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Former L.A. mayor Riordan floats plan to start newspaper By Erica Werner The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Former mayor Richard Riordan said Wednesday he plans to start a new newspaper to offer an alternative voice to the Los Angeles Times. Riordan,
LOS ANGELES — Former mayor Richard Riordan said Wednesday he plans to start a new newspaper to offer an alternative voice to the Los Angeles Times.
Riordan, 71, a multimillionaire who last month lost a bid to become the Republican candidate for governor, said he hopes to publish a broadsheet newspaper beginning this summer focusing on local news and features and columns about the media and the Internet.
He said he hasn’t yet decided whether it would be a weekly, biweekly, or five-times-a-week daily, or what it would be called. He said he hasn’t decided whether to charge for it.
The target audience would be 25- to 50-year-old homeowners.
“I think a paper can make money and also can challenge the L.A. Times to be a better paper,” Riordan said. “I think this town needs a paper that’s going to put our city more into perspective and show more respect for the city.”
