The Daily Athenaeum Athenaeum has generally been led by two top editors, the editor-in-chief and managing editor. Appointments to these positions are made by a committee of journalism professors at the school, full-time staff members at the newspaper and students. The appoints generally last one academic year. The following is the most recent history of the newspaper's leadership team. The Daily Athenaeum The Daily Athenaeum is the official student newspaper at West Virginia University. Founded in 1887, the paper draws students from all disciplines to contribute original content for publication. It is editorially independent from the university, and also does not have a
The Hill (newspaper) the Washington bureau of "The New York Times". In 2003, Hugo Gurdon, who was previously a foreign correspondent (New York, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Washington, industrial editor at "The Daily Telegraph" (London) and founding managing editor of the Toronto-based "National Post"), became "The Hill"s editor in chief. Gurdon turned "The Hill" from a weekly paper into a daily during congressional sessions. In 2014, Gurdon left for the "Washington Examiner" and was replaced by his managing editor, Bob Cusack. The newspaper has the largest circulation of any Capitol Hill publication, with more than 24,000 print readers. It also operates a news website