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

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.

The AJC’s mission to hold the powerful accountable, to inform and entertain millions of Georgians, and to provide advertisers the ability to reach unique audiences will not change, Morse said.

“We will begin the new year as a fully digital organization, committed, as always, to being the most essential and engaging news source for the people of Atlanta, Georgia and the South,” Morse wrote in a letter to subscribers sent Thursday morning.

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