South Carolina
Press
Charleston Courier , founded in 1803, and the Post. founded in 1894 merged to form the Charleston Post and Courier in 1991. The Spartanburg Herald-Journal was founded in 1844 and the Greenville News began publication in 1874. Overall, as of 2002, South Carolina had 13 morning newspapers, 2 evening dailies, and 14 Sunday newspapers. Leading dailies and their approximate 2002 circulation rates are as follows:
| AREA | NAME | DAILY | SUNDAY |
| Charleston | Post and Courier | 103,162 | 113,567 |
| Columbia | The State | 117,423 | 152,873 |
| Greenville | News | 92,731 | 127,218 |
| Spartanburg | Herald-Journal | 51,797 | 60,659 |