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From more prominent video to easier ways to learn about the reporters bringing you the news, we're working hard to deliver engaging news and information to you.
Why now: Why now? We're publishing more original LAist work than ever before.
Keep reading... for more details on the changes and what's next for the LAist newsroom.
You might notice that LAist.com has gotten a facelift. We know site redesigns can be jarring, but the fact of the matter is, we've grown a lot in the 4+ years since we last updated our news website.
Why now? We're publishing more original LAist work than ever before. We're covering daily and breaking news in real-time. We're delivering watchdog and enterprise stories each week that uncover issues you hear here first.
For these reasons and many more, we've built a site that we hope you still find familiar, but easier to navigate, less cluttered, and with a richer audio experience.
We're also highlighting our reporters who bring you the news more prominently on each story.
Why? To reinforce the fact that most of our published content is produced by local reporters working hard in your communities to help you navigate and discover all that makes L.A. and Orange County great (and to better understand what doesn't). You'll notice both headshots and micro-bios on stories by LAist staff. From there, you can easily jump to their full bio pages to learn more about their coverage areas, background and goals, as well as ways to reach them.
Most of our funding comes directly from our readers and listeners, so we count on you not just for making sure we're covering the stories that matter to you, but also to keep the doors open. You'll hear more from our Editor-in-Chief Megan Garvey at the end of this story about how you can help.
Our broadcast programs and podcasts now exist in a streamlined area of the site and we are expanding our daily audio products. Some things to watch for:
You will also now see more video on the site, as our journalists step out from behind the microphone and in front of the camera to take you deeper into the reporting and let you hear directly from the people we cover and interview.
While local news has been in a steady decline for the past few years, LAist has been growing. We provide essential context and coverage where others don't, like with our Voter Game Plan voting guides, our wildfire coverage earlier this year, and our investigative coverage. Since last year, our site visitors have grown over 70%, and thousands of you follow us on social media or subscribe to our newsletters.
In the last year alone we've:
We've also continued to refine our distinct LAist style of coverage, which tries to put our audiences first in the stories we assign, report and edit.
We’re proud to center our stories around the people and communities of L.A. and Orange counties. Our work is often supported by tips and supporting evidence from readers like you. Have a story tip for us? We’d love to hear from you.
