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KPCC buys LAist: Public radio stations are reviving Gothamist websites

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LAist, the news website that was shut down abruptly last year by its billionaire owner, will reopen under new management: public radio station KPCC.

KPCC said Friday that it will run the website out of its Pasadena offices after two anonymous donors provided funds for it and other public radio stations to buy LAist and other sites in the Gothamist network. WNYC in New York will run the flagship Gothamist site, and WAMU in Washington is taking over DCist.

By buying LAist, the Pasadena radio station is doubling down on its local-news focus and looking to expand its digital reach.

"KPCC's mission extends beyond the radio dial, and LAist's rich archive, robust social media following and recognizable voice gives us an opportunity to strengthen our digital presence and serve new audiences in Los Angeles and Southern California," said Alex Schaffert, the station's assistant vice president for digital strategy and innovation.

Joe Ricketts, the billionaire chief executive of LAist's former parent company, DNAinfo, abruptly shut his network of local media sites in November shortly after editorial staffers at Gothamist and DNAinfo in New York unionized.

Ricketts cited costs. "Progress hasn't been sufficient to support the tremendous effort and expense needed to produce the type of journalism on which the company was founded," he said in a statement at the time.



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