List of newspapers in Delaware explained

This is a list of newspapers in Delaware.

Current

TitleLocaleYear est.FrequencyPublisher/parent companyNotes
Cape GazetteWeekly
Community NewsWeeklyGannett
Delaware Free NewsDelawareOnline
Delaware LIVE NewsDelawareDailyOnline
Delaware State NewsDailyIndependent Newsmedia Inc.
The Delaware WaveWeeklyGannett
Dover PostDoverWeeklyGannett
The Emerald Times DailyOnline
High Tide NewsMonthlyOnline
HOY en Delaware1996MonthlyHOY en Delaware, LLCPrint, online and Fb
Middletown TranscriptWeeklyGannett
Milford BeaconMilfordGannett
Milford LIVEMilfordDailyOnline
The News JournalDailyGannett
Newark PostWeeklyAdams Publishing Group
Smyrna/Clayton Sun-TimesWeeklyGannett
Sussex CountianWeeklyGannett
Town Square LIVENew Castle CountyDailyOnline
New Castle Weekly Weekly
EL TIEMPO HISPANOMonthlyHola Delaware, LLCBilingual, Print, online

School newspapers

TitleLocaleYear est.CeasedFrequencySchoolNotes
The Hornet NewspaperDoveractiveDelaware State University[1]
The ReviewNewark1882activeUniversity of Delaware[2]
The WhetstoneDover2021Wesley College[3]

