Athens Banner-Herald

Athens Banner-Herald is an under 20,000 circulation newspaper in Athens, Georgia, owned by Gannett. The newspaper traces its history to the Southern Banner newspaper that first published on March 20, 1832. In 1921, the newspaper merged with the Athens Herald to become the Athens Banner-Herald.

Current Position

Location: Athens, Georgia

Beat: Photojournalism of marginalized communities in and around Athens

Position:

This visual journalist focuses on the diverse communities in and around Athens, Ga., that, as in much of America, have long been under-covered by local news organizations. Athens, which is approximately 27% Black and 10% Hispanic, has wrestled with a poverty rate of 27% and many of the issues that are associated with it. The Banner-Herald, in conjunction with the Gannett Georgia group, is creating an Athens Equality Lab to cover issues ranging from the renaming of university buildings to communities of color to LGBTQ issues in rural America to handicap accessibility.

Reporter: Kayla Renie