The Atlanta Journal-Constitution will cease its print edition at the end of the year and operate solely as a digital news organization. The move will leave Atlanta as the largest U.S. metro area without a printed daily, though smaller local papers will continue printing. Publisher Andrew Morse said the outlet will expand online, audio and video offerings, introduce a new mobile app, and provide an electronic replica for print-preferring subscribers. The AJC has about 115,000 subscribers, 75,000 of whom are online-only, and Morse aims to reach 500,000 online subscribers. The change reflects a broader industry trend of reduced or halted print publication.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution will stop providing a print edition at year's end and go completely digital, a dramatic change for a storied newspaper founded shortly after the Civil War. The decision will make Atlanta the largest U.S. metro area without a printed daily newspaper, although some smaller metro Atlanta newspapers continue printing. Publisher Andrew Morse said in his Thursday announcement that the news organization will aim to expand its audience as it continues to report the news using online, audio and video products.
"The fact is, many more people engage with our digital platforms and products today than with our print edition, and that shift is only accelerating," Morse wrote in a letter to subscribers posted on the Journal-Constitution's website. The AJC has about 115,000 total subscribers, of whom 75,000 are online only; Morse has set a goal of gaining 500,000 online subscribers. The newspaper is privately owned by descendants of the Cox family. Former Ohio Gov. James Cox bought The Atlanta Journal in 1939 and The Atlanta Constitution in 1950.
Morse said The Journal-Constitution will offer a new mobile app by the end of the year and will provide an electronic replica edition for subscribers who prefer the experience of the paper edition. Many smaller newspapers have stopped printing, while others have cut back their days of publication. For example, The Tampa Bay Times in Florida prints only two days a week. But it's been unusual for major metropolitan dailies to entirely abandon print.
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