Savannah Morning News
The Savannah Morning News is a daily newspaper in Savannah, Georgia. It is published by Morris, Inc. and serves Savannah, its metropolitan area, and parts of South Carolina. The Morning News is the only major daily newspaper of Savannah currently. William Tappan Thompson and John McKinney Cooper established the paper on January 15, 1850 as the Daily Morning News. In 1865, its named was changed to the Daily News and Herald. In 1868, Thompson returned to the paper after leaving for Europe and the paper was renamed again to The Savannah Daily Morning News for one edition, and then changed to the present name the following day. As of 2012, Mike Traynor publishes the publication, while Susan carton edits the Morning News. The headquarters are found in Augusta, GA on Broad Street. The Morning News readership is on average 39,656 daily and 52,493 on Sundays.