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California Post Launches With Digital Platform and Daily Print Edition in Los Angeles

The News Corp offshoot pledges a brash, accountability-focused voice tailored to California audiences.

Overview

  • The paper operates as a separate entity within the New York Post Media Group and says it will carry the Post’s plain‑spoken DNA.
  • It is digital first with social, video and audio, while selling a seven‑day print paper for $3.75 at newsstands and offering home delivery at $9.99 per week.
  • The Los Angeles newsroom on the Fox Lot is staffing toward 80–100 positions with an editorial focus on homelessness, affordability, crime, technology, entertainment and sports.
  • Sports coverage features former Los Angeles Times reporters Dylan Hernandez and Jack Harris, with collaboration planned with the New York Post for major events.
  • Page Six Hollywood leads celebrity coverage as analysts describe the venture as conservative‑friendly and raise doubts about the economics of launching a daily print product.