About The Birmingham News With 113 years of newspaper experience, The Birmingham News is the largest daily newspaper in the State of Alabama. News staff members won the 1991 Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing and the newspaper has won numerous state journalism awards. In 1998 the newspaper was recognized by the Religion Newswriters Association for having one of the 10 best religion sections in the nation. The Birmingham News is among the fastest growing newspapers in the country. The Birmingham News ranks among the top 5 newspapers in the nation with the fastest growing Sunday circulation and among the top 25 in growing daily circulation.* The Birmingham News publishes a morning edition, 7 days a week. Saturday's publication is a special combined edition featuring both the Birmingham News, as part of a joint operating agreement between the two newspapers. * Of newspapers with over 100,000 daily circulation. As reported to the Audit Bureau of Circulation for the 6-month period ending March 31, 2000. This site designed by Alabama Live, LLC © 2000 All rights reserved.