| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Long tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Times Media Group |
| Founded | 1972 |
| Headquarters | 1264 West First Street Los Angeles, California 90026 United States |
| Circulation | 44,705 weekly in 2011[1] |
| Website | ladowntownnews.com |
The Los Angeles Downtown News is a free weekly newspaper in Los Angeles, California, serving the Downtown Los Angeles area.
The newspaper focuses on general news with an emphasis on real estate and business along with coverage of the arts scene. It also has occasional historical features by Jay Berman and features in its news coverage photos by Gary Leonard (plus the weekly feature "Take My Picture Gary Leonard" that highlights notable events and local figures cultural and political).
Coverage area is roughly bounded by the Los Angeles River to the north and east (excluding Echo Park), the University of Southern California and Exposition Park to the south and City West to the west.
Its news stories frequently scoop the Los Angeles Times and other media.[citation needed] The paper has also won dozens of journalism and industry awards.[citation needed]
The paper's masthead in 2001 briefly included entertainment blogger and former Associated Press correspondent Nikki Finke, who was hired as executive editor.[2]
- ^ "Annual Audit Report, June 2011". Larkspur, Calif.: Verified Audit Circulation. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
- ^ Claudia Peschiutta, Executive editor of the Los Angeles Downtown News[dead link], Los Angeles Business Journal, November 19, 2001
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