New York Post to Launch The California Post

Posted on August 5, 2025

The New York Post Media Group has announced plans to launch The California Post. The newspaper will launch in early 2026 and will include a print edition. There will also be a desktop site, mobile site, social media channels and audio and video content.

News Corp Chief Executive Robert Thomson says in the announcement, "Los Angeles and California surely need a daily dose of The Post as an antidote to the jaundiced, jaded journalism that has sadly proliferated. We are at a pivotal moment for the city and the state, and there is no doubt that The Post will play a crucial role in engaging and enlightening readers, who are starved of serious reporting and puckish wit. I am also pleased that Keith Poole's remit is expanding, as he will now be responsible for covering not just New York, but California, the U.S., the world and, perhaps, Mars."

The New York Post Media Group claims Los Angeles is a news desert. It says, "Thousands of stories are going untold and countless perspectives aren't being represented by a media ecosystem that has lost touch with the people - especially as the city and state face unprecedented challenges and leadership vacuums."

The company says 90% of its digital visitors live outside the New York area. It also says it has 3.5 million monthly readers from the Los Angeles area that visit the The Post Digital Network, which includes the NYPost.com, PageSix.com and Decider.com.

News Corp editor Nick Papps will serve as Editor-in-Chief of the California Post. The press release notes that its team in California is in the process of staffing its LA-based operations.