Table 9: All-White Newsrooms: Newspapers Employing No
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Table 9 All-white newsrooms, 2005: US daily newspapers reporting no journalists of color, ranked by non-white population in the circulation area Source: Report to the Knight Foundation, June 2005, by Bill Dedman and Stephen K. Doig The full report is at http://www.asu.edu/cronkite/asne Rank Circulation Newspaper, State Ownership Staff non- Weekday Source for area non- white % circulation circulation white % area 1 66.2 The Greenwood Commonwealth, Mississippi Emmerich Newspapers (Miss.) 0.0 7,607 ZIP Codes 2 59.7 Rocky Ford Daily Gazette, Colorado 0.0 3,013 Home City 3 54.9 Plainview Daily Herald, Texas Hearst Newspapers (N.Y.) 0.0 6,481 Home County 4 54.3 The Item, Sumter, South Carolina 0.0 21,389 ZIP Codes 5 50.6 Southwest Daily Times, Liberal, Kansas 0.0 4,250 Home County 6 48.9 The Ennis Daily News, Texas Fackelman Newspapers (Fla.) 0.0 3,214 Home City 7 48.3 Artesia Daily Press, New Mexico 0.0 3,550 Home City 8 46.5 The Union-Recorder, Milledgeville, Community Newspaper Holdings 0.0 7,416 Home Georgia (Ala.) County 9 44.5 Bastrop Daily Enterprise, Louisiana Liberty Group Publishing 0.0 5,815 Home (Ill.) County 10 43.1 Ruston Daily Leader, Louisiana Fackelman Newspapers (Fla.) 0.0 5,592 Home County 11 42.8 Natchitoches Times, Louisiana 0.0 4,805 Home County 12 42.5 The Kodiak Daily Mirror, Alaska MediaNews Group (Colo.) 0.0 2,735 Home County Page 1 Rank Circulation Newspaper, State Ownership Staff non- Weekday Source for area non- white % circulation circulation white % area 13 42.1 Clovis News Journal, New Mexico Freedom Communications (Ca.) 0.0 7,576 ZIP Codes 14 40.2 Hope Star, Arkansas HarborPoint Media (Fla.) 0.0 3,031 Home County 15 37.3 The Tifton Gazette, Georgia Community Newspaper Holdings 0.0 9,046 Home (Ala.) County 16 36.9 The Garden City Telegram, Kansas Harris Enterprises (Kan.) 0.0 8,912 ZIP Codes 17 36.4 Blytheville Courier News, Arkansas Rust Communications (Mo.) 0.0 4,074 Home County 18 35.6 Washington Daily News, North Carolina 0.0 8,938 ZIP Codes 19 33.5 The Daily Home, Talladega, Alabama Consolidated Publishing 0.0 9,872 Home (Ala.) County 20 33.3 Guymon Daily Herald, Oklahoma Horizon Publications (Ill.) 0.0 2,568 Home County 21 32.9 The Daily Sitka Sentinel, Alaska 0.0 2,821 Home County 22 32.9 The Fort Morgan Times, Colorado MediaNews Group (Colo.) 0.0 4,390 ZIP Codes 23 32.6 The Union Daily Times, South Carolina 0.0 6,355 Home County 24 31.4 Sun Journal, New Bern, North Carolina Freedom Communications (Ca.) 0.0 15,467 ZIP Codes 25 31.3 The Vernon Daily Record, Texas 0.0 4,284 Home County 26 31.3 The Sanford Herald, North Carolina Paxton Media Group (Ky.) 0.0 10,147 ZIP Codes 27 31.2 Argus Observer, Ontario, Oregon Wick Communications (Ariz.) 0.0 6,585 Home County 28 31.1 The Brunswick News, Georgia 0.0 15,683 Home County 29 30.5 Jackson County Floridan, Marianna, Media General (Va.) 0.0 6,599 ZIP Codes Florida 30 30.5 Daily Sparks Tribune, Nevada 0.0 5,034 Home City 31 30.1 The Seminole Producer, Oklahoma 0.0 5,340 Home County 32 29.9 The Daily Triplicate, Crescent City, 0.0 4,817 ZIP Codes California Page 2 Rank Circulation Newspaper, State Ownership Staff