Murdochs launch California newspaper as they grapple with Trump
Nick Papps, the weekend editor of Melbourne's The Herald Sun, will become the first editor-in-chief of The California Post, a new daily print product. The announcement comes just one year after Murdoch claimed print papers have as little as 15 years left.
The New York Post Media Group announced the launch of the Post's West Coast counterpart overnight. News Corp's Australian boss Michael Miller confirmed Papps' move on Tuesday morning.
' The New York Post is going Hollywood,' the company said in a statement, adding that The California Post will bring the Post' s 'brand of fearless, common-sense journalism' and 'legendary headlines' when it launches next year.
A new print product is a rare launch in the publishing industry. Last year, Murdoch predicted that print news has fewer than 15 years remaining, with circulation and print advertising both in structural decline.
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The paper bragged about its influence in its announcement, stating that President Trump keeps a framed copy of the newspaper's front page outside the Oval Office.
Murdoch, global News Corp boss Robert Thomson and the company are facing a legal battle with Trump, after the president sued the Wall Street Journal over a story it published in July, detailing a personal letter with a racy drawing allegedly sent by Trump to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein two decades ago.
Trump has sought to have the 94-year-old Murdoch forced to answer questions under oath within weeks, arguing his age and health could rule him out of appearing at any trial, when it comes.
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