New York Times Bay Area Edition Launches Today

Baynewser has the latest on the Times‘ Bay Area expansion:

…starting this Friday, Oct. 16, The New York Times will add a Bay Area metro report to its Northern California editions on Fridays and Sundays.

It will start with content written by Times’ staffers and assorted contributors, and will focus on public affairs, culture and Bay Area lifestyles. The Times already has a 10-person San Francisco news bureau.

Click here for the full story. Also, for more details visit the Times‘ Media Decoder blog.

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