WSJ May Start Covering L.A.

Bloomberg.com says that the Wall Street Journal may be adding local metro coverage of the Los Angeles area, according to “two people familiar with the company’s thinking.” The paper is also considering similar coverage of Chicago. From Bloomberg:

Les Hinton, chief executive officer of Dow Jones & Co., told employees in a meeting yesterday that the newspaper was contemplating additional coverage in the California and Illinois cities, according to the people.

The newspaper, bought as part of New York-based News Corp.’s acquisition of Dow Jones in December 2007, debuted a once-weekly San Francisco Bay-area edition last week.

Hinton didn’t discuss further details of the possible sections, said the people.

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