The Beverly Hills Courier
Type | Free weekly newspaper published Fridays |
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Format | Compact |
Owner(s) | Paula Kent Meehan |
Publisher | Marcia Wilson Hobbs |
Founded | July 22, 1965 |
Headquarters | 499 North Canon Drive Suite 100 Beverly Hills, California 90210 United States |
ISSN | 0892-645X |
Website | www |
The Beverly Hills Courier is a free weekly tabloid-sized print newspaper of circulation in Beverly Hills and the surrounding communities, and a daily web newspaper.
History
The publication was founded by March Schwartz in 1965.[1] The editorial guidance of his managing editor Arthur M. Goldberg from 1966 to 2003. Both individuals were products of the long-defunct evening companion newspaper to the Los Angeles Times, the Los Angeles Mirror, where Schwartz was the classified sales manager and Goldberg was the editor. In 2004, the Courier's then-editor, Norma Zager, was awarded Journalist of the Year by the Los Angeles Press Club for her series on a lawsuit brought by Erin Brockovich.[2]
In 2004, after suffering a debilitating stroke, Schwartz reluctantly sold The Courier to The San Marino Tribune Company, Inc. whose owner, attorney Clifton S. Smith, Jr., assumed the role of publisher of the Courier.[3][4] Smith staffed the newspaper with former Hollywood Reporter columnist George Christy[5] whose Courier column has appeared on foxnews.com.[6] Guest columnists have included Joan Rivers. Since 2004, Rabbi Jacob Pressman has published a weekly column.[7] Courier articles have been cited by the Los Angeles Times.[8]
The Courier subscribes to Agence France-Presse and City News Service. Its website features updates throughout the day, seven days a week. The entire print edition is also available from the website. The paper is delivered free to residences each Friday. As of 2013, it self-reports a circulation of 40,000.[9]
Smith sold the Courier to entrepreneur Paula Kent Meehan, co-founder of the Redken hair-care company, in April 2014[10] – just two months before Meehan's death.[11] Associate publisher Marcia Wilson Hobbs replaced Smith as the publisher.
Reception
The Courier has been described as "conservative" by LA Weekly blogger Dennis Romero[12] in a city which is "heavily liberal and Democratic".[13]Josh E. Gross, publisher of the competing Beverly Hills Weekly, described Clifton S. Smith Jr., the Courier's then owner/publisher, as "right-wing" and "bombastic".[14] A 2013 Los Angeles Times article about the Courier noted that "Smith delivers his opinions on civic matters in the heavily Democratic city through tart editorials that lean libertarian."[9]
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has criticized the Courier for publishing errors and misleading statements with regards to the Westside Subway Extension.[15][16] Damien Newton of LA streetsblog has accused the Courier of publishing libel with its coverage of seismology experts who weighed in on the geotechnical issues facing the subway extension.[17]
Two-time Beverly Hills mayor Barry Brucker has accused the Courier of being biased in its coverage of the local city government and various development projects.[18] Beverly Hills City Manager, Jeff Kolin, has accused the Courier of printing false allegations with regards to an article alleging city staff had falsified documents concerning city water rates,[19] and has rebuked the paper for being misleading by confounding the city's 2012 budgetary surplus with unfunded pension liabilities.[20]
See also
References
- ↑ ‘Beverly Hills Courier’ Founder/Publisher March Schwartz Dead At 97, The Beverly Hills Courier, September 07, 2014
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