Defunct

TitleLocaleYear est.CeasedFrequencyPublisher/parent companyNotes
Agent's GuideFaulkland1888Semi-monthly[4]
American Watchman18141822Semi-weeklyJ. Wilson[5]
American Watchman and Delaware Advertiser18221828Semi-weeklyJames Wilson[6]
American Watchman and Delaware Republican18091813Semi-weeklyJ. Wilson[7]
Arrowc. 1958Monthly[8]
AthleteMonthly[9]
Blue Hen's Chicken18481854WeeklyJeandell & Vincent[10]
Blue Hen's Chicken and CommonwealthSemi-weekly[11]
Blue Hen's Chicken & Delaware Democratic Whig18451848WeeklyJeandell & Vincent[12]
Brandywine Bulletin19351938WeeklyPress of Kells[13]
Brandywine Free Press1934WeeklyBrandywine Publishing Company[14]
Brandywine Hundred Gazette1941WeeklyK. A. Horner[15]
Brandywine Hundred NewsGrubbs1928MonthlyA. N. Andrews[16]
Brandywine NewsWilmington19311935WeeklyH. O. Wilson[17]
Brandywine RecordWilmington1946WeeklyJ. R. Riley[18]
Business IndexWilmington18761876WeeklyJames Brown[19]
Christian ReporterDover1875WeeklyW. L. Gooding and J. P. Gordy[20]
Claymont NewsClaymontWeeklyCurtis E. Blin-Singer[21]
Clayton HeraldClayton18671870WeeklyMrs. R. S. McConaughy[22]
Commuter News DigestWilmington19741977Tri-weeklyCommuter News Digest[23]
Daily Enterprise1858DailyBonsell, Atwell & Mason[24]
Daily Morning News18801880DailyEmerson & Conrad[25]
Daily PostNewark19721973DailyH. Galperin and R. B. Rockwell[26]
Daily RepublicanWilmington18741890DailyG. W. Vernon[27]
Delaware Advertiser & StarWilmington1832WeeklyNathaniel Mitchell[28]
Delaware Advertiser and Farmer's JournalWilmington18281831WeeklyW. A. Mendenhall[29]
Delaware Alternative PressNewark19791985IrregularDelaware Alternative Press[30]
Delaware City PressDelaware City1913WeeklyJ. L. Rusbridge[31]
Delaware Coast NewsRehoboth Beach19281946WeeklyR. B. Ingram[32]
Delaware DemocratWilmington18571858WeeklyW. H. White & J. Stradley[33]
Delaware Free PressWilmington1830WeeklyHenry Wilson[34]
Delaware Free PressNewark19791979Delaware Free Press[35]
Delaware GazetteWilmington18201828Semi-weeklySamuel Harker[36]
Delaware GazetteWilmington18371883WeeklyJ. N. Harker[37]
Delaware Gazette & American WatchmanWilmington18281837WeeklyJohn Newton Harker[38]
Delaware Gazette and Peninsular AdvertiserWilmington18141820Semi-weeklyM. Bradford[39]
Delaware Gazette and State JournalWilmington18831902WeeklyEvery Evening Publishing Company[40]
Delaware InquirerWilmington1859WeeklyJames Montgomery[41]
Delaware IntelligencerSmyrna18721873WeeklyJohn W. F. Cooper[42]
Delaware JournalWilmington18271832Semi-weeklyR. Porter & Son[43]
Delaware ObserverNew Castle1968MonthlyDelaware Observer[44]
Delaware Patriot & American WatchmanWilmington18281828Semi-weeklyJ. F. Clement[45]
Delaware Patriot and Eastern Shore AdvertiserWilmington18161816Semi-weeklyW. S. Buell[46]
Delaware PionierWilmington18691899WeeklyHerman Rau[47]
Delaware Republican and Farmers', Manufacturers' and Mechanics' AdvocateWilmington18411843Tri-weeklyH. H. Cannon[48]
Delaware RepublicanWilmington18411874Semi-weeklyAllderdice, Jeandell & Miles[49]
Delaware SentinelDover18541856WeeklyW. D. Wharton & J. V. Harrington[50]
Delaware State JournalWilmington1833, 18701855, 1883Semi-weekly, weeklyHenry Eckel[51]
Delaware State Journal and StatesmanWilmington18551870Semi-weeklyHenry Eckel[52]
Delaware State Journal, Advertiser and StarWilmington18321833Semi-weeklyPorters & Mitchell[53]
Delaware State ReporterDover18531859Semi-weekly, weeklyG. Nicholson[54]
Delaware Straight-Out Truth Teller1872Semi-monthlyJ. A. Brown & W. Dean[55]
Delaware Sunday News19641965Weekly?B. J. Smyth[56]
Delaware Tribune18671877WeeklyJenkins & Atkinson[57]
Delaware Tribune, and The Delaware State Journal1877WeeklyEvery Evening Publishing Company[58]
Delaware Twilight1886WeeklyA. Worthington Brinkley[59]
Delaware Weekly Advertiser and Farmer's Journal18271828WeeklyW. A. Mendenhall[60]
Delaware Weekly Morning News1883WeeklyNews Publishing Company[61]
Delaware Weekly Republican1841WeeklyG. W. Vernon[62]
Delmarva NewsSelbyville19361990WeeklyDelmarva Publishing Company[63]
Democratic Free Press and Farmers', Manufacturers' and Mechanics' Advocate18401841WeeklyWm. M. Naudain[64]
LampMonthly
The Advance1899c. 1901WeeklyP. H. Murray[65]
