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EDITORIAL
LA CityBeat is a weekly newspaper with a glossy cover wrap devoted to thought-provoking news, illuminated lifestyles, events coverage and high caliber criticism of the arts and entertainment. CityBeat was launched in June 2003. In June 2008, LA CityBeat has been re-launched with new columnists and editors giving the paper an even more distinct voice in the LA media landscape. The three main sections of the paper are: News, Living and Arts & Entertainment (LA&E).
New EDITORIAL FEATURES Wonkette, Weekette. Wonkette is the best political web site in the universe; CityBeat is very pleased to announce Wonkette has chosen us as its print content partner. Everything you ever wanted to know about dirty politicians among other, always-juicy items. Weekly in News. Ken Layne, Desert Rattler. Without question, the finest, most-literate, most beautiful writing in any newspaper in the country. Layne’s Desert Rattler looks at life in the Mojave. You’d think that would be boring. Man, how it isn’t. Biweekly in News. Neal Pollack, The Last Sportswriter. Pollack, the author of Never Mind the Pollacks, The Neal Pollack Anthology of American Literature, and Alternadad, brings a pointed take on sports. He’s so bitter! About everything! This column appears Biweekly in Living. Steve Lowery, Old News. Lowery can be ill-tempered, or at least as much as a CCD-teaching liberal Catholic can. Mostly, it’s all “Jesus is love.” And “Dorothy Day is love.” And, “Hey, how about a sandwich?” Lowery gives us a news week-in-review. Weekly in News. Rebecca Schoenkopf, Commie Girl. Schoenkopf, CityBeat’s editor, reprises her lauded and reviled Commie Girl column, winner of the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies award for Best Political Column. National stories with a personal and profane touch. Occasionally in News, and sometimes in Living. Coco Tanaka, Eco-Topic. Who is Coco Tanaka? Well, wouldn’t you like to know. We will tell you she spent many years writing about green architecture, technology, and design. Here she moves all over the field (Get it?) with her column on the environment. Tanaka has proven to be wildly popular, bringing wit and juice to what could be a very dry subject. Biweekly in Living. Kim Lachance, Shoppiness. Lachance has written for the LA Times and the District Weekly; and now she scours the area for the most innovative and interesting things for your buying. Oh, the things you could buy! Biweekly in Living. Jim Washburn, To Serve Man. Washburn, who’s written columns for the LA Times, OC Register and many more, writes on the state of our city, state and nation. Washburn tempers his natural distemper with warmth and wisdom. People love him, and you will too. Biweekly in News. Chris Morris, Sonic Nation. The host of the beloved roots music and Americana program Watusi Rodeo on Indie 103.1, continues his biweekly music column searching out original bands to make our ears and souls happy. Biweekly in LA&E. Ron Garmon, Clubland. CityBeat’s arts editor delves into comings and goings of club promoters, DJs, and all the others who have the real inside gossip on what’s going on in the club scene. Weekly in LA&E. Amy Alkon, Advice Goddess. Alkon’s research- and evolutionary-psychology-based advice isn’t for those who are offend easily. She calls an idiot an idiot, and ruffles feathers in the process. She is one tough broad, though she does it in pink. Weekly in Living. LA CityBeat - Southland Publishing 5209 Wilshire Boulevard - Los Angeles, CA 90036 Ph (323) 938-1700 – Fx (323) 938-1771 url: www.LACityBeat.com
READERSHIP
Current Weekly Press Run: 105,000 LA Market Buy* The current readership of CityBeat stands at 868,000 in a total market area of 6,540,000 persons – that is 13.3% market reach, significantly better than most competing media. Total Cumulative Readership (Read at least 1 of last 4 editions) : 868,000 persons Male Female Average Reader Age Median Age (50% above, 50% below - rounded)
52.1 % 47.9 % 29.8 Years old 34 Years old
Average Household Income
$ 68,737
White/Caucasian African-American Other/Multi-Racial
31 % 11 % 11 %
Latino/Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander
Have IRA/Pension Account Have 401(k) Liquid Assets over $100,000
50.0 % 54.0 % 37.1 %
Have CDs or Savings Certificates 44.0 % Have Car Loan 40.0 % Plan Real Estate Purchase/12 mos 17.5 %
Have Medical Coverage Have Children At Home
63.2 % 49.2 %
Voted During The Past Year Household Size is 3 or more
NOT exposed to Daily Newspaper NOT exposed to Average Daily Cable TV NOT exposed to Average Daily Radio
35 % 12 %
50.6 % 66.5 %
44.9 % - 389,732 CityBeat Readers 39.1 % - 339,388 CityBeat Readers 44.6 % - 387,128 CityBeat Readers
SOURCE: February-March 2008 Los Angeles DMA study of Los Angeles CityBeat Readers tabulated by McGladrey & Pullen, LLC, *LA Market buy includes LACB and PW
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