The California Post officially launches Monday: 'A new era of common sense and accountability'
LOS ANGELES - Get ready, California! The California Post has officially launched, marking a new era of journalism for the Golden State.
What we know:
Ahead of its big debut, the California Post boldly announced, "A new era of common sense and accountability arrives in California on January 26."
In its first edition, the sports cover is about the collapse of the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC championship game, with another cover taking a deep dive into the split of Joshua and Benjamin Safdie, known collectively as the Safdie brothers.
The California Post plans to focus on stories that directly affect lives right here in the Golden State with holding some of the most powerful institutions accountable. The paper's editors promise that this California edition will entertain and have the same DNA of their sister publication, The New York Post. It will be available daily in digital and print form.
"We’ve assembled a crack team of reporters at our new newsroom on the Fox Lot in Century City and their mission is to tell the stories others won’t or can’t," stated Nick Papps, California Post editor-in-chief. "And vitally, to bring a common-sense approach to the issues we cover and how we cover them."
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What they're saying:
Hot off the press and amid the excitement, Papps joined Good Day LA to share what they’ve been working on and what’s ahead.
"It’s a really exciting day, I’ve got to tell you. We’ve had a busy morning and a late night last night as we got the first edition to bed, which was terrific. And seeing it come off the presses was really amazing."
Learn more about the California Post
The California Post is here! The sister publication to the New York Post made its debut on Jan. 26.
"What I’m really excited about is the fact we’ve got reporters from all the way from Sacramento down to San Diego. They’ll be telling the stories that other people aren’t telling. They’ll tell the stories about what’s happening in your backyard, but [they'll] also tell the stories of what’s actually happening up in Sacramento," Papps explained.
He added the upcoming gubernatorial race, the Summer Olympics, back-to-back Super Bowl games, and the World Cup were some of the major events they’ll be focusing on. "Our timing was pretty good," he said.
" The New York Post has been famous for having a bit of fun along the way, but at its very core, informing people about what's going on," Papps added.
Celebrating the California Post launch
The California Post is shaking up the scene. Good Day LA's Bob DeCastro takes us to Larchmont Village for the big day.
California Post launches Page Six Hollywood
Page Six Hollywood launches in California Post
Katcy Stephan talks about bringing the juicy scoop to LA as Page Six Hollywood launches with the California Post.
Also on Monday, Katcy Stephan stopped by FOX 11 studio to share how this also marks the debut of Page Six Hollywood.
Its cover has the latest in studio deals, industry power moves, breakups, shakeups, make-ups and all the scoop that shapes the conversation on social media.
"I grew up loving Page Six and reading it, and I know there are a lot of people, even the ones who pretend they don’t, who religiously read page six every day," Stephan said. "To get to be with them as we’re starting this new journey is so, so exciting, especially as you know, there have been so many layoffs in journalism in the last couple of years."
She continued to say what intrigued her was that the California Post was that they were expanding and "really investing in journalism at a time that I think it’s so crucially important."
"We've brought reporters from places that have a wide, wide range. So, there are reporters who used to be at TMZ and there are reporters that used to be at the LA Times," she added.
Dig deeper:
The New York Post was founded by Alexander Hamilton in 1801, making it the oldest continuously-published daily newspaper in the U.S. Page Six is also under the New York Post Media Group’s umbrella.