California Post

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California Post
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The sample cover shown when the California Post was announced on August 4, 2025
Type Daily newspaper
Format Tabloid
Owner(s)NYP Holdings, Inc. (News Corp)
Editor-in-chiefNick Papps
Deputy editorBarclay Crawford
Founded2026
Language English
Headquarters Century City, California
CountryUnited States
Sister newspapers New York Post
Page Six Hollywood
Website californiapost.com

The California Post is an American conservative [1] daily tabloid newspaper published in Los Angeles, California. It serves as the California counterpart to the New York Post , and is owned by News Corp. The newspaper began publishing on January 26, 2026.

Contents

News Corp chief executive Robert Thomson said that "the [California] Post will play a crucial role in engaging and enlightening readers, who are starved of serious reporting and puckish wit." [2]

Operations

Australian journalist Nick Papps has served as editor-in-chief since the California Post was launched. [2] [3] Papps previously served as the weekend editor of News Corp Australia's Melbourne publication, the Herald Sun . [4] Barclay Crawford left his position as executive editor of DailyMail.com to serve as deputy editor-in-chief of the Post. [5] [6]

The California Post has over 80 staff in their headquarters on the Fox Studios lot in Century City. [7] [8] [5] Papps said that the tabloid would also have reporters in Sacramento, San Diego and San Francisco. [8] The paper will comprise local news and content from the New York Post. [8]

The paper is sold at 678 newsstands on the West Coast for $3.75USD each, almost double the $2USD price of the New York Post. Publisher Sean Giancola ascribed this difference to higher production costs. [9] Giancola also revealed that the paper's print edition will replace the physical copies of the New York Post sold in California. [8]

Page Six Hollywood

On November 20, 2025, Page Six editor Ian Mohr announced the launch of Page Six Hollywood via an email. He said that the spinoff will cover California news. [10] [11] [7] Mohr said that Page Six Hollywood would operate as a "five-day-a-week newsletter" covering entertainment and media. [8]

Page Six Hollywood journalists were poached from Variety , The Hollywood Reporter , The San Francisco Standard and The Minnesota Star Tribune , among others. [8] Conservative commentator Joel Pollak left his position as senior editor-at-large for Breitbart News to become the opinion editor for Page Six Hollywood. [8] [12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Attributed to multiple sources:
    • Broadway, Danielle. "Murdoch's News Corp goes west with launch of California Post". Reuters. Retrieved February 1, 2026. The California Post, a conservative daily tabloid published by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp
    • Cartwright, Lachlan (November 20, 2025). "Rupert Murdoch's Last Hurrah: Conquering Hollywood With the 'California Post'". Vanity Fair. Retrieved February 1, 2026. But will Californians—known for their liberalism—take to the new entrant that tilts conservative?
    • "New York Post Media Group launches The California Post newspaper". The Australian. Retrieved February 1, 2026. The California Post, a conservative daily tabloid published by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp in print and online, made its debut this week,
    • Weber, Christopher (January 26, 2026). "California Post brings brash New York-style tabloid news to the West Coast". The Independent. Retrieved February 1, 2026. The California Post could make an impact with its combative style and conservative stance, said Gabriel Kahn, professor at the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
    • Knight, Elizabeth (January 27, 2026). "Will Murdoch get rewarded for his expensive gift to Trump?". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved February 1, 2026. The Murdoch family celebrated the birth of a baby this week – the California Post, a fledgling US conservative tabloid newspaper – sister for the New York Post, cousin to Fox News and the Wall Street Journal.
  2. 1 2 Fischer, Sara (August 4, 2025). "New York Post to launch California Post newspaper in LA". Axios. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  3. ↑ Robertson, Katie (August 4, 2025). "The New York Post Announces a California Newspaper". The New York Times. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  4. ↑ Jaspan, Calum (August 4, 2025). "Murdochs launch California newspaper as they grapple with Trump". The Age. Retrieved August 5, 2025. Most of his career has been in roles at the Herald Sun, most recently as weekend editor.
  5. 1 2 Jackson, Steve. "News Corp launches California Post to shake up America's media market". The Australian. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
  6. ↑ Jackson, Steve. "Network leak reveals short-lived Seven news boss's secret plot for cringe-worthy return to television (LA confidential)". The Australian. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
  7. 1 2 "California Post brings brash New York-style tabloid news to the West Coast". Coast Reporter. January 26, 2026. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Robertson, Katie (January 29, 2026). "Murdoch and News Corp Take on the West Coast with The California Post". The New York Times. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  9. ↑ Broadway, Danielle. "Murdoch's News Corp goes west with launch of California Post". Reuters. Retrieved January 29, 2026. Giancola said copies are selling at $3.75 apiece in 678 ‌West Coast newsstands - a higher price than the $2 for the New York Post that he ascribed to higher production costs. He said the plan eventually was to offer home delivery.
  10. ↑ Vlessing, Etan (November 20, 2025). "The Next Murdoch Bet: Page Six Hollywood". The Hollywood Reporter .
  11. ↑ "Page Six Hollywood launches in California Post". FOX 11 Los Angeles. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
  12. ↑ Bolies, Corbin (November 3, 2025). "The California Post Hires Breitbart Veteran Joel Pollak as Opinion Editor | Exclusive". TheWrap. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
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