Memphis Press-Scimitar

The Memphis Press-Scimitar was an afternoon newspaper based in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, and owned by the E. W. Scripps Company. Created from a merger in 1926 between the Memphis Press and the Memphis News-Scimitar, the newspaper ceased in 1983. It was the main rival to The Commercial Appeal, also based in Memphis and owned by Scripps.^[1] At the time of its closure, the Press- Scimitar, had lost a third of its circulation in 10 years and was down to daily sales of 80,000 copies.^[2]

References

1. ^ Frank, Ed. "Memphis Press-Scimitar", Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture, Tennessee Historical Society and the University of Tennessee Press, accessed 7 November 2010. Archived by WebCite on 7 November 2010.
2. ^ "Memphis Press-Scimitar to shut next month", The New York Times, 22 September 1983, accessed 7 November 2010. (subscription required)

Further reading

• "Memphis Press-Scimitar Rolls Final Edition Today", Associated Press via Ocala Star-Banner, 31 October 1983.
• "Memphis Paper Quits.; Evening Appeal Is Consolidated With The Commercial Appeal", The New York Times, 1 July 1933, accessed 7 November 2010. (subscription required)
• Frank, Ed. "The History", Memphis Press-Scimitar, accessed 7 November 2010. Archived by WebCite on 7 November 2010. [Text is identical to the Tennessee Encyclopedia.]

External links

• Memphis Press-Scimitar