L.A. News Site Launches Print Edition

Posted Tuesday, March 25, 2014 7:45 am

By: Athena Tacet | NetNewsCheck

The Los Angeles-based news site WestsideToday.com made its debut in print last Friday, launching as a 50,000-circulation biweekly.

Publisher T.J. Montemer, who purchased the site in October 2013 along with Brentwood News and Century City News, says Westside Today’s print edition will be available for free to readers and 100% supported by advertising.

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