Daily Breeze

After he became chief executive of the Journal Register Co. in early 2010, John Paton made the rounds to its many newspapers in the Midwest and Northeast. The new boss told employees they would go "digital first" with a vengeance — tweeting, Facebooking, blogging and video-posting news before contributing a single keystroke toward the next day's paper. Hearing this pronouncement, one veteran columnist at a Michigan daily confronted Paton, telling him at a get-to-know-you dinner that his emphasis on the fast and furious online world was "ruining journalism.

After he became chief executive of the Journal Register Co. in early 2010, John Paton made the rounds to its many newspapers in the Midwest and Northeast. The new boss told employees they would go "digital first" with a vengeance — tweeting, Facebooking, blogging and video-posting news before contributing a single keystroke toward the next day's paper. Hearing this pronouncement, one veteran columnist at a Michigan daily confronted Paton, telling him at a get-to-know-you dinner that his emphasis on the fast and furious online world was "ruining journalism.

Bertram E. Winrow, 81, the former publisher of the Daily Breeze, died Monday of cancer at his home in the San Diego neighborhood of Rancho Bernardo. He was 81. As publisher of Copley Los Angeles Newspapers, Winrow oversaw the consolidation of the flagship Daily Breeze in Torrance with the Outlook in Santa Monica and the News-Pilot in San Pedro. A drive to raise advertising revenue prompted Winrow to develop a consortium with other regional papers to sell national advertising. Winrow also expanded a printing plant in Torrance to include a now-defunct insert center and circulation department.

Circulation at U.S. newspapers fell more than 10% during the last six months as readers fled to the Internet at a faster pace. The Audit Bureau of Circulations reported today that the average weekday circulation of the nearly 400 daily papers that reported sales slid 10.6% between April and September compared to the same six-month period in 2008. That was bigger than the 7.1% decline recorded during the previous six months. Of the nation's five biggest daily papers, four reported circulation declines.

Copley Press Inc. of La Jolla said Thursday that it might sell its 112-year-old Daily Breeze newspaper and two other South Bay publications. Options for the Torrance-based Daily Breeze, the twice-a-week Palos Verdes Peninsula News and the Beach Reporter, a weekly, also include mergers or other transactions, Copley said in a statement, which didn't elaborate. The Daily Breeze recently listed daily circulation of 70,300. Although Copley Chief Operating Officer Charles F.

The Press-Telegram and Daily Breeze, two newspapers owned by MediaNews Group Inc., will cut staff and merge their Internet, copy editing and pagination operations in response to sagging ad revenue, an editor said Monday. The move involves the loss of nine jobs at the Daily Breeze, located in Torrance, and about 10 jobs at the Press-Telegram in Long Beach, Daily Breeze Editor Phillip Sanfield said.

A former city councilman was arrested Thursday morning on suspicion of lewd acts against a child under 14 years old, a Los Angeles County sheriff's investigator said. Investigators arrested Oscar Medrano Jr., 47, at his Gardena jewelry store after a two-week investigation into allegations that the two-term councilman had molested a girl, said Sgt. Dan Scott of the Special Victims Unit. Medrano has not been formally charged, and the district attorney is reviewing the case. Medrano resigned from the City Council on Tuesday, citing health issues, according to the Daily Breeze.

The Evening Outlook of Santa Monica will begin the New Year by introducing a morning edition, redesigning the newspaper, transferring production to the Daily Breeze plant in Torrance and laying off 40 people. Owners of the 111-year-old Evening Outlook, which was purchased by the La Jolla-based Copley newspaper chain in 1983, also will reduce the number of editions from three to two and shorten the name to The Outlook, said Thomas J.

William Dean Singleton's Los Angeles-area interests will expand again next week if the Denver-based newspaper baron completes an expected deal to operate the Torrance-based Daily Breeze. A San Francisco court action remains an indirect impediment, but Singleton's MediaNews Group is expected to win control of the paper and add it to local holdings that include the Pasadena Star-News, the Long Beach Press-Telegram and the Daily News in the San Fernando Valley.

