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News Corp. to Launch California Post in Los Angeles
News Corp, which owns the New York Post, is starting a new newspaper in Los Angeles called the California Post.
It will be like the New York Post, covering news, celebrities, and sports.
The newspaper is set to begin in early 2026.
The goal is to provide a different type of news for people in California.
The New York Post is popular with readers, and the new paper aims to offer similar content.
This new paper is being launched because the Los Angeles Times, another newspaper in the area, is facing challenges.
News Corp is launching the California Post, a tabloid newspaper in Los Angeles.
The publication will launch in early 2026.
It aims to provide a mix of "common-sense journalism", entertainment news, and sports.
The New York Post Media Group, which includes the California Post, already reaches millions in California.
The launch comes amid challenges faced by the Los Angeles Times.
- Who
- News Corp.
- What
- News Corp. is launching the California Post, a new newspaper in Los Angeles.
- Where
- Los Angeles, California
- When
- Planned to launch in early 2026.
- Why
- To offer a different journalistic approach and capitalize on market opportunities.
Key facts
- Publication Name
- California Post
- Parent Company
- News Corp
- Location
- Los Angeles
- Launch Date
- Early 2026
- Style
- Similar to New York Post
- Editor
- To be announced
Quotes
Sean Giancola
CEO and publisher of the New York Post Media Group
“We already reach 3 million people in the L.A. (market) and over 7 million in California, so there is a base of audience there that already engages in our brand.”
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“We think we can come into L.A. with the same formula and really cover California in a bespoke way.”
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A source
“You don’t launch a newspaper without getting feedback from one of the best guys in the business.”
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Jonathan Weber
California news industry veteran, former Reuters editor and serial entrepreneur
“Maybe there is room for a sort of pugilistic, more right-wing, kind of sensationalist sort of approach.”
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Ken Doctor
California-based CEO of Lookout Local, a community journalism organization
“There is a place for a culturally conservative publication, and one that is populist and fits the populist times.”
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