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.
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Adams Publishing Group |
| Publisher | Mark Cohen[1] |
| Editor | Kaitlin Thorne[1] |
| Founded | 1848 |
| Headquarters | 9300 Johnson Road Athens, Ohio 45701 United States |
| Circulation | 6,000 (as of 2019)[2] |
| Website | The Athens Messenger |
History
The Athens Messenger was established in 1848, and became a daily publication in 1904.
The newspaper was owned and published by Brown Publishing Company, which publishes more than fifteen daily newspapers and over sixty weekly newspapers. In 2007, it was sold to American Consolidated Media.[3] American Consolidated Media owned more than 100 newspapers in 18 distinct regions of the United States.[4] In 2014, Adams Publishing group acquired 34 papers, including the Messenger, from ACM.[5]
References
- "The Athens Messenger". The Athens Messenger. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
- "Regional Maps and Circulation (Ohio)" (PDF). Adams Publishing Group. 2019-12-01. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- "Brown Publishing sells 11 papers". Cincinnati Business Courier. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
- "American Consolidated Media, About Us". American Consolidated Media. 2011. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
- "APG acquires three newspaper divisions from ACM". Retrieved 2014-08-22.
Further reading
- Miller, Lance (August 1969). A Market Study of the Athens Messenger as a Daily News Source to Graduate and Married Students. Athens, Ohio: Ohio University. p. 206. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
- The Writings of Andrew Stritmatter (1847-1880): Missionary in China in the 1870s Letter From China (AM) - Chinese Language
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