New York Post sister newspaper to launch in California
The California Post, to be headquartered in Los Angeles and is set to launch in early 2026, said Sean Giancola, CEO and publisher of the New York Post Media Group, which will include the new publication.
California news industry experts say the tabloid would seek to capitalise on the struggles of the incumbent Los Angeles Times, which has shed subscribers and staff.
The California Post will offer a familiar mix of what it calls "common-sense journalism," celebrity and entertainment news and sports reporting across multiple platforms, including mobile and desktop, audio, social media and print," Giancola said in an interview.
"We already reach three million people in the L.A.(market) and over seven million in California, so there is a base of audience there that already engages in our brand."
Murdoch, the company's chairman emeritus, recognised California as a market opportunity and gave the venture his blessing, said one source with knowledge of the matter.
"You don't launch a newspaper without getting feedback from one of the best guys in the business," the source said.
The last daily newspaper launched in the US by News Corp, owner of the New York Post and the Wall Street Journal, was the Daily, a digital newspaper for Apple's then-new iPad tablet, in 2011. It folded the following year.
A Los Angeles Times spokesperson did not respond immediately to a request for comment on the California Post.
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