Opelika-Auburn News

The Opelika-Auburn News is a daily newspaper in Alabama serving Opelika, Auburn, and the surrounding communities. It first began publication in 1904, operating as the Opelika Daily News; in 1968 Millard B. Grimes and investors purchased the paper, changing its name to the Opelika-Auburn News in 1969, and selling it in 1977.[1][2] It was owned by the Thomson Corporation until 2000, when it was sold to Media General.[3][4] In the early 2000s, the News was a member of a coalition of newspapers which brought suit against Auburn University to uncover financial misbehavior by trustees.[5] In 2012, Media General sold most of its newspapers, including the Opelika-Auburn News, to current owner Berkshire Hathaway.[6]

Opelika-Auburn News
Opelika-Auburn News logo
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Berkshire Hathaway
PublisherSteve Smith
EditorTroy Turner
Founded1904
Headquarters2901 Society Hill Road
Opelika, Alabama 36801
United States
Circulation8,700
ISSN1044-7539
OCLC number244293921
Websiteoanow.com

Awards

2018 Better Newspaper Contest - Alabama Press Association[7]
YearAwardPlaceRecipient
2018Best Editorial 1stTroy Turner
2018Best Human Interest Column1stTroy Turner
2018 Best News Photo 1st Todd Van Emst
2018 Best One Time Special Section - Newsprint or Glossy 1st Opelika-Auburn News
2018 Creative Use of Multimedia 1st Opelika-Auburn News

References
  1. Opelika daily news. (Newspaper, 1904). [WorldCat.org]. OCLC 12260034.
  2. Grimes, Millard B. (1985). The Last Linotype: The Story of Georgia and Its Newspapers Since World War II - Millard B. Grimes - Google Books. ISBN 9780865541900. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  3. Roberts, Gene; Kunkel, Thomas; Layton, Charles, eds. (2001). Leaving Readers Behind: The Age of Corporate Newspapering. Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press. ISBN 1610752325.
  4. Leaving Readers Behind. University of Arkansas Press. 2001. p. 51. ISBN 9781610752329.
  5. Flynt, Wayne (2 September 2011). Keeping the Faith: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives - Wayne Flynt - Google Books. ISBN 9780817317546. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  6. "Media General completes sale of Opelika-Auburn News". Oanow.com. 2012-06-25. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  7. Langan, Jaclyn. "APA Better Newspaper Contest Award Winners Announced" (PDF). Alabama Press Association. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
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