This is alist ofnewspapers inWashington, D.C. These newspapers are published or headquartered in Washington, D.C. There have been over 800 newspapers published in the District of Columbia since its founding in 1790. As of February 2020[update] , there were approximately 75 newspapers in print in the District.[ 1] [ 2]
Major daily newspapers [ edit ] Current daily newspapers in Washington, D.C. Title Year est. Owner Print daily circulation References The Hill 1994 Capitol Hill Publishing Corporation (subsidiary) 24,000[ 3] As of December 2012[update] ISSN 1521-1568 ,OCLC 31153202 [ 4] Politico 2007 Capitol News Company 32,000 in 2009[ 5] [ 5] [ 6] Roll Call 1955 FiscalNote 30,786 [ 6] Stars and Stripes 1861 Defense Media Activity 7 million weekly editions 38 million page views per year OCLC 44314138 [ 7] The Washington Post 1877 Jeff Bezos ,Nash Holdings 254,379 (daily, 2019) 838,014 (Sunday, 2013) 1,000,000 (digital, 2018) OCLC 2269358 ,LCCN sn79002172 The Washington Times 1982 The Washington Times, LLC; the LLC is owned by a diversified conglomerate owned by the Unification Church, Operations Holdings. 59,185 daily (As of November 2013[update] ) OCLC 8472624 ,LCCN sn82004118
Special interest newspapers [ edit ] Special interest newspapers in Washington, D.C. Title Year est., freq. Interest References Catholic Standard 1951, weekly Catholics OCLC 11760218 [ 8] County News 1973 County governments, National Association of Counties OCLC 1643384 ,LCCN sn82017007 [ 9] DC Black African-American [ 10] [ 11] DC Spotlight Newspaper [ 11] The Georgetowner 1954, bi-weekly Affluent community in Georgetown and elsewhere in the District OCLC 8079438 ,LCCN sn82001168 [ 12] El Imparcial Newspaper Hispanic [ 11] Metro Weekly weekly LGBTQ issues [ 6] El Pregonero 1977 Hispanic Street Sense 2003, bi-weekly Focusing onhomelessness [ 6] El Tiempo Latino 1991 Hispanic The Washington Post Company[ 11] The Washington Afro American 1892, weekly African American issues [ 11] [ 6] Washington Blade 1969, weekly LGBTQ issues [ 6] [ 13] Washington Business Journal 1986 Business Washington City Paper 1981 Free [ 6] [ 13] The Washington Diplomat 1994 Diplomats The Washington Examiner 2005, weekly Political journalism website and weekly magazine since 2013 [ 6] [ 13] Washington Hispanic 1994 Hispanic The Washington Informer 1964, weekly African American issues OCLC 10269159 ,LCCN sn84007874 [ 11] [ 6] Washington Jewish Week (National Jewish Ledger )1930, weekly Jewish World Journal (DC edition)1976 Chinese language
Current community newspapers in Washington, D.C. Title Year est. Frequency, owner Area References DC Line 2018 [ 14] D.C. North Northeast Washington [ 13] East of the River Daily online, Monthly in Print, Capital Community News Anacostia [ 11] [ 13] The Georgetown Dish 2009 Georgetown [ 15] Hill Rag 1976 Monthly print, online daily; Capital Community News Capitol Hill OCLC 39308468 ,LCCN sn98062538 [ 16] [ 11] [ 6] The InTowner 1968 Dupont Circle ,Logan Circle andAdams Morgan OCLC 13435461 ,LCCN sn86001289 [ 11] [ 6] [ 13] MidcityDC Daily online, Monthly in print, Capital Community News Mid-City [ 17] The Southwester 1968 Monthly, Southwest Neighborhood Assembly Southwest OCLC 39641161 ,LCCN sn98062551 Washington Spark 2004 [ 13]
AWOL ,American University , 2008The Eagle ,American University , 1925The Georgetown Voice ,Georgetown University , 1969The GW Hatchet ,The George Washington University , 1904The Hilltop ,Howard University , 1924The Hoya ,Georgetown University , 1920,OCLC 30597435 ,LCCN sn98062535 The Tower ,Catholic University of America , 1922Governing , monthly, 1987,Congressional Quarterly Metro Weekly , LGBT weekly, 1994National Journal , weekly, 1969,Atlantic Media Washington Life , monthly, 1991, Washington Life Magazine GroupWashington Monthly , monthly, 1969Washingtonian , monthly, 1965,OCLC 37264488 Women's Monthly , monthly[ 13] Defunct publications [ edit ] The "Republican" Building was built in 1871 at the southwest corner ofPennsylvania Avenue and 13th Street NW. It was demolished after a fire in 1916. Some selected, notable newspapers that were published in Washington, D.C. are listed below. See the main article for defunct newspapers founded in the District during the 18th- and 19th-centuries.
The Bee (1882–1884)[ 18] The Colored American (African-American owned) (1893–1904)[ 19] [ 20] The Common Denominator (Washington, D.C., newspaper) (1998–2006),OCLC 39376414 ,LCCN sn98067631 [ 13] The Current Newspapers (1954–2019) (community newspapers in Dupont Circle, Foggy Bottom, Georgetown, Chevy Chase and Upper Northwest)[ 6] [ 21] Daily National Era (1854–1854)[ 22] Daily News (1921–1972)[ 23] Express , Free daily (2003–2019), Nash Holdings, LLC,Jeff Bezos Farmers National Weekly (1933–1936), moved to Chicago in 1933The National Era National Forum (1910-19??)[ 24] National Intelligencer and Washington Advertiser (started by Thomas Jefferson), (1800–1870)[ 25] [ 26] National Observer (1962–1977), published byDow Jones & Company National Republican (1860–1888),OCLC 8791688 ,ISSN 2158-8899 [ 27] New National Era ,New Era (1870–1874) (African-American owned newspaper)[ 28] [ 29] The Spotlight (1975–2001), antisemitic, right-wingThe Suffragist (1913–1920)The Times, and Patowmack Packet (1789–1791), first newspaper in the DistrictVoice of the Hill [ 30] Washington Bee (1882–1922)OCLC 10587828 ,ISSN 1940-7424 [ 31] [ 32] The Washington Daily News (1921–1972), predecessor to theWashington Star Washington Globe [ 33] The Washington Herald (1906–1939)[ 34] The Washington Star (1841–1981), a national newspaper[ 35] The Washington Sun (1960–2010), African American issuesWashington Times-Herald (1939–1954)[ 36] United States Daily (1926–1933)United States Telegraph (1827–1937)Washington Times (1894–1939)Washington Times-Herald (1939–1954)Waterline (published for the Naval District of Washington by the Washington Post Company)Young D.C. , monthly tabloid by and about teenagers in Washington, D.C. (1991–?)U.S. newspapers
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