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
Paul Whittaker (newspaper editor) Paul Whittaker (newspaper editor) Paul Whittaker is an Australian newspaper journalist and editor. In 2015, he was appointed editor-in-chief of "The Australian". Whittaker was editor of "The Australian" from 2007-2011, having previous held roles of national chief of staff and deputy editor. From 2011 to 2015 he was editor of The Daily Telegraph, where he championed the Badgerys Creek Airport and the interests of Western Sydney. In 2014 he established the Bradfield Oration, a series of public talks addressing the future vision for Sydney. Whittaker has won three Walkley Awards, including one in 2015 for Headline Journalism in the Daily