Arkansas Business list: daily newspapers.

ARKANSAS BUSINESS LIST: DAILY NEWSPAPERS

Ranked by average daily circulation in 2003

                                            2003              2002
   Newspaper                         Average Circulation     Average
   Address (Phone)                   Sunday Circulation    Circulation

 1 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette         196,774                 199,283
   E. Capitol Ave. & Scott St.       289,094 *
   Little Rock 72201,
   [phone]

 2 The Morning News                   37,423                  36,254
   2560 N. Lowell Road                41,076 *
   Springdale 72764,
   [phone]

 3 Southwest Times Record             37,401                  40,673
   3600 Wheeler Ave.                  43,659 **
   Fort Smith 72901,
   [phone]

 4 Texarkana Gazette                  34,080                  33,790
   315 Pine St., Texarkana,           34,609 **
   TX 75501, [phone]

 5 The Jonesboro Sun                  24,631                  26,036
   518 Carson, Jonesboro 72401,       28,667 **
   [phone]

 6 Northwest Arkansas Times (#)       19,914                  18,001
   212 N. East Ave.                   20,495 (#)
   Fayetteville 72701,
   [phone]

 7 Pine Bluff Commercial              18,968 **               18,437
   300 Beech St,                      19,265 **
   Pine Bluff 71611,
   [phone]

 8 The Sentinel-Record                18,019                  17,930
   300 Springs St.                    20,000 ([dagger]
   Hot Springs 71901,                        [dagger])
   [phone]

 9 Benton County Daily Record(#)      14,783                  12,817
   104 S.W. "A" St.                   20,911 (#)
   Bentonville 72702,
   [phone]

10 The Baxter Bulletin                11,205                  11,152
   16 W. Sixth St.                      None
   Mountain Home 72653,
   [phone]

11 Lag Cabin Democrat                 10,234                  17,930
   1058 Front St., Conway 72032,      12,500 ([dagger])
   [phone]

12 The Courier                        10,203                  10,551
   210 E. Second St.                  12,500 ([dagger])
   Russellville 72811,
   [phone]

13 El Dorado News-Times                9,829                   9,884
   115 N. Madison                     16,609 (##)
   El Dorado 71730, [phone]

14 Harrison Daily Times                9,597                   9,598
   111 Rush St., Harrison 72601,      10,584 ([dagger])
   [phone]

15 Batesville Daily Times              8,850 *                 9,067
   258 W. Main, Batesville 72501,       None
   [phone]

16 Evening Times                       7,791 *                 7,770
   111 E. Bond                          None
   West Memphis 72303,
   [phone]

17 The Benton Courier                  6,494                   6,986
   321 N. Market, Benton 72015,        6,900 ([dagger])
   [phone]

18 The Daily Citizen                   5,953                   5,894
   3000 E. Race St., Searcy 72143,     6,600 ([dagger])
   [phone]

19 The Paragould Daily Press           4,975                   5,276
   1401 W. Hunt St.                    4,975
   Paragould 72451, [phone]

20 Camden News                         4,342                   4,404
   113 Madison, Camden 71701,         16,069 (##)
   [phone]

21 Banner-News                         3,879                   4,106
   134 S. Washington                  16,069 (##)
   Magnolia 71753, [phone]

   Newspaper                         Publisher
   Address (Phone)                   Editor or Managing Editor

 1 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette         Walter E. Hussman Jr.
   E. Capitol Ave. & Scott St.       Griffin Smith
   Little Rock 72201,
   [phone]

 2 The Morning News                  Tom Stallbaumer
   2560 N. Lowell Road               Rush Turner
   Springdale 72764,
   [phone]

 3 Southwest Times Record            Gene Kincy
   3600 Wheeler Ave.                 Byron Tate
   Fort Smith 72901,
   [phone]

 4 Texarkana Gazette                 Walter E. Hussman Jr.
   315 Pine St., Texarkana,          Les Minor
   TX 75501, [phone]

 5 The Jonesboro Sun                 David Mosesso
   518 Carson, Jonesboro 72401,      Roy Ockert
   [phone]

 6 Northwest Arkansas Times (#)      Jeff Jeffus
   212 N. East Ave.                  Greg Harton
   Fayetteville 72701,
   [phone]

 7 Pine Bluff Commercial             Charles Berry
   300 Beech St,                     Larry Sullivan
   Pine Bluff 71611,
   [phone]

 8 The Sentinel-Record               Walter E. Hussman Jr.
   300 Springs St.                   Melinda Gassaway
   Hot Springs 71901,
   [phone]

 9 Benton County Daily Record(#)     Mike Brown
   104 S.W. "A" St.                  Kent Marts
   Bentonville 72702,
   [phone]

10 The Baxter Bulletin               Betty Smith
   16 W. Sixth St.                   Sheila Boggess
   Mountain Home 72653,
   [phone]

11 Lag Cabin Democrat                Scot Morrissey
   1058 Front St., Conway 72032,     David Keith
   [phone]

12 The Courier                       Marvin Enderle
   210 E. Second St.                 Rick Fahr
   Russellville 72811,
   [phone]

13 El Dorado News-Times              Walter E. Hussman Jr.
   115 N. Madison                    Shea Wilson
   El Dorado 71730, [phone]

14 Harrison Daily Times              Jeff Christenson
   111 Rush St., Harrson 72601,      Dwain Lair
   [phone]

15 Batesville Daily Times            O.E. Jones
   258 W. Main, Batesville 72501,    Angelia Roberts
   [phone]

16 Evening Times                     Alexander P. Coulter
   111 E. Bond                       Mike Bowie
   West Memphis 72303,
   [phone]

17 The Benton Courier                Kenneth Jones
   321 N. Market, Benton 72015,      None
   [phone]

18 The Daily Citizen                 Mike Murphy
   3000 E. Race St., Searcy 72143,   Stephen Zeigler
   [phone]

19 The Paragould Daily Press         Donna Nelson
   1401 W. Hunt St.                  Travis Justice
   Paragould 72451, [phone]

20 Camden News                       Walter E. Hussman Jr.
   113 Madison, Camden 71701,        Jim Edwards
   [phone]

21 Banner-News                       Walter E. Hussman Jr.
   134 S. Washington                 Mike McNeill
   Magnolia 71753, [phone]

Sources: Arkansas Press Association 2004 Arkansas Media Directory, the
newspapers. * Circulation as of 3/03. ** Circulation as of 9/03
([dagger]) Circulabon as of 10/04. ([dagger][dagger]) Publisher's
statement (#) Circulation as 3/04. Both the Northwest Arkansas Times
and the Benton County Daily Record are distributed with the Northwest
Arkansas edition of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. (##) The
News-Times, the Camden News and the Banner News, all dailies, have
collaborated since 1997 to produce a Sunday newspaper, the South
Arkansas Sunday News.

Research by John Henry