The Athens Messenger Explained

The Athens Messenger
Type:	Daily newspaper
Format:	Broadsheet
Foundation:	1848
Owners:	Adams Publishing Group
Publisher:	Paul Reynolds^[1]
Editor:	Nicole Bowman-Layton
Headquarters:	9300 Johnson Road Athens, Ohio 45701
Circulation:	4,000
Circulation Date:	2024
Circulation Ref:	^[2]

The Athens Messenger is a daily newspaper published in Athens, Ohio, United States, serving Athens and the surrounding communities of Athens County.

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]

Further reading

• Book: A Market Study of the Athens Messenger as a Daily News Source to Graduate and Married Students . Lance . Miller . Athens, Ohio . . August 1969 . 206 . August 25, 2012.
• The Writings of Andrew Stritmatter (1847-1880): Missionary in China in the 1870s Letter From China (AM) - Chinese Language

External links

• The Athens Messenger

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Athens Messenger. The Athens Messenger. August 24, 2012.
2. Web site: 2019-12-01 . Regional Maps and Circulation (Ohio) . 2023-04-08 . Adams Publishing Group.
3. Web site: Brown Publishing sells 11 papers . Cincinnati Business Courier . 2014-08-22 .
4. Web site: American Consolidated Media, About Us . American Consolidated Media . 2011 . August 26, 2012.
5. Web site: APG acquires three newspaper divisions from ACM . 2014-08-22 .