Santa Monica Daily Press

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Santa Monica Daily Press
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Front page from April 25, 2011
Type Microdaily
Format Tabloid
Owner(s)Newlon Rouge, Inc.
EditorMatthew Hall
FoundedNovember 13, 2001
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters Santa Monica, California 90405
Website smdp.com

The Santa Monica Daily Press (SMDP) is a free daily newspaper in Santa Monica, California. Established in 2001 by Dave Danforth, Carolyn Sackariason, and Ross Furukawa, it is currently published by Furukawa and Todd James. SMDP is the only local daily newspaper in the city, with a print circulation of 8,500 (Monday–Friday). It is a newspaper of record for the city of Santa Monica

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History

The three founding partners—Carolyn Sackariason, Ross Furukawa, and Dave Danforth—had worked with free daily newspapers in Colorado. They were attracted to Santa Monica's similarities to Aspen and saw an opening in the market when the city's only daily, The Evening Outlook, folded. [1] In February 2018, Todd James joined this new venture as a partner. [2]

Carolyn Sackariason was the first person to hold the title of editor in chief at the Daily Press. Sackariason was the first reporter on scene after the Santa Monica Farmers Market crash. [3] When Sackariason moved back to Colorado, Michael Tittinger took over as editor in chief.

Tittinger converted the Saturday edition into a magazine-like format. Editor Matt Hall revived this concept in the summer of 2021. Tittinger also launched a quotes-of-the-week section, gathering remarks from locals.

Staff

As of January 2025, the official website editor-in-chief is Matthew Hall, and the staff writers are Maaz Alin, Scott Snowden.

Daniel Archuleta was the managing editor for seven years before his death in 2014. [4]

Editors

References

  1. ↑ MacGregor, Hilary (January 9, 2002). "The Inside Scoop From Outsiders" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  2. ↑ "New partner buys ownership stake in The Daily Press". Santa Monica Daily Press. March 24, 2018.
  3. ↑ "SMDP celebrates 20 years of independent local reporting". Santa Monica Daily Press. November 13, 2021.
  4. ↑ Gonzalez, Ed (July 17, 2014). "Santa Monica Daily Press Managing Editor Daniel Archuleta dead at 38". sportsjournalla.com. Archived from the original on July 25, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
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