The Commercial Appeal is the only general circulation daily and Sunday newspaper for the Memphis metropolitan area, and it is the major newspaper serving the mid-south region of west Tennessee, northern Mississippi, and eastern Arkansas.
Emphasis is given to medicine, tourism, sports, and business.
Cotton is the major business in Memphis and the cotton industry is given extensive coverage. Companies headquartered in the area include Federal Express, Cleo, Promus Companies, Schering-Plough, and International Paper. For The Dialog Corporation's Redistribution and Archive Policy, enter HELP ERA online. The following terms and conditions also apply. Articles copyrighted by the individual newspapers.