The Advertiser18791879Weekly[66]
The American RepublicanGeorgetown18401841WeeklyH. H. Cannon[67]
The Argus and Delaware AdvertiserNew Castle18041805Semi-weeklyJohn Barber[68]
The Bi-State WeeklyDelmar1932c. 1966WeeklyG. T. & E. F. Jones[69]
The Bi-State Weekly and the State RegisterDelmar1966Weekly[70]
The Brandywine NewsWilmington1938WeeklyA. L. Lemon[71]
The Breakwater LightLewes18711890WeeklyI. H. D. Knowles[72]
The Clayton CallClaytonWeeklyW. G. Hill & Co.[73]
The CommonwealthWilmington1858WeeklyW. T. Jeandell & E. B. Pierce[74]
The ConstitutionalistWilmingtonQuad-weeklyD. S. Gregory & Co.[75]
The Constitutionalist / The Defender of the People's RightsDover18041805WeeklyWootten & Allee[76]
The County PostMillsboroWeeklyCounty Post[77]
The Daily GazetteWilmington18741883Daily[78]
The Daily RepublicanWilmington19021905DailyRepublican Printing and Publishing Company[79]
The DefenderWilmington19651967WeeklyDefender Publishing Company[80]
The Delaware AbolitionistWilmington1847MonthlyDelaware Anti-Slavery Society[81]
The Delaware and Eastern-Shore AdvertiserWilmington17941799Semi-weeklyW. C. Smyth & S. & J. Adams[82]
The Delaware City NewsDelaware City1887WeeklyNews Publishing Company[83]
The Delaware Courant and Wilmington AdvertiserWilmington17861787WeeklySamuel & John Adams[84]
The Delaware DefenderWilmington19621965Weekly[85]
The Delaware DemocratGeorgetown18821905WeeklyDelaware Democrat Publishing Company[86]
The Delaware Farm and HomeWilmington1885Weekly[87]
The Delaware FarmerMilford1883[88]
The Delaware Free PressWilmington1856Order of the Fremont and Dayton Club of Wilmington[89]
The Delaware FreemanWilmington18101810WeeklyRisley & Skinner[90]
The Delaware GazetteWilmington17851786WeeklyJacob A. Killen[91]
The Delaware GazetteWilmington17891789WeeklyFrederick Craig & Company[92]
The Delaware GazetteWilmington17911799Semi-weeklyPeter Brynberg & Samuel Andrews[93]
The Delaware GazetteWilmington18091810Semi-weeklyJ. Jones[94]
The Delaware GazetteWilmington18141814WeeklyM. Bradford[95]
The Delaware Gazette and General AdvertiserWilmington17891791WeeklyFrederick Craig & Company[96]
The Delaware Gazette / The Faithful CentinelWilmington17861789WeeklyJ. A. Killen[97]
The Delaware HeraldSmyrna18501854WeeklyA. Poulson[98]
The Delaware InquirerGeorgetown1879WeeklyPride & Hart[99]
The Delaware IntelligencerDover18211822WeeklyS. F. Shinn[100]
The Delaware LeaderLaurel1917[101]
The Delaware LedgerNewark1879after 1934WeeklyJ. M. Bowen & L. K. Bowen[102]
The Delaware PilotLewes18911940sWeeklyDelaware Pilot Publishing Company[103]
The Delaware PorcupineWilmington19381966IrregularPorcupine Publishing Company[104]
The Delaware Register, or, Farmers', Manufacturers' & Mechanics' AdvocateWilmington18281829WeeklyA. & H. Wilson[105]
The Delaware ReporterWilmington1940WeeklyJ. Alexis DuBois[106]
The Delaware RepublicanDover19071949WeeklyB. F. Simmons[107]
The Delaware Sentinel and Farmers' and Mechanics' AdvocateWilmington18391840Tri-weeklyW. M. Naudain[108]
The Delaware SpectatorWilmington19721976WeeklyProgress Association for Economic Development[109]
The Delaware StarWilmington19761978MonthlyHerman M. Holloway Jr.[110]
The Delaware StatesmanWilmington18111813MonthlyWilliam Riley[111]
The Delaware SunNewark19581961WeeklyCecil Whig[112]
The Delaware Valley DefenderWilmington19671980sWeeklyDefender Publishing Company[113]
The Delaware Valley StarWilmington19781984WeeklyFelix Stickney[114]
The DelawareanDover18591927WeeklyJames Kirk[115]
The Delawarean and Farmers' and Mechanics' AdvertiserWilmingtonWeekly[116]
The Delmar NewsDelmar19041904?WeeklyNews Publishing Company[117]
The Delmarva LeaderSeaford19301944WeeklyW. Wright Robinson[118]
The Delmarva Leader and The Seaford NewsSeaford19441975WeeklyW. Wright Robinson[119]
The Faulkland QuizFaulkland1892c. 1893WeeklyJohn T. Mullins[120]
The Wilmington Mercury17981798IrregularW. C. Smyth[121]
Weekly Delaware State Journal, Statesman and Blue Hen's ChickenWilmington1855WeeklyHenry Eckel[122]
Wilmington Lokal Anzeiger und Wilmington Freie PresseWilmington1880c. 1918WeeklyMax Goetz[123]
Wilmington WaysideWilmington1873WeeklyThomas F. Hicks[124]

