The George-Anne , the official student newspaper of Georgia Southern University, was founded in 1927, and is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Statesboro and Bulloch County. The newspaper is a semi-weekly publication, appearing on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays during the academic year, with a free distribution of 7,000 copies at various sites around the Georgia Southern community. Inc. Many alumni of The George-Anne have gone on to successful careers spanning the broad field of printed and electronic communications. G-A alums, variously, have worked for The Associated Press, United Press International, The Atlanta Journal, The Atlanta Constitution, Cable News Network, numerous daily and weekly newspapers, and many television and radio stations, throughout Georgia and across the nation. The newspaper is a non-profit organization, funded, in part, by a financial allocation from the Activities Budget Committee of Georgia Southern University.
Additional revenue is generated through the sale of advertising in the newspaper.
The George-Anne is dedicated to serve the students of Georgia Southern University by providing a timely forum through which information of general interest to the university community might be exchanged and disseminated. The newspapers foremost objective is provide the university community with news and information which reflects the broad and varied interests of its community. The George-Anne is the official student newspaper of Georgia Southern University, owned and operated by students of the university and utilizing facilities provided by the university. The George-Anne s purpose is to provide the students and the Georgia Southern University community with information that affects, entertains and informs in a style which reflects good journalistic taste, represents high standards of professional conduct, and embodies a sense of impartiality and fair play. To achieve this end, The George-Anne strives to be without flaw in all its printed copy.