The Memphis Commercial Appeal, known locally as "The CA," is the leading newspaper in Memphis and Shelby County, Tennessee. The paper began on April 21, 1841 when Col. Henry Van Pelt's first issue of The Memphis Appeal was published. The name referred to the "sober second thought of the people," which in Van Pelt's view was "never wrong and always efficient."
In 1894, the Appeal was bought by rival newspaper the Memphis Commercial, resulting in the first edition of the Commercial Appeal being published on July 1, 1894. Its founding policies said it would "labor for the success of the Democratic Party and Democratic principles" and "promote the welfare and prosperity of the South."
Circulation estimate: 118,978
The Memphis Commercial Appeal is one of the highest circulation newspapers in the USA.
This newspaper is owned by Gannett Company, Inc.
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Photographer Ernest Withers Doubled as FBI Informant to Spy on Civil Rights Movement
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-- In May 2017, Louis Graham resigned as the executive editor of the Memphis Commercial Appeal. Mark Russell has been named interim editor until a replacement is found.
Posted by Mondo Times Editors, Boulder Colorado, June 9, 2017
-- On April 8, 2016, Gannett completed the purchase of Journal Media Group, gaining control of the Memphis Commercial Appeal, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and 13 other daily newspapers. The deal also includes 18 weekly newspapers and about 70 others published less frequently.
Posted by Mondo Times editors, Boulder, Colorado USA, April 28, 2016
-- Tim Stautberg, SVP of newspapers for E. W. Scripps Company, which owns the Memphis Commercial Appeal, announced the appointment on June 21, 2012.
Stautberg said, "With George's leadership, the unwavering focus of our employees on Union Avenue will continue to be on providing community-changing journalism for the consumers of our print and digital products, and delivering solutions that increase sales...
-- The Memphis Commercial Appeal reported on September 12, 2010:
"The April 10, 1968, report, which identifies Withers only by his confidential informant number -- ME 338-R -- is among numerous reports reviewed by The Commercial Appeal that reveal a covert, previously unknown side of the beloved photographer who died in 2007 at age 85.
Those reports portray Withers as a prolific informant who, from at least 1968 until 1970,...
Posted by Slappy, AnywherebutMemphis, USA, October 5, 2007Also in Tennessee...
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