Memphis Press-Scimitar

Memphis Press-Scimitar
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)E. W. Scripps Company
EditorRoss B. Young
Founded1926; 98 years ago (1926)
Ceased publication1983
HeadquartersMemphis, Tennessee, USA
The Scimitar Building was the home of the Memphis Scimitar from 1902 to 1929.[1]

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 publication in 1983. It was the main rival to The Commercial Appeal, also based in Memphis and owned by Scripps.[2] 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.[3]

From 1906 to 1931, The Memphis Press was edited by founder Ross B. Young, a journalist from Ohio brought down by local business interests looking for a voice to speak to the stranglehold that E. H. "Boss" Crump had on city government, employment, and contracts. From 1931 to 1962, The Press-Scimitar was edited by Edward J. Meeman.[4]

  1. ^ "National Register Digital Assets: Scimitar Building". National Park Service. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  2. ^ Frank, Ed. "Memphis Press-Scimitar", Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture, Tennessee Historical Society and the University of Tennessee Press. Retrieved November 7, 2010. Archived by WebCite on November 7, 2010.
  3. ^ "Memphis Press-Scimitar to shut next month", The New York Times, September 22, 1983. Retrieved November 7, 2010. (subscription required)
  4. ^ "Edward John Meeman". Tennessee Encyclopedia. January 1, 2010. Retrieved May 24, 2015.