Editorial consultant hired to boost Singleton newspapers.The Los Angeles Newspaper Group The Los Angeles Newspaper Group is an umbrella group of local daily newspapers published in the greater Los Angeles area by MediaNews Group. The news coverage of the newspapers are mainly local stories. is gearing up for its battle against the dominant Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Morning daily newspaper. Established in 1881, it was purchased and incorporated in 1884 by Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) under The Times-Mirror Co. (the hyphen was later dropped from the name). , hiring a veteran newsman to help develop shared editorial content for the five-paper chain. The group assembled by Denver-based media giant Dean Singleton and consisting of the Daily News, Long Beach Press-Telegram The Long Beach Press-Telegram is a major daily newspaper published in Long Beach, California. Tracing its history to 1897, it is currently published by the Los Angeles Newspaper Group. External links
Bellows also worked briefly at Singleton's Denver-based MediaNews Group Not to be confused with Media General, an unrelated newspaper and TV group. MediaNews Group, based in Denver, Colorado, is one of the largest newspaper companies in the United States. as vice president for news in 1989-1990. Bellows said his plans include new columns and new approaches to coverage. "I'm going to see if we can create a good editorial chain, set off a few good firecrackers here and there, and make people understand that there are two (newspaper) entities in Los Angeles now Wikipedia is not the place for advertisement or self-advertising. Los Angeles Now, a documentary by Producer/Director Phillip Rodriguez, made its national high definition broadcast premiere on PBS’ Independent Lens series in November 2004. ," Bellows said. "We had some fun at the Herald Examiner breaking some stories that the L.A. Times didn't cover. I hope to see the same here," he added. Industry sources say Bellows' first order of business is to develop a new lifestyle and entertainment section that would be carried by all the newspapers in the group, including the possible addition of a local gossip column - something the L.A. Times doesn't have. Neither Bellows nor David Butler, vice president of news for the L.A. newspaper group, would comment on any of the possible changes. Butler, who also has been the editor of the Daily News since January 1997 and assumed his vice president position at the end of March, is overseeing group-wide initiatives involving the news departments of the five daily newspapers. A consolidated lifestyle section among the group's papers would be consistent with Singleton's economizing "cluster" technique. By owning several papers in a single geographical area, production facilities and some news coverage can be consolidated. The papers in the group have already begun sharing news, sports and feature stories, and further consolidation is expected to shave expenses and avoid duplicative efforts. Officials with the Los Angeles Times declined to respond specifically to questions about changes at the Singleton group. "The Los Angeles Times looks forward to continuing to compete aggressively with the many newspapers throughout our market," said Don Wright, the paper's president and chief executive, in a statement. The Times has been working to shore up Times Community News, which competes in several markets with Singleton papers. The Times began publishing Our Times Santa Monica in the wake of the closure of the Santa Monica Outlook, and announced last week that it had signed a letter of intent to buy the Pasadena Weekly. TCN TCN Tetracycline TCN transparent content negotiation TCN Third Country National(s) TCN Topology Change Notification TCN Transportation Control Number TCN Train Communication Network TCN Transaction Control Number also owns the Glendale News-Press. |
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