| Format | Online |
|---|---|
| Founder | William Macfadyen |
| Editor | Tom Bolton (Partner/Executive Editor) |
| Founded | October 16, 2007 (2007-10-16) |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 23 Hitchcock Way #103 Santa Barbara, California |
| Website | www |
Noozhawk is an online newspaper that provides coverage for Santa Barbara County, California.1 While initially focused on the greater Santa Barbara area, Noozhawk expanded its coverage to the northern part of the county in the summer of 2014.1 It gained further potential audience with the July 2023 bankruptcy of the Santa Barbara News-Press.23
History
In 2012, Noozhawk hired Tom Bolton, a former reporter and editor with the Santa Barbara News-Press and Santa Maria Times, to be executive editor.4 By the first quarter of 2020, the website was averaging more than 1.8 million page views per month, according to Quantcast.
References
References
- Grubisich, Tom (August 14, 2014). "How Santa Barbara's Noozhawk Zeroes In on News and Profits". Street Fight. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- Sainato, Michael (July 24, 2023). "Longest-running southern California newspaper closes after 168 years". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- Yamamura, Jean (March 9, 2024). "'Santa Barbara News-Press' Online Assets to Be Sold". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- Meagher, Chris (January 3, 2013). "Peaks and Valleys for S.B. Media (archive)". Santa Barbara Independent. Archived from the original on April 8, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2016.