Whittier Daily News

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Whittier Daily News
Type Daily newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner(s) Digital First Media
PublisherRon Hasse
EditorFrank Pine
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters Monrovia, California
Sister newspapers San Gabriel Valley Tribune , Pasadena Star-News
ISSN 1069-2819
Website whittierdailynews.com

The Whittier Daily News is a paid local daily newspaper for Whittier, California, United States. Coverage area includes Whittier, South Whittier, Pico Rivera, La Habra Heights, Santa Fe Springs and La Mirada.

The Whittier Daily News is a member of Southern California News Group [1] (formerly the Los Angeles Newspaper Group), a division of Digital First Media. It is also part of the San Gabriel Valley Newspaper Group, along with the San Gabriel Valley Tribune and the Pasadena Star-News . Digital First Media is owned by Alden Global Capital. [2]

Thomson Newspapers purchased the paper in 1982. Thomson sold the Daily News to William Dean Singleton's MediaNews Group in 1996.

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References

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  2. Folkenflik, David (May 21, 2021). "'Vulture' Fund Alden Global, Known For Slashing Newsrooms, Buys Tribune Papers". National Public Radio . Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2023.