The Athens News (stylized as NEWS) is an American free weekly, English-language newspaper published in Athens, Ohio. It was founded in 1977, and serves the area that contains Ohio University. It was initial published weekly under the name Athena "A" News but was published every Monday and Thursday since 1982 before becoming a weekly paper in 2019. Today, it publishes every Wednesday. It is one of three newspapers in Athens County, alongside The Athens Messenger and Ohio University's The Post. In the fall of 2014, the News was acquired by Adams Publishing Group, who had acquired the Messenger earlier that year.[2][3][4] Corinne Colbert currently serves as editor of the publication and Cole Behrens serves as Associate Editor.
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Adams Publishing Group |
| Publisher | Paul Reynolds |
| Editor | Nicole Bowman-Layton |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Language | American English |
| Headquarters | 9300 Johnson Rd., Athens, Ohio, 45701 |
| City | Athens |
| Country | United States |
| Circulation | 8,000 (as of 2024)[1] |
| ISSN | 0882-8695 |
| OCLC number | 12010891 |
| Website | athensnews |
The Athens NEWS was founded in 1977[citation needed] as an alternative publication to the local media environment, which included The Athens Messenger and The OU Post — but in the 1980s The Athens NEWS became a staple for local news in Athens due to its focus on the city and investigative content.[citation needed] The Athens NEWS recently celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2017 and commemorated the occasion by publishing a book "40 Years on the Bricks: A History of The Athens NEWS.[5]"
Microfilmed issues of the Athens News issues from 1977 to 1990 and paper issues from 2000 to present are located at the Ohio University Alden Library Annex.[6]
History
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edit- ^ "Regional Maps and Circulation (Ohio)" (PDF). Adams Publishing Group. 2019-12-01. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ^ ADAMSPUBGRadmin. "Adams Publishing Group acquires Athens NEWS". Archived from the original on 2018-02-20. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
- ^ "About Athens "A" news. ([Athens, Ohio]) 1977-1978". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 10, 2020., OCLC 20764098
- ^ "About The Athens news. (Athens, Ohio) 1979-current". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 10, 2020., OCLC 12010891
- ^ "The Athens News 40th Anniversary Book is in stock now". Southeast Ohio History Center. 2017-10-01. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- ^ Campbell, Paul. "Subject & Course Guides: Newspapers: Athens, Ohio Newspapers". libguides.library.ohio.edu. Retrieved 2021-07-27.