AJC to move to fully digital publication, phase out print Dec. 31

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Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution

BUSINESS
AJC to move to fully digital publication, phase out print Dec. 31

Planned end of the printed newspaper comes as the company has invested millions in expanding news reporting capabilities and digital offerings.

By J. Scott Trubey
Updated 5 hours ago

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Thursday said it plans to end its printed edition at the end of this year, accelerating its digital transformation amid a rapidly evolving media landscape. ... For the past three years, the AJC has worked to transform the newspaper, which traces its origins back 157 years, into a modern media company, investing millions in new reporting capabilities and technology. That strategy has centered on an ambitious goal to reach 500,000 paid digital subscribers.

President and Publisher Andrew Morse, who has led that charge, said in an interview the company will continue to publish distinctive journalism every day and with urgency on its website, AJC.com, on the AJC mobile app, as well as through video, podcasts and across other digital platforms.

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The AJC’s digital audience far surpasses that of print and has for some time. Ending print, however, will be the biggest change of Morse’s tenure and one that will likely be controversial, particularly among some of the AJC’s longest-tenured subscribers. ... Morse said starting Thursday, he and top AJC leaders will contact key civic and business leaders to discuss how the organization will continue to perform its public service mission and serve its commercial customers. Morse said the AJC is also launching a “white glove” customer service effort to ensure longtime print subscribers will know how to access all AJC content digitally.

The AJC is owned by Cox Enterprises, which acquired predecessor newspapers The Atlanta Journal in 1939 and The Atlanta Constitution in 1950. The outlets later merged and started producing a newspaper under a joint masthead in 2001.

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Read more: https://www.ajc.com/business/2025/08/ajc-to-move-to-fully-digital-publication-phase-out-print-dec-31/

[RandySF]

1. I haven't read a physical newspaper in decades.

[maxsolomon]

2. I read one today.

I'm sure some in ATL will miss having the physical media.

[Oeditpus Rex]

3. News like this saddens me

even though I and man others knew 2 years ago it was inevitale. Newsprint is expensive, as are all the people (all unionized) who operate the presses.

I designed thousands of newspaper pages as an editor (and delivered thousands of papers when I was a kid). I took pride in a well-designed page.

I guess that could still be done if a paper chooses to have a .pdf version, but few do that.

It's the gradual end of an era. Sigh...