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Morse, a former CNN executive who joined the AJC in early 2023, to depart at the end of June. Curran, a Cox Media veteran, to continue AJC’s digital transformation.
During Andrew Morse’s tenure, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution returned to the city with offices in Midtown after years in the suburbs. (Natrice Miller/AJC)
Andrew Morse, the former television news executive who has led The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s reinvention into a purely digital news operation, is stepping down after more than three years as president and publisher.
Morse announced his departure Monday during a town hall with AJC staff. His final day will be June 30. Morse will be succeeded by Paul Curran, a veteran television executive who has led media businesses within the portfolio of the AJC’s parent company, Cox Enterprises.
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AJC Publisher Andrew Morse speaks to the audience at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library ahead of a live-to-tape recording of the Politically Georgia podcast in Washington, DC on February 6, 2025. (Nathan Posner for the AJC)
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‘Part of Atlanta’s story’
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Veteran television executive Paul Curran will become president and publisher of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in late June. (Courtesy of Cox Enterprises)
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Andrew Morse (left), president and publisher of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and Paul Curran, his successor, speak to the staff of the AJC at a town hall meeting May 11, 2026. (Sandra Brown/AJC)
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J. Scott Trubey is the senior editor over business, climate and environment coverage at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He previously served as a business reporter for the AJC covering banking, real estate and economic development. He joined the AJC in 2010.
J. Scott Trubey is the senior editor over business, climate and environment coverage at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He previously served as a business reporter for the AJC covering banking, real estate and economic development. He joined the AJC in 2010.
