Indianapolis Commercial Citing the absence of adequate commercial reporting in local papers and the need to promote the interests of the Indiana Banking Association, Arthur F. Hall and stocks-and-bonds salesman Joseph T.… Read More »Indianapolis Commercial
Indianapolis Freeman Edward E. Cooper, formerly with the Indianapolis World, launched the Freeman in 1888. He claimed it to be the only illustrated African American journal and poured large sums into making… Read More »Indianapolis Freeman
Indianapolis Gazette The original Gazette was Indianapolis’ first newspaper, appearing on January 28, 1822, with Nathaniel Bolton as editor and publisher. Initially, the Gazette was issued at irregular intervals due to poor… Read More »Indianapolis Gazette
Indianapolis Leader Benjamin D. Bagby and Company began publishing what is purported to be the first Black Indianapolis newspaper in August 1879. The four-page weekly was distributed on Saturdays and cost five… Read More »Indianapolis Leader
Indianapolis Monthly Founded in 1977 by John and Sally Mayhill and Jim and Nancy Cottrell, the magazine’s original name was Indianapolis Home & Garden. It underwent changes in 1980 and was renamed… Read More »Indianapolis Monthly
Indianapolis News The Indianapolis News was established December 7, 1869, by 23-year-old reporter John Hampden Holliday. At two cents, the News was a penny cheaper than its competition. Its price, plus clean… Read More »Indianapolis News
The Indianapolis Recorder The Indianapolis Recorder is a weekly newspaper that has been published since 1895. It is the nation’s fourth-oldest surviving African American newspaper, and the longest continuously operated Black publication in… Read More »The Indianapolis Recorder
Indianapolis Star The Indianapolis Star debuted June 6, 1903, as a seven-days-a-week newspaper, the brainchild of Muncie industrialist George McCulloch. To launch his newspaper, the Muncie industrialist paid a hot-air balloonist $650 to… Read More »Indianapolis Star
Indianapolis Sun The first Sun, begun by Joseph A. Dynes and a Mr. Seifert, was an independent advertising sheet that lasted less than one year. On September 6, 1873, a second Sun,… Read More »Indianapolis Sun
Indianapolis Times The Indianapolis Times was founded as the Indianapolis Sun on March 12, 1888, by five newspapermen who had worked together in Cleveland, Ohio. They were led by Fred L. Purdy,… Read More »Indianapolis Times
