Beverly Hills Courier
Encyclopedia
The Beverly Hills Courier is a free weekly tabloid-sized print newspaper of circulation in Beverly Hills and the surrounding communities, and a daily web newspaper. The publication was founded by now-publisher emeritus March Schwartz in 1965 with the editorial guidance of his managing editor Arthur M. Goldberg from 1966 to 2003. Both individuals were products of the long-defunct evening companion newspaper to the Los Angeles Times
, the Los Angeles Mirror, where Schwartz was the classified sales manager and Goldberg was the editor. In 2004, the Courier's then-editor, Norma Zager, was awarded Journalist of the Year by the Los Angeles Press Club for her series on a lawsuit brought by Erin Brockovich
.
The Courier was acquired in 2004 by The San Marino Tribune Company, Inc. The owner of which, attorney Clifton S. Smith, Jr., assumed the role of publisher of the Beverly Hills Courier. Since then, Smith has staffed the newspaper with suspended Hollywood Reporter columnist George Christy whose Courier column has appeared on foxnews.com
. Guest columnists have included celebrity star Joan Rivers
. The Courier has also reprinted
New York Times' articles by Maureen Dowd
and Frank Rich
. The Courier articles have been cited by the Los Angeles Times.
The Courier subscribes to Agence France-Presse
and City News Service
. Its website features updates throughout the day, seven days a week. The Courier's entire print edition is also available from the website.
The Courier is a major corporate sponsor of the Beverly Hills Education Foundation, the main charity devoted to supporting Beverly Hills public schools.
The Courier has been criticized for publishing errors, false accusations
, bias
and libel, and its owner/publisher Clifton Smith has been accused of slander.
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
, the Los Angeles Mirror, where Schwartz was the classified sales manager and Goldberg was the editor. In 2004, the Courier's then-editor, Norma Zager, was awarded Journalist of the Year by the Los Angeles Press Club for her series on a lawsuit brought by Erin Brockovich
Erin Brockovich
Erin Brockovich-Ellis is an American legal clerk and environmental activist who, despite the lack of a formal law school education, or any legal education, was instrumental in constructing a case against the Pacific Gas and Electric Company of California in 1993...
.
The Courier was acquired in 2004 by The San Marino Tribune Company, Inc. The owner of which, attorney Clifton S. Smith, Jr., assumed the role of publisher of the Beverly Hills Courier. Since then, Smith has staffed the newspaper with suspended Hollywood Reporter columnist George Christy whose Courier column has appeared on foxnews.com
Fox News Channel
Fox News Channel , often called Fox News, is a cable and satellite television news channel owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of News Corporation...
. Guest columnists have included celebrity star Joan Rivers
Joan Rivers
Joan Rivers is an American comedian, television personality and actress. She is known for her brash manner; her loud, raspy voice with a heavy New York accent; and her numerous cosmetic surgeries...
. The Courier has also reprinted
Print syndication
Print syndication distributes news articles, columns, comic strips and other features to newspapers, magazines and websites. They offer reprint rights and grant permissions to other parties for republishing content of which they own/represent copyrights....
New York Times' articles by Maureen Dowd
Maureen Dowd
Maureen Bridgid Dowd is a Washington D.C.-based columnist for The New York Times and best-selling author. During the 1970s and the early 1980s, she worked for Time magazine and the Washington Star, where she covered news as well as sports and wrote feature articles...
and Frank Rich
Frank Rich
Frank Rich is an American essayist and op-ed columnist who wrote for The New York Times from 1980, when he was appointed its chief theatre critic, until 2011...
. The Courier articles have been cited by the Los Angeles Times.
The Courier subscribes to Agence France-Presse
Agence France-Presse
Agence France-Presse is a French news agency, the oldest one in the world, and one of the three largest with Associated Press and Reuters. It is also the largest French news agency. Currently, its CEO is Emmanuel Hoog and its news director Philippe Massonnet...
and City News Service
City News Service
City News Service, Inc. is a regional news service covering Southern California. City News Service clients include local and regional newspapers and broadcasters....
. Its website features updates throughout the day, seven days a week. The Courier's entire print edition is also available from the website.
The Courier is a major corporate sponsor of the Beverly Hills Education Foundation, the main charity devoted to supporting Beverly Hills public schools.
The Courier has been criticized for publishing errors, false accusations
False accusations
False accusations can be in any of the following contexts:* informally in everyday life* quasi-judicially* judicially.-Types:...
, bias
Media bias
Media bias refers to the bias of journalists and news producers within the mass media in the selection of events and stories that are reported and how they are covered. The term "media bias" implies a pervasive or widespread bias contravening the standards of journalism, rather than the...
and libel, and its owner/publisher Clifton Smith has been accused of slander.