List of newspapers in Rhode Island

• The Brown Daily Herald of Providence, owned independently, covering Brown University
• The Call of Woonsocket, owned by RISN Operations, covering northern Providence County
• Kent County Daily Times of West Warwick, owned by RISN Operations, covering most of Kent County
• The Newport Daily News of Newport, owned by GateHouse Media, covering most of Newport County
• The Providence Journal of Providence, owned by GateHouse Media, covering all of Rhode Island
• The Times of Pawtucket, owned by RISN Operations, covering eastern Providence County
• The Westerly Sun of Westerly, owned by RISN Operations, covering western Washington County

  Weekly newspapers (by owner)

Monthly or bi-monthly newspapers

• Jewish Rhode Island, published monthly and owned by the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island. Based in Providence, but covering the entire state.
• Mercury, published monthly and owned by Gatehouse Media. An alternative weekly-style paper covering arts, entertainment and food in Newport and Middletown.

  Defunct

Newport

• The Companion; and Commercial Centinel. W., May 2-Sept. 8, 1798.
• Gazette Francoise. W., Nov. 17, 1780-Jan. 2, 1781.
• The Guardian Of Liberty. W., Oct. 3-Dec. 27, 1800+
• The Newport Gazette. W., Jan. 16, 1777-Oct. 6, 1779.
• The Newport Herald. W., Mar. 1, 1787-Sept. 17, 1791.
• The Newport Mercury. W., S.W, Jan. 30, 1759-Dec. 30, 1800+
• The Newport Mercury, Or, The Weekly Advertiser. W., June 19, 1758-Jan. 23, 1759.
• The Rhode-Island Gazette. W., Sept. 27, 1732- Mar. 24, 1733.
• Rhode Island Museum. W., July 7-Dec. 29, 1794.
• Weekly Companion. W., Apr. 27-July 20, 1799.
• Weekly Companion; and the Commercial Centinel. W., Sept. 15, 1798-Apr. 20, 1799.

  Providence

• The American Journal and General Advertiser. W., S.W., Mar. 18, 1779-Aug. 29, 1781.
• Manufacturers and Farmer's Journal, Semiweekly, May 1, 1848-Dec. 30, 1907
• The Providence Gazette. W., Jan. 10, 1795-Dec. 27, 1800+
• The Providence Gazette, and Country Journal. W., Oct. 20, 1762-Jan. 3, 1795.
• The Providence Journal, and Town and Country Advertiser. W., Jan. 2, 1799-Dec. 31, 1800+
• State Gazette, and Town and Country Advertiser. S.W., Jan. 4-July 2, 1796.
• The United States Chronicle. W., Feb. 21, 1793- Dec. 25, 1800+
• The United States Chronicle: Political, Commercial, Historical. W., Jan. 1, 1784-Feb. 14, 1793.
• The Providence Phoenix, 1978 - Oct. 17, 2014

  Warren

• Herald of the United States. W., Jan. 14, 1792-Dec. 26, 1800+