The Washington Post is a daily newspaper in Washington DC, USA covering local news, sports, business, politics and community events.
The newspaper is published seven days a week.
It is one of the best American media outlets, according to Mondo Times members.
The Washington Post is the leading newspaper in Washington, D.C. and one of the most important daily newspapers in the United States along with The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and USA Today. The majority of its readership is in the Washington, D.C. area, including Maryland and Northern Virginia. The Post uses the slogan "Democracy Dies in Darkness," which it formally adopted on February 22, 2017.
The newspaper was founded in 1877 by Stilson Hutchins. Unlike the Times and the Journal, the Washington Post does not print a national edition -- The Washington Post National Weekly Edition was shut down at the end of 2009 due to declining circulation.
Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos bought The Washington Post and affiliated publications in 2013 for $250 million from the Graham family. The papers are owned by Bezos personally, not by Amazon.com, Inc.
Martin Baron succeeded Marcus Brauchli as the executive editor of The Washington Post on January 2, 2013. Baron was previously the editor of the Boston Globe. He retired from The Post on February 28, 2021.
Circulation estimate: 2,700,000
The Washington Post is one of the highest circulation newspapers in the USA.
This newspaper is owned by Washington Post Company.
| Book editor: | Stephanie Merry |
| Business editor: | Lori Montgomery |
| Entertainment editor: | Ben Williams |
| Sports editor: | Jason Murray |
| Travel editor: | Nicole Arthur |
For Washington Post contact information, see the Washington DC news media contacts at EasyMediaList.com.
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-- Jeff Bezos owns The Post, Executive Editor Sally Buzbee manages the news team and Publisher Fred Ryan runs the business side. Andrew Beaujon, senior editor of Washingtonian magazine, reports on their styles, ambitions and goals, asking if they can turn The Post into "the newspaper for the world."
Inside the Plan to Make Jeff Bezos's Washington Post the Everything Newspaper
Posted by Mondo Times editors, Boulder, Colorado USA, September 3, 2021
-- In May 2021, David Cho left his role as the business editor of the Washington Post.
Posted by Mondo Times Editors, Boulder Colorado, July 12, 2021
-- Sally Buzbee will join the Post from The Associated Press, where she has been executive editor since early 2017, overseeing the AP's global news operation. She will begin work on June 1, 2021.
Rachel Abrams and Katie Robertson wrote at The New York Times on May 11, 2021:
Washington Post Names A.P. Editor, Sally Buzbee, as Its Top Editor
Posted by Mondo Times editors, Boulder, Colorado USA, May 21, 2021
-- Marty Baron, 66, announced his retirement in a memo to colleagues on January 26, 2021. The highly regarded editorial head of The Washington Post said the staff has "now created a truly national and international news organization" with over 1,000 journalists.
Marty Baron and Post Publisher Fred Ryan wrote:
Washington Post Executive Editor Marty Baron to retire at the end of February
Posted by Mondo Times editors, Boulder, Colorado USA, February 9, 2021
-- The leading newspaper in Washington, D.C. made big gains in digital subscribers in 2020, with subscriptions up 50% to almost three million. Since 2016, digital subs have more than tripled.
Sara Fischer wrote at Axios on November 24, 2020:
Trump bump: NYT and WaPo digital subscriptions tripled since 2016
Posted by Mondo Times editors, Boulder, Colorado USA, December 28, 2020Also in Washington DC...
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