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-run newspaper in Athens, Ohio

Athens, Ohio

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, that covers Ohio University

Ohio University

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 and Athens County

Athens County, Ohio

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. It publishes five days a week while the university is in session and distributes 14,000 copies. Though it operates from a university building, the paper remains editorially independent. It is located in the Baker University Center

Baker University Center

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 on campus.

History

The Post was launched in 1912 as the Green and White. According to The Post Alumni Society, The Post has been a place where young journalists cut their teeth, where the powerful have been called to account and, most importantly, where lifelong bonds of friendship begin.
The Post is not affiliated with the Scripps College of Communication but offers a way for its students to earn valuable experience.

Society of Professional Journalists

• Ohio's best daily college newspaper, 2009
• Ohio's best daily college newspaper, 2008

Editors

• 1939 - 1940 :: Franklyn K. Lauden
• 1940 - 1941 :: Robert Wertman
• 1941 - 1942 :: Mary Elizabeth Lasher
• 1942 - 1943 :: Norma Gibbs and Joseph Foster
• 1943 - 1944 :: Helen Kiel and Mack Taylor
• 1944 - 1945 :: Paul Brickman
• 1945 - 1946 :: Betty and Deahl and Varian Hentz
• 1946 - 1947 :: Varian Hentz and Martin Blau
• 1947 - 1948 :: Martin Blau and Robert Savely
• 1948 - 1949 :: Robert Savely
• 1949 - 1950 :: Richard Bitters
• 1950 - 1951 :: Rose Marie Peschan and Bob Carboni
• 1951 - 1952 :: Don Pease
• 1952 - 1953 :: Pete Shimrak and Dick Goodrick
• 1953 - 1954 :: Pat Ordovensky
• 1954 - 1955 :: Helen Sutton and Evelyn Trapp
• 1955 - 1956 :: June Noland
• 1956 - 1957 :: Fred Yoder
• 1957 - 1958 :: Al Pikora
• 1958 - 1959 :: Joe Kelly and Jan Lange
• 1959 - 1960 :: Craig Palmer
• 1960 - 1961 :: Gene Maeroff
• 1961 - 1962 :: Elsie Uncapher
• 1962 - 1963 :: Dennis Shere
  Dennis Shere
  Dennis Shere is the author of two books. In August, 2005, he wrote ', a book about the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. In November, 2010, he wrote "The Last Meal -- Defending an Accused Mass Murderer," , the story of the murder of seven fast food workers, and the arrest and conviction of...
  
  
• 1963 - 1964 :: Ted Landphair
• 1964 - 1965 :: Jim Sykes
• 1965 - 1966 :: Joe Eszterhas
  Joe Eszterhas
  József A. "Joe" Eszterhas is a Hungarian-American writer, best known for his work on the pulp erotic films Basic Instinct and Showgirls. He has also written several non-fiction books, including an autobiography entitled Hollywood Animal.-Early life:Eszterhas was born in Csákánydoroszló, Hungary,...
  
