ATHENS NEWSPAPER CHANGES 

IN SOUTHEAST OHIO, ONE LOCAL PRINT NEWSPAPER IS MAKING SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO ITS OPERATION. 
THE ATHENS NEWS WAS FOUNDED IN 1977 BY BRUCE MITCHELL AS AN UNDERGROUND WEEKLY. THE NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED ITS LAST PRINT EDITION BACK ON JANUARY 14TH AND HAS TRANSITIONED TO AN ALL DIGITAL FORMAT. PARENT COMPANY ADAMS MULTIMEDIA SAID, IN A PRESS RELEASE ADDRESSING THE CHANGES, THAT THE DECISION WAS MADE BASED ON RISING PRODUCTION COSTS AND A LACK OF ADVERTISER SUPPORT FOR THE PRINT EDITION. OHIO HAS LOST HALF OF ITS LOCAL PRINT NEWSPAPERS SINCE 2005 AND MORE THAN 30 IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS ALONE.