The California Courier

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The California Courier
Type Weekly newspaper
Founder(s)George J. Mason and Reese Cleghorn
Publisher Harut Sassounian
Founded1958
LanguageEnglish
City Los Angeles, California
Website thecaliforniacourier.com

The California Courier is an English-language Armenian weekly newspaper published since 1958 in the United States. Its publisher is Harut Sassounian. [1]

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History

In 1958, The California Courier was founded in Fresno, California by George J. Mason (born Kevork Elmassian) and Reese Cleghorn. [2] [3] Unlike some other Armenian weekly newspapers in the United States, the Courier was published entirely in English and marketed to an audience and generation of Armenian-Americans whose primary language was not Armenian. The paper's mission was to shed light on recent developments within Armenian-American communities, encourage greater involvement within those communities, and address intracommunal issues impartially, without associating with or being sponsored by an Armenian diasporan political party. [4]

As the Courier relocated from Fresno to Los Angeles in 1983, the mantle of editor-in-chief was passed to Harut Sassounian, who publishes the paper to this day. [5]

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  2. "About Page". www.thecaliforniacourier.com. Retrieved Mar 13, 2021.
  3. Wertsman, Vladimir (1978). The Armenians in America, 1618-1976: A Chronology & Fact Book. Oceana Publications. p. 20. ISBN   9780379005295.
  4. "A Tribute to George Mason By his 'Odar' Co-Publisher". May 23, 2008. Retrieved Mar 13, 2021.
  5. Morrison, Patt (April 23, 2010). "Harut Sassounian: True to the past". LA Times. Archived from the original on April 29, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2021.