The Atlanta Journal-Constitution will cease print production at the end of 2025 and transition to a digital-only product in 2026. The publisher cited rapidly evolving technology and changing consumer behavior as the primary drivers of the shift toward digital platforms. The organization has been planning the transition and intends to concentrate investment on distinctive digital journalism to reach a larger, growing audience. The AJC's print lineage dates to 1868, underscoring the significance of the move. Other newspapers have reduced or halted daily print schedules, though complete cessation of print remains less common than reduced print frequency.
The entire news industry is being upended by rapidly evolving technology and consumer behavior. We knew this day would come and have been planning for it. Many more people engage with our digital platforms and products today than with our print edition, and that shift is only accelerating. Fully embracing our digital future will ensure our investment in distinctive journalism will have the greatest impact for years to come.
The fact is, printing newspapers and putting them in trucks and driving them around and delivering them on people's front stoops has not been the most effective way to distribute the news in a very long time.
I wouldn't look for a stampede. Cutbacks to just a few days a week or Sunday-only have become common in the industry, but quitting print altogether is not. That's because Sunday paper
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