The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, known simply as theJewish Journal, is an independent, nonprofit communityweekly newspaper serving theJewish community ofgreater Los Angeles, published by the nonprofit TRIBE Media Corp. Its editorial stance leansconservative.[2]
TheJournal was established in 1985. As of 2016,[update] it had a verified circulation of 50,000 and an estimated readership of 150,000; it is the largest Jewish weekly outside New York City.[3][4] TRIBE Media Corp. also produces the monthlyTRIBE magazine, distributed in Santa Barbara, Malibu, Conejo, Simi and West San Fernando Valleys. It also operates theJewish Insider.
Though independently incorporated, the paper was initially distributed in part by theJewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles. The first issue appeared on February 28, 1986. The editor was Gene Lichtenstein, who served until 2000,[5] and the first art director was Katherine Arion, a Romanian-born artist who came to the United States in 1981.[6] After becoming completely independent from the Jewish Federation in 2005, it went through difficulties and its circulation shrank.
Circulation has recovered to 50,000 since then, and the paper has undertaken new initiatives, including expanded internet offerings, live events, a branding and marketing division, JJ Branding,TRIBE magazine, launched in December 2009, andJewish Insider.The Jewish Journal, like other news media, faced financial pressures (cutting staff positions and salaries during 2009, though since it has resumed growth in both areas), but it strengthened its financial situation in May 2010, when it received commitments from a group of local Jewish philanthropists for additional funding intended to assure its continuing financial viability.[7]
In response to some staff members' perception that the paper's focus had shifted to commentary, a group of journalists launchedSoCal Jewish News in 2021.[13]
The paper received fiveRockower Awards in 2021, and ten Rockower Awards in 2022, including six first places.[14][15] In 2023, the magazine was awarded 21 Rockower Awards.[16] It received awards from the Los Angeles Press Club in 2005 and 2009.[17]
In 2015, Tribe Media Corp. acquiredJewish Insider, a daily news service based in Washington, D.C. started by Max Neuberger.[18] In 2021,Jewish Insider acquiredeJewish Philanthropy.[19][20]
As of May 2016, the site reported about 4 million unique users per month.[7]
Suissa's tenure has been criticized for a move away from local reporting and towards a focus on commentary described as "disproportionately right wing".[13]
^Tugend, Tom (January 26, 2017)."A Paper Evolves and Innovates".The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles.Archived from the original on February 17, 2022. RetrievedFebruary 17, 2022.
