) | 56,540 | 77,664 |
| Mobile | Register *(m,S) | 95,975 | 113,433 |
| Montgomery | Advertiser (m,S) | 51,023 | 63,857 |
| Tuscaloosa | News (m,S) | 37,319 | 38,498 |