About Us

FACT SHEET

The L.A. Watts Times is the premiere African American publication in Los Angeles. From the turbulence of the Watts Rebellion, the Watts Times was established in 1965 as a source of news often overlooked by mainstream and even community-based media. In 1976, the name was changed to the L.A. Watts Times newspaper to include news for and about the entire African American community of Los Angeles County.

The L.A. Watts Times is the most widely distributed African American newspaper in Los Angeles representing a $11.4 billion dollar market. In addition to hundreds of bulk drops, 45% of the distribution is delivered door-to-door in some of the most affluent communities in Los Angeles. No other African American newspaper in Los Angeles matches or surpasses the circulation or editorial integrity of the L.A. Watts Times newspaper.

The L.A. Watts Times publishes information on education, business, health, legal, financial, entertainment, career and employment opportunities and many current and historical subjects that the community eagerly seeks on a weekly basis.

YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1976 - Providing positive news and knowledge to the African American community

FREQUENCY: Weekly (Thursday)

CIRCULATION: 25,150
READERSHIP: 100,000

BULK DROP: 55% OF DISTRIBUTION (Hundreds of businesses, schools, medical facilities, civic organizations, government buildings and retail outlets)

SUBSCRIPTIONS/ HOME DELIVERY: 45% OF DISTRIBUTION (Including the affluent communities of Baldwin Hills, Ladera Heights, View Park and Windsor Hills, Inglewood and various other communities within the Greater L.A. area)

SPACE AND COPY DEADLINE: Friday, 5:00 p.m.
CAMERA READY DEADLINE: Monday, 12:00 p.m.

MECHANICAL SIZE: Tabloid Format - 10” x 16” (80 column inches)

AUDIT BY: Circulation Verification Council (CVC)

ADVERTISING DIRECTOR: Willa Robinson