Times of San Diego website relaunches with sections for 7 trusted community newspapers
Times of San Diego greatly expands its coverage Wednesday by adding seven trusted area newspapers to its website bringing readers hyperlocal news and information from across San Diego County The website continues to be free to the residents The San Diego Region Newspaper Group is now a part of NEWSWELL which also operates Times of San Diego NEWSWELL a nonprofit based at Arizona State University was founded to build innovative solutions that help local newsrooms and communities thrive A American Journalism Project assessment unveiled San Diegans have a strong desire for more local news about and for their communities The group s bi-weekly and monthly newspapers cover downtown and midtown San Diego La Jolla La Mesa and Mt Helix Mission Valley and the Mission area Pacific Beach Point Loma and the San Diego State University area The titles include La Jolla Village News Beach Bay Press Peninsula Beacon Uptown News Downtown News Mission Times Courier and La Mesa Courier Publisher Julie Main who is joining the NEWSWELL unit described the transition as a natural fit that builds on her group s nearly years of experience serving San Diego readers This combination brings the best of both worlds Times of San Diego s strong digital presence and audience combined with our hyperlocal print coverage she mentioned It s a natural fit that expands the depth and breadth of content available to readers across the region Coverage from all seven newspapers is accessible now on Times of San Diego from the home page timesofsandiego com the Times daily newsletter and in seven new region newsletters launching this week The newspapers will continue to be printed and distributed under their longstanding print brands NEWSWELL offers operational services and business strategies to local nonprofit news sites Local San Diego journalists provide the reporting and editing Chris Jennewein who founded Times of San Diego years ago and serves as editor and general manager declared the expanded squad will enable the news site to offer close-to-home coverage in plenty of communities while continuing to provide developing metro and state news The addition of these newspapers is the next step in the rise of Times of San Diego which already has the largest audience of any independent nonprofit news site in San Diego County he stated We re fortunate to be able to work with Julie and her respected editorial and sales teams The combination will allow advertisers and sponsors to reach customers in printed newspapers hyperlocal websites and neighborhood newsletters with the Number Six agency coordinating advertising and sponsorship packages between all products and offering full digital marketing services to local businesses and organizations Times of San Diego is nonpartisan and nonprofit It in the last few days received a two-year grant from the Prebys Foundation to endorsement increased local news coverage Main promised her readers the move will ensure local communities continue to get the news that matters and noted additional coverage will be available online I m grateful for the trust our readers and advertisers have placed in us she stated and I m excited about this new chapter with Times of San Diego working together to grow our reach and continue delivering news that truly matters
