The Post (Ohio student newspaper)

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The Post
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John Calhoun Baker University Center, where the paper's newsroom is located
Type Student newspaper
Format Tabloid
School Ohio University
EditorRyan Maxin [1]
Founded1911 (as The Green and White)
HeadquartersJohn Calhoun Baker University Center
1 Park Place, #325
Athens, Ohio
United States
Circulation 10,000 weekly
Website thepostathens.com

The Post is a student-run newspaper in Athens, Ohio, that covers Ohio University and Athens County. While classes at OU are in session, it publishes online every day and in print every Thursday. [2] Though its newsroom is located in John Calhoun Baker University Center at Ohio University, the paper is editorially independent from the university.

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History

The Post was launched in December 1911 as The Green and White, succeeding other student newspapers such as the Mirror, which had begun publishing in the 1800s. It was succeeded by the Post in fall 1939. [3]

In 2015, the paper announced it would be moving to a digital-first model. This transition lowered the number of days The Post prints from five times a week to one, though content is published online daily. The paper, previously a broadsheet, was changed to a tabloid. As part of the transition, the paper underwent a redesign and rebranding, including a new logo. [2]

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