The slow economy and rising newsprint costs caused Copley Los Angeles Newspapers to lay off almost 40 employees Monday from its three daily publications in the area--the Daily Breeze in Torrance, the Outlook in Santa Monica and the News-Pilot in San Pedro--company officials said. Another 20 positions have been cut through attrition, said James Box, editor of Copley's Los Angeles publications. Publisher Thomas J. Wafer Jr.

A former city councilman was arrested Thursday morning on suspicion of lewd acts against a child under 14 years old, a Los Angeles County sheriff's investigator said. Investigators arrested Oscar Medrano Jr., 47, at his Gardena jewelry store after a two-week investigation into allegations that the two-term councilman had molested a girl, said Sgt. Dan Scott of the Special Victims Unit. Medrano has not been formally charged, and the district attorney is reviewing the case. Medrano resigned from the City Council on Tuesday, citing health issues, according to the Daily Breeze.

The Press-Telegram and Daily Breeze, two newspapers owned by MediaNews Group Inc., will cut staff and merge their Internet, copy editing and pagination operations in response to sagging ad revenue, an editor said Monday. The move involves the loss of nine jobs at the Daily Breeze, located in Torrance, and about 10 jobs at the Press-Telegram in Long Beach, Daily Breeze Editor Phillip Sanfield said.

Bertram E. Winrow, 81, the former publisher of the Daily Breeze, died Monday of cancer at his home in the San Diego neighborhood of Rancho Bernardo. He was 81. As publisher of Copley Los Angeles Newspapers, Winrow oversaw the consolidation of the flagship Daily Breeze in Torrance with the Outlook in Santa Monica and the News-Pilot in San Pedro. A drive to raise advertising revenue prompted Winrow to develop a consortium with other regional papers to sell national advertising. Winrow also expanded a printing plant in Torrance to include a now-defunct insert center and circulation department.

William Dean Singleton's Los Angeles-area interests will expand again next week if the Denver-based newspaper baron completes an expected deal to operate the Torrance-based Daily Breeze. A San Francisco court action remains an indirect impediment, but Singleton's MediaNews Group is expected to win control of the paper and add it to local holdings that include the Pasadena Star-News, the Long Beach Press-Telegram and the Daily News in the San Fernando Valley.

Copley Press Inc. of La Jolla said Thursday that it might sell its 112-year-old Daily Breeze newspaper and two other South Bay publications. Options for the Torrance-based Daily Breeze, the twice-a-week Palos Verdes Peninsula News and the Beach Reporter, a weekly, also include mergers or other transactions, Copley said in a statement, which didn't elaborate. The Daily Breeze recently listed daily circulation of 70,300. Although Copley Chief Operating Officer Charles F.

The Outlook, a Santa Monica-based daily newspaper dating to 1875 and the winner of an Associated Press first-place award for its coverage of the 1996 Malibu fire, was abruptly shut down Friday. The Copley Press Inc. of La Jolla, owner of the Outlook, said today's edition of the 23,000-daily circulation paper would be its last.

Circulation at U.S. newspapers fell more than 10% during the last six months as readers fled to the Internet at a faster pace. The Audit Bureau of Circulations reported today that the average weekday circulation of the nearly 400 daily papers that reported sales slid 10.6% between April and September compared to the same six-month period in 2008. That was bigger than the 7.1% decline recorded during the previous six months. Of the nation's five biggest daily papers, four reported circulation declines.

Having admitted writing that the sun "shown" down on Ojai Valley, maybe I can be forgiven for listing a few more bloopers committed by my colleagues in various publications. The Times itself has been prolific recently in producing such solecisms.

The slow economy and rising newsprint costs caused Copley Los Angeles Newspapers to lay off almost 40 employees Monday from its three daily publications in the area--the Daily Breeze in Torrance, the Outlook in Santa Monica and the News-Pilot in San Pedro--company officials said. Another 20 positions have been cut through attrition, said James Box, editor of Copley's Los Angeles publications. Publisher Thomas J. Wafer Jr.

Having admitted writing that the sun "shown" down on Ojai Valley, maybe I can be forgiven for listing a few more bloopers committed by my colleagues in various publications. The Times itself has been prolific recently in producing such solecisms.