The Daily News (Memphis)
Encyclopedia
The Daily News is a newspaper
covering business, government and legal news in Shelby County, Tennessee
, including the largest city in the county, Memphis, Tennessee
. The Daily News, which is published Monday through Friday, is the paper of record for the county. It was founded in 1886 and is the successor to three legal newspapers: The Daily Record, The Daily Court Reporter and The Daily Court News.
The Daily News includes public notices, public records and editorial content. Public notices include notices of foreclosure
, notices of tax sales and notices of government
bids. Public records include real estate transactions, court filings, court calendars and business licenses. Editorial content includes news
of general interest, including legal news
, business news
and coverage of local government
. Similar papers are frequently published in cities similar in size to Memphis but are more often published as weeklies, making the Daily News somewhat unusual.
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
covering business, government and legal news in Shelby County, Tennessee
Shelby County, Tennessee
Shelby County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the state's largest both in terms of population and geographic area, with a population of 927,644 at the 2010 census...
, including the largest city in the county, Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
. The Daily News, which is published Monday through Friday, is the paper of record for the county. It was founded in 1886 and is the successor to three legal newspapers: The Daily Record, The Daily Court Reporter and The Daily Court News.
The Daily News includes public notices, public records and editorial content. Public notices include notices of foreclosure
Foreclosure
Foreclosure is the legal process by which a mortgage lender , or other lien holder, obtains a termination of a mortgage borrower 's equitable right of redemption, either by court order or by operation of law...
, notices of tax sales and notices of government
Government
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
bids. Public records include real estate transactions, court filings, court calendars and business licenses. Editorial content includes news
News
News is the communication of selected information on current events which is presented by print, broadcast, Internet, or word of mouth to a third party or mass audience.- Etymology :...
of general interest, including legal news
News
News is the communication of selected information on current events which is presented by print, broadcast, Internet, or word of mouth to a third party or mass audience.- Etymology :...
, business news
News
News is the communication of selected information on current events which is presented by print, broadcast, Internet, or word of mouth to a third party or mass audience.- Etymology :...
and coverage of local government
Government
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
. Similar papers are frequently published in cities similar in size to Memphis but are more often published as weeklies, making the Daily News somewhat unusual.
External links
- The Daily News official site