Atlanta Daily World History
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The Atlanta Daily World is the city's oldest continuously publishing black-owned newspaper, and one of its oldest black-owned family businesses. It has been serving the community since August 5, 1928. Founded by W.A. Scott, II, it became the nation's first Black-owned daily in 1932. Through the years, it has remained family-owned and operated. It now publishes once a week on Thursday, and can be read daily on the Internet at www.atlantadailyworld.com. In its 75-year history, the newspaper has reported on the vast and growing population in the metropolitan Atlanta region. It has a rich history of community service and leadership. Following the untimely death of founder W.A. Scott II in 1934, C. A. Scott -- one of the brothers of the founder -- became editor and general manager. Scott continued in this role for 63 years. In August 1997, M. Alexis Scott -- granddaughter of the founder - was elected publisher, president and chairman of the Board of Directors of Atlanta Daily World, Inc. The corporation is family-owned and is currently managed by a five-member board of directors made up of two generations of Scott Family members. The Atlanta Daily World has been in the forefront of many campaigns to improve the community. This includes leading voter registration efforts; challenging the all-white Democratic Party primaries in the 1940s; raising funds to defend and acquit a young black father falsely accused of rape; serving since the 1960s as the only Black newspaper to sponsor a statewide contestant in the popular, national Scripps-Howard Spelling Bee; raising thousands of dollars over 60 years through its Christmas Cheer Fund for needy families; sponsoring an annual essay contest with Camp Best Friends that provides cash and computers to youth; and creating ADW/Bike Atlanta in 2000, an annual bike ride to benefit Southwest Community Hospital and Medical Center. The newspaper and its publishers have received numerous business and community service awards. In June 2003, the Atlanta Daily World and The Scott Family received the Media Award from The Concerned Black Clergy of Metropolitan Atlanta at its 20th anniversary celebration. The paper received the 2002 Atlanta Regional Minority Media Firm of the Year Award from the U.S. Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency, and the 2002 National Minority Media Cornerstone Award from the same agency. The World also received the 2002 Media of the Year Award from the Georgia Conference of NAACP. In 2001, the paper received the Media of the Year Award from the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus. In 1980, the National Society of Professional Journalists, Sigma Delta Chi, named the paper a "historic site in journalism" for its development and distribution of a chain of more than 40 weekly newspapers during the 1930s. For this and other pioneering efforts, the newspaper's founder has been inducted into two journalism Halls of Fame -- at Howard University in 1980 and at the University of Georgia in 1996. The paper currently has memberships in several trade associations, including the National Newspaper Publishers Association, the Georgia Press Association and the Associated Press. It also is a member of several business organizations including the Atlanta Business League, the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and the Sweet Auburn Business Improvement Association. The Atlanta Daily World was also a finalist in the 2001 Family Business of the Year Awards Program of the Cox Family Enterprise Center at Kennesaw State University. The paper was recognized in the small-business category for nearly tripling its revenues in the prior three years. .Publisher M. Alexis Scott also is a regular commentator on the "Georgia Gang," a news week-in-review program broadcast weekly on WAGA TV, FOX 5 Atlanta. She was also named a 2003 “Diva” by Business-to-Business Magazine and honored with the Citizen of the Year Award from Southwest Hospital and Medical Center in 2001. Directory: files files -> Answer True False 2 points Question 2 files -> Integer programming and game theory files -> 4 Integer Programming files -> Bpa vehicle Window Repair Scenario #1 task: Procure vehicle window relacement. Objective files -> Pop Warner History files -> North Carolina Inclusion Initiative Mapping Where Children with ieps are Being Served Purpose files -> Fall 2013 Spring 2014 Program Data: Standard 1 Exhibit 4d files -> Hanban – asia society confucius classrooms network 2010 request for proposal files -> Northern England’s set-jetting locations Download 5.63 Kb. Share with your friends:
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