1913 Georgian front page |
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | Hearst Corporation James M. Cox |
| Founded | 1906 |
| Ceased publication | 1939 |
| Headquarters | Atlanta, GA, U.S. |
| Circulation | 75,178 |
| Official website | N/A |
The Atlanta Georgian was a daily afternoon newspaper in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded by New Jersey native, Fred Loring Seely, the first issue was April 25, 1906, with editor John Temple Graves. They mainly criticized saloons and the convict lease system. In February 1907, Seely expanded the paper by buying out the Atlanta News.[1] The paper was struggling when William Randolph Hearst purchased it in the spring of 1912 (his ninth newspaper property[2]); he transformed it into a yellow press, making it much more successful, if less respected. Noted journalist James B. Nevin became editor (continuing until his death in 1931) and started the Empty Stocking Fund in 1927.
That year the paper was awarded the Sutlive Trophy, given by the Georgia Press Association. By the 1930s it was the third largest paper in Atlanta with a circulation of 75,000: far behind the Journal (98,000) and the Constitution (91,000).[3] In 1939, James M. Cox purchased it at the same time as the Atlanta Journal (now The Atlanta Journal-Constitution). He closed down the Georgian, with its last issue being December 18, 1939. By this time the Hearst empire had decreased to fewer than 20 newspapers.
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