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Achilles Frangos

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Achilles Frangos’s Biography

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Achilles Frangos served as the Editorial Page Editor on the 149th Managing Board of the Columbia Daily Spectator, Columbia University's largest and financially independent weekly newspaper. He has published several letters from the editor urging the Columbia community to engage in constructive discourse and led Opinion’s Editorial Board, shaping conversations around staff editorial pitches.

During the summer of 2024, he interned at the Kathimerini English Edition, where he contributed as a repo…

Achilles Frangos’s Journalist Portfolio

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Letter from the Editor: The power of a byline

Letter from the Editor: The power of a byline

"Spectator’s editorial page policy regarding anonymous bylines is not only journalistically sound but necessa…

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Letter from the Editor: With the media in crisis, the editorial page matters more than ever

Letter from the Editor: With the media in crisis, the editorial page matters more than ever

"Even in an age when information is abundant, publications are financially strained, and social media platfor…

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Young voters aren't politically apathetic, they're fed up

Young voters aren't politically apathetic, they're fed up

"Campaigns that treat the youth as a core constituency, whose needs must be taken seriously and whose frustra…

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Address from the editorial page editor: On the power of voice in a time of turmoil

Address from the editorial page editor: On the power of voice in a time of turmoil

A video adaptation of Achilles Frangos' Letter from the Editor entitled On the Powe of Voice in a Time of Tur…

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In search of effective leadership: Spectator Editorial Board on Columbia's next president

In search of effective leadership: Spectator Editorial Board on Columbia's next president

Four members of Spectator’s editorial board sat for a discussion of what traits Columbia should be seeking in…

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Introducing Spectator's 149th fall editorial board

Introducing Spectator's 149th fall editorial board

"Across Morningside Heights and West Harlem, through content authored by Columbia administrators, community m…

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Articles

Journalism as praxis

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By Achilles Frangos, Giada Robinson, Shea Vance
| Columbia Daily Spectator Verified
But it is our friendship I hold closest. Now, over five months after my retirement from Spectator, it’s hard to imagine my senior year without you by my side: those cold winter days smoking outside Riverside Church and Butler; the “quick” calls that somehow lasted hours and ultimately turned into conversations about life rather than the task at hand; and those quiet days spent studying together.
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People are trading traditional news for social media. It’s coming at a cost.

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By Achilles Frangos, Saumya Chaudhry
| Columbia Daily Spectator Verified
Jeff Bezos’ acquisition of The Washington Post in 2013 left many readers and journalists skeptical. Was it possible for one of the world’s richest people, and the CEO of a corporation as influential as Amazon, to uphold the independence and journalistic integrity of one of America’s most revered newspapers? Skepticism about the motives and practices of student publications, like their national media counterparts, is neither new nor surprising.
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The citywide reaction to Aghayeva’s detention is a rare demonstration of what other ICE detainees deserve

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By Esmeralda Paredes, Tommy Barton, Achilles Frangos
| Columbia Daily Spectator Verified
The detention of Ellie Aghayeva, GS ’26, from her University apartment sent shockwaves through the Columbia community, New York City, and the entire nation.
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