Times resumes publication of Washington Edition.LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 20, 1995--The 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). resumed publication Monday of its Washington Edition, which was eliminated last summer as part of the company's cost-cutting efforts. The Washington Edition, a 24-page streamlined version of The Times, is published Monday through Friday. It is created with desktop technology and transmitted across telephone lines to Bel Air Bel Air may refer to: Places in the United States:
The Times is circulating approximately 3,000 copies of the edition in Washington, D.C., and 500 copies are flown to New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . About 1,500 copies of the edition are distributed on a complimentary basis to the President, members of the Cabinet and Congress, and other key decision makers. "We received numerous requests to restart the Washington Edition from senior government officials and others who depended on it for The Times' coverage of California, as well as for national and foreign news," said Robert T. Schlosberg III, The Times' publisher and chief executive officer. "By relaunching the edition, we are responding to that demand." "It was made clear to us that the Washington Edition was sorely missed on the East Coast," said Shelby Coffey III, editor and executive vice president of The Times. "Our readers felt the edition added an important West Coast voice to the national dialogue." The relaunched edition features the same two-section format as the previous edition and contains staff-written international, national and sports stories, as well as opinion and commentary in Part A. Part B focuses on California and includes regional and state news, as well as selected information from The Times' Business, Calendar and Life & Style sections. National Journal, a Washington, D.C.-based magazine that is also owned by Times Mirror, The Times' parent company, is coordinating advertising sales and marketing for the Washington Edition. Advertising schedules have been sold to the McDonnell Douglas McDonnell Douglas was a major American aerospace manufacturer and defense contractor, producing a number of famous commercial and military aircraft. It merged with Boeing in 1997 to form The Boeing Company. Corp., Edison Electric Institute The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) is the association of United States shareholder-owned electric power companies. Its members serve 95 percent of the ultimate customers in the shareholder-owned segment of the industry, and represent approximately 70 percent of the U.S. , the American Medical Association American Medical Association (AMA), professional physicians' organization (founded 1847). Its goals are to protect the interests of American physicians, advance public health, and support the growth of medical science. , Louisiana Pacific Corp. and Communication Workers of America. The Sunday edition Sunday Edition is a Sunday morning radio show on CBC Radio One. It is hosted by Michael Enright. Its subject matter is wide ranging with current affairs, arts reporting, radio documentaries, and interviews. It is often quite sombre and serious in tone. of the Los Angeles Times will continue to be printed in California and flown East. CONTACT: Gloria Lopez, 213/237-5779 |
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