non- Weekday Source for area non- white % circulation circulation white % area 33 29.7 The Daily Sentinel, Nacogdoches, Texas Cox Enterprises (Ga.) 0.0 8,481 Home County 34 28.7 The Oxford Eagle, Mississippi 0.0 5,016 Home County 35 28.4 The Daily Okeechobee News, Florida Independent Newspapers 0.0 2,583 Home (Del.) County 36 28.2 Holdenville Daily News, Oklahoma 0.0 2,500 Home County 37 27.5 The Daily Citizen, De Queen, Arkansas 0.0 2,592 Home County 38 26.5 Taylor Daily Press, Texas 0.0 4,658 Home County 39 25.1 Daily News, Palatka, Florida Community Newspapers Inc. 0.0 11,733 ZIP Codes (Ga.) 40 24.8 The Evening News, Sault Ste. Marie, Liberty Group Publishing 0.0 6,772 Home Michigan (Ill.) County 41 24.2 Daily Fort Gateway Guide, Waynesville, Liberty Group Publishing 0.0 1,805 Home Missouri (Ill.) County 42 22.8 The Key West Citizen, Florida 0.0 8,871 Counties 43 22.5 Daily News, Red Bluff, California MediaNews Group (Colo.) 0.0 7,155 ZIP Codes 44 22.4 The Enquirer-Journal, Monroe, North Paxton Media Group (Ky.) 0.0 8,638 ZIP Codes Carolina 45 21.8 The Times Herald, Norristown, Journal Register (N.J.) 0.0 15,683 ZIP Codes Pennsylvania 46 21.7 The Pampa News, Texas 0.0 5,240 Home County 47 21.6 The Poteau Daily News & Sun, Oklahoma Horizon Publications (Ill.) 0.0 3,354 Home County 48 21.6 Cushing Daily Citizen, Oklahoma Community Newspaper Holdings 0.0 3,001 Home City (Ala.) 49 21.3 Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, Washington Seattle Times 0.0 14,274 ZIP Codes 50 21.1 Henryetta Daily Free-Lance, Oklahoma 0.0 1,852 Home City 51 21.0 The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, Media General (Va.) 0.0 29,964 ZIP Codes Virginia 52 20.2 Times-Georgian, Carrollton, Georgia Paxton Media Group (Ky.) 0.0 8,604 ZIP Codes Page 3 Rank Circulation Newspaper, State Ownership Staff non- Weekday Source for area non- white % circulation circulation white % area 53 20.1 Lahontan Valley News and Fallon Eagle Swift Newspapers (Nev.) 0.0 5,339 Home Standard, Nevada County 54 19.9 Niles Daily Star, Michigan Boone Newspapers (Ala.) 0.0 2,361 Home City 55 19.7 Shawano Leader, Wisconsin Lee Enterprises (Iowa) 0.0 6,291 ZIP Codes 56 19.6 Lake County Record-Bee, Lakeport, MediaNews Group (Colo.) 0.0 7,381 ZIP Codes California 57 19.2 Daily Times-Call, Longmont, Colorado 0.0 20,779 ZIP Codes 58 18.4 Independent Tribune, Concord, North Media General (Va.) 0.0 19,131 ZIP Codes Carolina 59 18.3 The Carthage Press, Missouri Liberty Group Publishing 0.0 3,543 Home City (Ill.) 60 18.0 The Leavenworth Times, Kansas Liberty Group Publishing 0.0 6,591 Home (Ill.) County 61 17.6 Rawlins Daily Times, Wyoming 0.0 3,575 Home County 62 17.4 The Daily Commercial, Leesburg, Florida HarborPoint Media (Fla.) 0.0 27,186 ZIP Codes 63 17.4 Shelbyville Times-Gazette, Tennessee Rust Communications (Mo.) 0.0 7,822 Home County 64 17.3 Daily Globe, Worthington, Minnesota Forum Communications (N.D.) 0.0 9,484 Home County 65 16.8 Skagit Valley Herald, Mount Vernon, Pioneer Newspapers (Wash.) 0.0 17,384 ZIP Codes Washington 66 16.7 Siskiyou Daily News, Yreka, California Liberty Group Publishing 0.0 5,554 Home (Ill.) County 67 16.5 Sturgis Journal, Michigan Liberty Group Publishing 0.0 6,320 Home City (Ill.) 68 