Athens Banner Herald

Athens Banner Herald is a daily newspaper in Athens, Georgia, USA covering local news, sports, business, jobs, and community events.

The newspaper is published seven days a week.

The Athens Banner-Herald was first published in 1832 as the Southern Banner. In 1921, the Banner merged with the Athens Herald to become the Athens Banner-Herald. Starting in 1965, the Banner faced competition from the Athens Daily News. Two years later the Morris family, owners of the Athens Banner-Herald, bought the Athens Daily News. The two newspapers operated as a morning (Daily News) and an afternoon (Banner Herald) newspaper until they merged in 2001. The same year, the Athens Daily News stopped publishing, making the Athens Banner-Herald the only daily newspaper in Athens.

Circulation: 27,672 copies

This newspaper is owned by Morris Communications Company LLC.

The web site is presented in the English language.

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Melissa Hanna is the executive editor of the Athens Banner Herald.

In August 2009, Melissa Hanna replaced Jason Winders as the executive editor of the Athens Banner-Herald.

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Mondo Times editors Boulder, Colorado USA

Posted at 2:17pm on Thursday, August 20th, 2009

Melissa Hanna has been named the top editor at the Athens Banner-Herald, the newspaper reported on August 14, 2009:

"A newsroom veteran will take the reins of the Athens Banner-Herald today, replacing departed executive editor Jason Winders.

Melissa Hanna, news director of the Banner-Herald and OnlineAthens.com, officially was named to the top newsroom position Thursday.

A graduate of the University of South Carolina at Aiken, Hanna has worked in journalism since 1996, when she began to write for the student newspaper. She went on to become the news editor at the Aiken Standard and came to the Banner-Herald as the assistant news editor in 2004.

"I have never worked with such dedicated people as those I have worked next to for the past five years," said Hanna, 32. "It's no secret that our industry is facing a lot of challenges, and every newspaper in this country has struggled to find its footing.

"However, I can't imagine having any other group than this staff walk alongside me as we face these challenges head-on. I've never believed in anything more than I believe in us."

Hired at the Banner-Herald as a copy editor - an employee who selects news stories, writes headlines and designs news pages - Hanna took the news director job in 2006 as the newsroom integrated print and online reporting into a single department."

The full story:
http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/081409/new_481539666.shtml

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