The ''Athens News (stylized as NEWS)'' is an American free weekly, English-language
newspaper
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Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as p ...
published in
Athens, Ohio. It was founded in 1977, and serves the area that contains
Ohio University
Ohio University is a public research university in Athens, Ohio. The first university chartered by an Act of Congress and the first to be chartered in Ohio, the university was chartered in 1787 by the Congress of the Confederation and subseq ...
. It was initial published weekly under the name ''Athena "A" News'' but was published every Monday and Thursday since 1982 before becomin
a weekly paper in 2019 Today, it publishes every Wednesday. It is one of three newspapers in Athens County, alongside ''
The Athens Messenger
''The Athens Messenger'' is a daily newspaper published in Athens, Ohio, United States, serving Athens and the surrounding communities of Athens County.
''The Athens Messenger'' was established in 1848, and became a daily publication in 1904. It ...
'' and Ohio University's ''
The Post''. In the fall of 2014, the ''News'' was acquired by
Adams Publishing Group
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, who had acquired the ''Messenger'' earlier that year.
[, ][, ] Corinne Colbert currently serves as editor of the publication and Cole Behrens serves as Associate Editor.
The Athens NEWS was founded in 1977 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. 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."
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.
History
* ''Athens "A" News'' (
thens, Ohio 1977-1978,
* ''The Athens News'' (Athens, Ohio) 1979-current,
References
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Newspapers published in Ohio
Mass media in Athens, Ohio
1977 establishments in Ohio