Unconfirmed

TitleLocaleYear est.CeasedFrequencyPublisher/parent companyNotes
Wilmington ChronicleWilmington17601760
Wilmington CourantWilmington17621762WeeklyJames Adams

See also

References

Citations

Bibliography

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Hornet Newspaper: The Stinging Truth. The Hornet Newspaper.
  2. Web site: About. The Review.
  3. News: Delaware State University finalizing acquisition of Wesley College. Delaware State News. April 25, 2021. The Whetstone, Wesley's student newspaper, ran several editorials this week blasting the school's leadership, in particular President Robert Clark, for a lack of honesty and strong guidance.. Matt Bittle.
  4. Book: American Newspaper Directory. Geo. P. Rowell & Co.. 1893. 1137.
  5. Web site: American Watchman. Library of Congress.
  6. Web site: American Watchman and Delaware Advertiser. Library of Congress.
  7. Web site: American Watchman and Delaware Republican. Library of Congress.
  8. Web site: Arrow. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  9. Book: American Newspaper Directory. Geo. P. Rowell & Co.. 1893. 876.
  10. Web site: Blue Hen's Chicken. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  11. Web site: Blue Hen's Chicken and Commonwealth. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  12. Web site: Blue Hen's Chicken & Delaware Democratic Whig. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  13. Web site: Brandywine Bulletin. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  14. Web site: Brandywine Free Press. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  15. Web site: Brandywine Hundred Gazette. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  16. Web site: Brandywine Hundred News. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  17. Web site: Brandywine News. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  18. Web site: Brandywine Record. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  19. Web site: Business Index. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  20. Book: American Newspaper Directory. Geo. P. Rowell & Co.. 1875. 29.
  21. Web site: Claymont News. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  22. Web site: Clayton Herald. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  23. Web site: Commuter News Digest. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  24. Web site: Daily Enterprise. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  25. Web site: Daily Morning News. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  26. Web site: Daily Post. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  27. Web site: Daily Republican. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  28. Web site: Delaware Advertiser & Star. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  29. Web site: Delaware Advertiser and Farmer's Journal. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  30. Web site: Delaware Alternative Press. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  31. Web site: Delaware City Press. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  32. Web site: Delaware Coast News. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  33. Web site: Delaware Democrat. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  34. Web site: Delaware Free Press. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  35. Web site: Delaware Free Press. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  36. Web site: Delaware Gazette. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  37. Web site: Delaware Gazette. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  38. Web site: Delaware Gazette & American Watchman. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  39. Web site: Delaware Gazette and Peninsular Advertiser. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  40. Web site: Delaware Gazette and State Journal. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  41. Web site: Delaware Inquirer. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  42. Web site: Delaware Intelligencer. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  43. Web site: Delaware Journal. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  44. Web site: Delaware Observer. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  45. Web site: Delaware Patriot & American Watchman. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  46. Web site: Delaware Patriot and Eastern Shore Advertiser. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  47. Web site: Delaware Pionier. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  48. Web site: Delaware Republican and Farmers', Manufacturers' and Mechanics' Advocate. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  49. Web site: Delaware Republican. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  50. Web site: Delaware Sentinel. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  51. Web site: Delaware State Journal. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  52. Web site: Delaware State Journal and Statesman. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  53. Web site: Delaware State Journal, Advertiser and Star. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  54. Web site: Delaware State Reporter. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  55. Web site: Delaware Straight-Out Truth Teller. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  56. Web site: Delaware Sunday News. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  57. Web site: Delaware Tribune. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  58. Web site: Delaware Tribune, and The Delaware State Journal. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  59. Book: American Newspaper Directory. 1890. Geo. P. Rowell & Co.. 112.
