Readers began to rely on the digital news product to get the latest news. Newsroom employees have been witnessing the shift to a “digital-first policy.” The AJC sold its printing press and contracted with another newspaper company to print its paper, but that meant daily deadlines were pushed from 4 to 6 p.m., which meant the morning newspaper did not include any breaking news from the night before, including sports scores. In a host of background conversations with people close to the AJC, the decision to discontinue the daily delivery and printing of the newspaper did not come as a surprise.
“I can tell you that everyone knows that the future of our business is digital,” Riley said. However, in the telephone interview, Riley essentially confirmed the likelihood the print product was on its way out, with the possible exception of a weekend paper. This story will be updated if and when he does respond. As of the time of publication of this story, Riley had not responded to the text. When asked if the AJC had decided to discontinue the print edition six days a week and only have a Sunday print edition within the next year, Riley answered: “No such decision has been made.”įriday morning, Riley was asked to clarify whether his quote referred to the decision to go all-digital except for a weekend paper or whether it referred to the timing of when it would be implemented. The leadership team hopes you leave the meeting feeling as optimistic as we do about our path forward - a path that allows us to continue to produce our meaningful work for a long time to come.”
Instead, I would like to get together and share exciting information as we plan for our future. “It’s been a while since we’ve had an in-person newsroom staff meeting, but don’t worry, I promise there won’t be any shoes dropping at this meeting. The invite to the staff meeting from Kevin Riley stated: (Photo by Maria Saporta.)Īll newsroom employees also have been sent an email inviting them to an “in-person” staff meeting on Sept. AJC plans to discontinue daily print editions, but will keep a Sunday/weekend newspaper - SaportaReport Closeĭaily home delivery of the print edition of the AJC is expected to go away as the news organization plans to just have a Sunday/weekend edition.
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