16.2 Review Times, Fostoria, Ohio 0.0 4,083 Home City 69 16.0 Northwest Arkansas Times, Fayetteville, Community Publishers (Ark.) 0.0 18,017 Home City Arkansas 70 15.8 Boca Raton News, Florida 0.0 13,673 Home City 71 15.7 The News-Courier, Athens, Alabama Community Newspaper Holdings 0.0 7,657 ZIP Codes (Ala.) 72 15.3 Picayune Item, Mississippi Community Newspaper Holdings 0.0 4,480 ZIP Codes (Ala.) Page 4 Rank Circulation Newspaper, State Ownership Staff non- Weekday Source for area non- white % circulation circulation white % area 73 15.1 Tahoe Daily Tribune, South Lake Tahoe, Swift Newspapers (Nev.) 0.0 7,723 Home California County 74 15.1 Independence Daily Reporter, Kansas 0.0 6,654 Home City 75 15.0 The Villages Daily Sun, Lady Lake, 0.0 21,141 ZIP Codes Florida 76 15.0 Edmond Evening Sun, Oklahoma Community Newspaper Holdings 0.0 7,059 Home City (Ala.) 77 14.8 Blackwell Journal-Tribune, Oklahoma 0.0 2,513 Home City 78 14.8 The Sentry-News, Slidell, Louisiana Wick Communications (Ariz.) 0.0 4,541 Home County 79 14.7 Weatherford Daily News, Oklahoma 0.0 5,390 Home City 80 14.5 The Union Democrat, Sonora, California 0.0 11,682 ZIP Codes 81 14.2 The Perry Daily Journal, Oklahoma 0.0 2,722 Home County 82 14.2 The Daily Courier, Forest City, North Paxton Media Group (Ky.) 0.0 9,332 Home Carolina County 83 14.0 The Daily Tribune News, Cartersville, 0.0 7,799 ZIP Codes Georgia 84 13.8 The Duncan Banner, Oklahoma Community Newspaper Holdings 0.0 7,697 Home (Ala.) County 85 13.7 Corvallis Gazette-Times, Oregon Lee Enterprises (Iowa) 0.0 11,999 ZIP Codes 86 13.4 Malvern Daily Record, Arkansas 0.0 5,015 Home County 87 13.1 Daily Rocket-Miner, Rock Springs, 0.0 8,060 ZIP Codes Wyoming 88 12.7 The Mountain Mail, Salida, Colorado 0.0 3,494 Home County 89 12.3 The Alliance Times-Herald, Nebraska Seaton (Kan.) 0.0 3,028 Home County 90 12.2 Parsons Sun, Kansas Harris Enterprises (Kan.) 0.0 5,420 Home County 91 12.0 Daily Journal/Messenger, Seneca, South 0.0 8,938 Home Carolina County 92 12.0 Marshalltown Times-Republican, Iowa Ogden Newspapers (W.V.) 0.0 10,448 ZIP Codes 93 11.9 The Marshall Democrat-News, Missouri Rust Communications (Mo.) 0.0 3,125 Home County Page 5 Rank Circulation Newspaper, State Ownership Staff non- Weekday Source for area non- white % circulation circulation white % area 94 11.8 The Journal-Register, Medina, New York Community Newspaper Holdings 0.0 3,469 ZIP Codes (Ala.) 95 11.8 The Daily Corinthian, Corinth, Paxton Media Group (Ky.) 0.0 6,780 ZIP Codes Mississippi 96 11.6 Enid News & Eagle, Oklahoma Community Newspaper Holdings 0.0 18,611 ZIP Codes (Ala.) 96 11.6 Capital Journal, Pierre, South Dakota 0.0 3,968 Home County 98 11.5 The Sentinel-Record, Hot Springs, Wehco Media (Ark.) 0.0 17,885 ZIP Codes Arkansas 99 11.5 Daily Hampshire Gazette, Northampton, 0.0 17,876 ZIP Codes Massachusetts 100 11.4 The Chronicle-Telegram, Elyria, Ohio 0.0 23,385 ZIP Codes 101 11.3 The Paris Post-Intelligencer, Tennessee 0.0 7,793 Home County 102 11.0 Daily Times Chronicle, Woburn, 0.0 10,082 Home City Massachusetts 103 10.8 The Gleaner, Henderson, Kentucky Scripps (Ohio) 0.0 10,442 ZIP Codes 103 10.8 Register-News, Mount Vernon, Illinois Community Newspaper Holdings 0.0 10,260 Home (Ala.) County