After 157 years, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution plans to stop the presses and move to a fully digital publication.

The AJC plans to go completely digital by the end of the year, printing its last newspaper on Dec. 31, President and Publisher Andrew Morse announced Thursday.

Publisher's note: Local matters … and print does, too

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s announcement that it will end its print edition at the close of this year underscores the pressures and choices facing newspapers nationwide. Like many large metro outlets, the AJC is moving fully digital to adapt to a rapidly changing media landscape.

But we want to make one thing clear to our readers: we are not the AJC.

We are your local newspaper — rooted in this community, focused on the stories, people, and institutions

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