The Daily Pilot is a daily newspaper

Newspaper

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 published by the Los Angeles Times

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....

to serve the communities of Newport Beach and Costa Mesa in Orange County, California

Orange County, California

Orange County is a county in the U.S. state of California. Its county seat is Santa Ana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,010,232, up from 2,846,293 at the 2000 census, making it the third most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County and San Diego County...

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The paper was originally purchased by Times parent Times Mirror in 1961. Ingersoll Publications

Journal Register Company

The Journal Register Company is an American media company, serving an audience of 21 million Americans in 992 communities. The company operates more than 350 multi-platform products in 992 communities. The company is led by CEO John Paton who openly blogs about the changes he is making to transform...

 bought the paper in 1982. Adams Communications bought the Pilot in 1988, but sold it to a group backed by New York businessman Elliot Stein the next year. The Glendale News Press

Glendale News Press

The Glendale News Press is a daily newspaper published by the Los Angeles Times in Glendale, California. The paper was formed when Ira Clifton Copley's Copley Press bought and combined the Glendale Daily Press and the Glendale Evening News....

was acquired a week later. Times Mirror bought the newspaper chain in 1993.