About Us
Our Story
The Post is an independent, award-winning student-run news publication on Ohio University’s campus. We pride ourselves in delivering our readers innovative and detailed storytelling through multi-platform reporting. The Post covers topics relating to student interests, faculty, academia, culture, the arts and athletics, as well as state and national issues.
Along with producing digital content daily, The Post also publishes a weekly print tabloid each Tuesday classes at OU are in session. The tabloid is distributed at more than 78 locations in the Athens community and on Ohio University’s campus.
The Post has been recognized with multiple awards from the Ohio News Media Association, including the Frank E. Deaner Award for Excellence in Collegiate Journalism 2017-2020 and in 2023. Furthermore, The Post has been presented with awards from the National College Media Convention hosted by the Associated Collegiate Press and College Media Association. The Post staff has received numerous Region 4 Society of Professional Journalist Mark of Excellence Awards, and in 2023 was a National Mark of Excellence Award Winner for “Best Affiliated Website.”
Our primary mission is to serve our readers in a civic, engaging and entertaining manner, and to do so in a rapid and professional fashion that supports The Post’s long-standing legacy as a premier media outlet in Athens, Ohio.
Our Staff
Executive Editors
Editor-in-Chief / Elizabeth Talaga
Managing Editor / Gina Napoli
Community Standards Editor / Nyla Gilbert
Director of Business Strategy / Lulu McGhee
Section Staff
News
Local & Campus News Editor / Zoe Weyand
Regional News Editor / Finn Smith
News Staff Writer / Laynee Eslich
Sports
Sports Editor / Owen Lipstreu
Assistant Sports Editor / London DeMarco
Sports Staff Writers / Annabelle Grace, Jack Muldowney
Human Interest
Human Interest Editor / Fiona Petticrew
Assistant Human Interest Editor / Caitlyn Vance
Human Interest Staff Writer / Libby Shoemaker
Opinion
Opinion Editor / Aiden Ryan
Assistant Opinion Editor / Dawnelle Blake
Entertainment
Entertainment Editor / Kendall Davis
Assistant Entertainment Editor / Micah Fenner
Copy
Copy Chief / Natalie Saddler
Slot Editors / Abby Shriver, Carly DeLuca, Emile Stark, Ruby Johnson
Design, Graphics and Illustrations
Art Director / Abby Doench
Assistant Art Director / Annabelle Thomas
Photo
Director of Photography / Ethan Herx
Photo Editor / John Fouss
Multimedia
Director of Multimedia / Michael Dorwaldt
Assistant Director of Multimedia / Sophie Thimmes
Audience Engagement
Audience Engagement Editor / Taylor Murray
Social Media Editor / Drew Hoffmaster
Videographer / Camden Paeltz
Business
Sales Associate / Moira Fudge
Business Office Associate / Vivian Hockenberry
Publication and delivery
The Post publishes content on its website, thepostathens.com, each day classes are in session.
The Post also publishes a weekly print tabloid each Tuesday classes at OU are in session. The tabloid is distributed at more than 78 locations in the Athens community and on Ohio University’s campus. Single copies of The Post are free, and additional copies can be found in The Post’s newsroom in Baker Center, Room 325.
The Post does not do home delivery, but its editors are more than happy to mail copies of The Post to interested readers, as well as any alumni who may be searching for an archived story.
Archives and past issues
To read print issues of The Post from 2016 to present online, click here.
To view The Post’s archives from 1911-2011, courtesy of our friends at Alden’s University Libraries Digital Collections, please click here.
To view the full collection of The Post’s archives, please visit Alden Library’s microfilm collection, located on its first floor. If you are not in Athens but would like a scanned, archived story from The Post, please email editor@thepostathens.com with the date and headline of the story you are searching for.
Inquiries
For general inquiries, call our office at 740-566-8717.
If you have a question, comment, critique or concern regarding The Post’s coverage, or you’d just like to chat, you can reach Editor-in-Chief at editor@thepostathens.com.
If you have a specific question, comment or story idea, you may reach out to the pertinent section editor(s) listed above. If you are unsure who to contact, please contact the editor-in-chief.
Letters to the editor
If you would like to write a letter to the editor, please ensure it is less than 1,000 words. If you are an Ohio University student, please include your name, year in school and major(s). If you are non-student, please include your name, city of residence and current occupation. Please also note if you are an OU alumnus or a former Post employee.
Please email your letter in a Microsoft Word or Google document to editor@thepostathens.com prior to 1 p.m. on the day you would like it to be published online.
The Post is not obligated to publish letters to the editor and uses its editorial discretion when deciding whether or not to do so. The Post does not publish letters that are soliciting donations.
We reserve the right to edit all letters for clarity, vulgarity, spelling, grammar, and both Post and Associated Press styles.
News releases, events or tips
If you have a news release, event, tip, or something you would like our staff to research and report, email editor@thepostathens.com
The Post does not publish news releases, but its staff may choose to further research the information provided in such releases.
Advertising
If you are interested in purchasing an advertisement online or in our print product, please email postadvertising@ohio.edu or Andrea Lewis, Director of Student Media, at lewisa3@ohio.edu or 740-593-0418.
Write us or stop in
Our mailing address is:
1 Park Place
Baker University Center, 325
1 Ohio University Drive
Athens, Ohio 45701
Want to stop by The Post’s newsroom? It’s located on the third floor of Baker Center, at the end of the hallway with the food pantry sign, near the escalators.
