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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

U.S. center-left

Owned byCox Enterprises, a privately held, family-owned media and technology conglomerate based in Atlanta
FundingPaid digital subscriptions and digital advertising; moved to a fully digital model on January 1, 2026, eliminating print revenue entirely
On the administrationbroadly critical

Background

The Atlanta Constitution was founded in 1868 and The Atlanta Journal in 1883; both were long the leading newspapers in the Southeast. Cox Enterprises, a privately held Atlanta-based conglomerate, purchased the Constitution in 1950, bringing both papers under common ownership. The two newsrooms were merged operationally in 1982, and the publications were consolidated into a single morning paper under the Atlanta Journal-Constitution name in 2001. The outlet built a national reputation for investigative work, including coverage of the 1996 Olympics bombing and Georgia political corruption. In 2024, under publisher Andrew Morse, Cox announced a $150 million investment aimed at transforming the AJC into a regional digital powerhouse targeting 500,000 paid subscribers and expanded coverage of Georgia and the South. The paper published its last print edition on December 31, 2025, making Atlanta the largest U.S. metro area without a printed daily newspaper. Media bias analysts at AllSides rate it 'Lean Left,' while Media Bias/Fact Check places it 'Left-Center' with high marks for factual accuracy; Ad Fontes Media rates it close to the center of its bias scale.

Sources

  1. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – Wikipedia
  2. Atlanta Journal-Constitution Media Bias – AllSides
  3. Atlanta Journal-Constitution – Bias and Credibility – Media Bias/Fact Check
  4. Atlanta Journal-Constitution Bias and Reliability – Ad Fontes Media
  5. Atlanta Journal-Constitution's $150 million plan for Georgia and the South – NPR
  6. AJC to shift to digital-only publication, phase out printed newspaper
  7. The reasoning and peril behind the Atlanta Journal-Constitution going digital only – Poynter
  8. Atlanta Journal-Constitution – New Georgia Encyclopedia

Profile compiled 2026-09-16; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.

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