  60. Web site: Delaware Weekly Advertiser and Farmer's Journal. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  61. Web site: Delaware Weekly Morning News. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  62. Web site: Delaware Weekly Republican. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  63. Web site: Delmarva News. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  64. Web site: Democratic Free Press and Farmers', Manufacturers' and Mechanics Advocate. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  65. Web site: The Advance. Library of Congress.
  66. Web site: The Advertiser. Library of Congress.
  67. Web site: The American Republican. Library of Congress.
  68. Web site: The Argus and Delaware Advertiser. Library of Congress.
  69. Web site: The Bi-State Weekly. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  70. Web site: The Bi-State Weekly and the State Register. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  71. Web site: The Brandywine News. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  72. Web site: The Breakwater Light. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  73. Web site: The Clayton Call. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  74. Web site: The Commonwealth. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  75. Web site: The Constitutionalist. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  76. Web site: The Constitutionalist, or, The Defender of the People's Rights. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  77. Web site: The County Post. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  78. Web site: The Daily Gazette. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  79. Web site: The Daily Republican. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  80. Web site: The Defender. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  81. Web site: The Delaware Abolitionist. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  82. Web site: The Delaware and Eastern-Shore Advertiser. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  83. Web site: The Delaware City News. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  84. Web site: The Delaware Courant and Wilmington Advertiser. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  85. Web site: The Delaware Defender. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  86. Web site: The Delaware Democrat. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  87. Web site: The Delaware Farm and Home. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  88. Web site: The Delaware Farmer. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  89. Web site: The Delaware Free Press. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  90. Web site: The Delaware Freeman. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  91. Web site: The Delaware Gazette. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  92. Web site: The Delaware Gazette. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  93. Web site: The Delaware Gazette. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  94. Web site: The Delaware Gazette. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  95. Web site: The Delaware Gazette. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  96. Web site: The Delaware Gazette and General Advertiser. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  97. Web site: The Delaware Gazette, or, The Faithful Centinel. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  98. Web site: The Delaware Herald. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  99. Web site: The Delaware Inquirer. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  100. Web site: The Delaware Intelligencer. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  101. Web site: The Delaware Leader. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  102. Web site: The Delaware Ledger. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  103. Web site: The Delaware Pilot. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  104. Web site: The Delaware Porcupine. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  105. Web site: The Delaware Register, or, Farmers', Manufacturers' & Mechanics' Advocate. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  106. Web site: The Delaware Reporter. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  107. Web site: The Delaware Republican. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  108. Web site: The Delaware Sentinel and Farmers' and Mechanics' Advocate. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  109. Web site: The Delaware Spectator. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  110. Web site: The Delaware Star. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  111. Web site: The Delaware Statesman. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  112. Web site: The Delaware Sun. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  113. Web site: The Delaware Valley Defender. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  114. Web site: The Delaware Valley Star. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  115. Web site: The Delawarean. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  116. Web site: The Delawarean, and Farmers' and Mechanics' Advertiser. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  117. Web site: The Delmar News. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  118. Web site: The Delmarva Leader. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  119. Web site: The Delmarva Leader and The Seaford News. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  120. Web site: The Faulkland Quiz. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  121. Web site: The Wilmington Mercury. Library of Congress.
  122. Web site: Weekly Delaware State Journal, Statesman and Blue Hen's Chicken. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  123. Web site: Wilmington Lokal Anzeiger und Wilmington Freie Presse. Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
  124. Book: American Newspaper Directory. Geo. P. Rowell & Co.. 1874. 29, 30.