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
Mark Thomas (newspaper editor) Mark Thomas (newspaper editor) Mark David Thomas (born 1 March 1967) is a British former newspaper editor who now works in public relations. Thomas grew up in London, where he attended Rutlish School. He entered journalism in 1988, as a reporter for "The People". In 1994, he moved to the "News of the World", where he rose to become chief reporter. He joined the "Daily Mirror" in 1997 as features editor, then became assistant editor and, in 2001, deputy editor. In 2003, he was appointed editor of "The People", and remained in the post until 2008. He then took up