  
• 1966 - 1967 :: Richard Pesin
• 1967 - 1968 :: Tom Price
• 1968 - 1969 :: Bill Sievert
• 1969 - 1970 :: Andrew Alexander
• 1970 - 1971 :: Rudy Maxa
• 1971 - 1972 :: Bill Choyke
• 1972 - 1973 :: Randy Wynn
• 1973 - 1974 :: P.J. Bednarski
• 1974 - 1975 :: Dale Keiger
• 1975 - 1976 :: Susan DeFord
• 1976 - 1977 :: Dan Sewell
• 1977 - 1978 :: Brian Friedman
• 1978 - 1979 :: Chris Celek
• 1979 - 1980 :: Jim Frantz
• 1980 - 1981 :: Scott Stephens
• 1981 - 1982 :: Andrew Benson
• 1982 - 1983 :: Kathy Cerminara and Barb Kingsley
• 1983 - 1984 :: Byron White
• 1984 - 1985 :: Charles Pinyan
• 1985 - 1986 :: Laralyn Sasaki
• 1986 - 1987 :: Todd Richissin
• 1987 - 1988 :: Dan Horn
• 1988 - 1989 :: Lisa Popyk
• 1989 - 1990 :: Doug Fruehling
• 1990 - 1991 :: Andrea Greiner
• 1991 - 1992 :: Derrick Cain
• 1992 - 1993 :: Ann Gynn
• 1993 - 1994 :: Bethany Matsko
• 1994 - 1995 :: Andrea Tortora
• 1995 - 1996 :: Joe Shaulis
• 1996 - 1997 :: Jessica Wehrman
• 1997 - 1998 :: Rose Hanson
• 1998 - 1999 :: Liz Sidoti
• 1999 - 2000 :: Ryan Alessi
• 2000 - 2001 :: Emily Swartzlander
• 2001 - 2002 :: Mike Canan
• 2002 - 2003 :: Phil Elliott
• 2003 - 2004 :: Erica Ryan
• 2004 - 2005 :: Matt Hutton
• 2005 - 2006 :: Kyle Kondik
• 2006 - 2007 :: Brittany Kress
• 2007 - 2008 :: Matt Zapotosky and Rick Rouan
• 2008 - 2009 :: Rick Rouan
• 2009 - 2010 :: Ashley Lutz
• 2010 - 2011 :: Joe Ragazzo
• 2011 - 2012 :: Wesley Lowery

Famous alumni

• Joe Eszterhas
  Joe Eszterhas
  József A. "Joe" Eszterhas is a Hungarian-American writer, best known for his work on the pulp erotic films Basic Instinct and Showgirls. He has also written several non-fiction books, including an autobiography entitled Hollywood Animal.-Early life:Eszterhas was born in Csákánydoroszló, Hungary,...
  
  , non-fiction and screen writer, best known for his work on the pulp erotic films Basic Instinct
  Basic Instinct
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   and Showgirls
  Showgirls
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  .
• Andrew "Andy" Alexander, Ombudsman at The Washington Post
  The Washington Post
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• Phil Elliott, White House correspondent for The Associated Press
• Larry Neumeister, covered Sonia Sotomayor
  Sonia Sotomayor
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  's confirmation hearing and Bernard Madoff
  Bernard Madoff
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  's sentencing for The Associated Press
• Alan Miller, managing editor of the Columbus Dispatch
• Clarence Page
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  , syndicated columnist, senior member of The Chicago Tribune editorial board
  Editorial board
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  , won a Pulitzer Prize
  Pulitzer Prize
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   in 1989 for his commentary in the The Trib
• Peter King
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  , Sports Illustrated
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  senior writer
• Dennis Shere
  Dennis Shere
  Dennis Shere is the author of two books. In August, 2005, he wrote ', a book about the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. In November, 2010, he wrote "The Last Meal -- Defending an Accused Mass Murderer," , the story of the murder of seven fast food workers, and the arrest and conviction of...
  
  , author of Cain's Redemption and former publisher of the Dayton Daily News
  Dayton Daily News
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  in Dayton, OH
• Nancy Nall Derringer
  Nancy Nall Derringer
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  , columnist and blogger, whose reporting on Bush administration staffer Tim Goeglein's plagiarism led to his dismissal within a 24 hour news cycle.
• Tom Hodson, former director of OU's E.W. Scripps School of Journalism
• Joe Mahr, reporter for the Chicago Tribune and winner of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting for a series on the atrocites committed by Tiger Force, a U.S. Army platoon during the Vietnam War.
• John Kaplan, a professor at the University of Florida, and winner of the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography for his work on “Age 21 in America,” a photo essay about the lives of young adults.
• Laura Landro, assistant managing editor and health columnists at The Wall Street Journal. Contributed an article to the seven-part Wall Street Journal series awarded the 2004 prize from the National Institute for Health Care Management Research and Educational Foundation, which recognizes excellence in health-care reporting and writing on the financing and delivery of health care and impact of health-care policy. The series was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for national reporting in 2004.