Washington, D.C. Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! == Media == {{Main|Media in Washington, D.C.}} {{See also|List of newspapers in Washington, D.C.|List of films set in Washington, D.C.|List of television shows set in Washington, D.C.}} [[File:One Franklin Square - November 2023.jpg|thumb|[[One Franklin Square]], located on [[Franklin Square (Washington, D.C.)|Franklin Square]] in [[Downtown (Washington, D.C.)|Downtown]], includes the headquarters of ''[[The Washington Post]]''.]] Washington, D.C., is a prominent center for national and international media. ''[[The Washington Post]]'', founded in 1877, is the city's oldest and most-read local daily newspaper.<ref name="wapo">{{cite web |url=http://www.washpostco.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=62487&p=irol-history1875 |title=History of the Post |year=2011 |access-date=May 29, 2011 |archive-date=August 12, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812024905/http://www.washpostco.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=62487&p=irol-history1875 |url-status=live }}</ref> "''The Post''", as it is popularly called, is well known as the newspaper that exposed the [[Watergate scandal]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/watergate/timeline.html |title=The Watergate Story Timeline |access-date=December 2, 2012 |newspaper=The Washington Post |archive-date=October 16, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016041446/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/watergate/timeline.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It had the sixth-highest readership of all news dailies in the country in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |last=Edmonds |first=Rick |title=Newspapers: By the Numbers |url=http://stateofthemedia.org/2012/newspapers-building-digital-revenues-proves-painfully-slow/newspapers-by-the-numbers/ |work=The State of the News Media 2012 |publisher=Pew Research Center |access-date=September 9, 2012 |author2=Emily Guskin |author3=Tom Rosenstiel |author4=Amy Mitchell |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120907081344/http://stateofthemedia.org/2012/newspapers-building-digital-revenues-proves-painfully-slow/newspapers-by-the-numbers/ |archive-date=September 7, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> ''The Washington Post'' also publishes a [[Spanish language|Spanish]] language newspaper ''[[El Tiempo Latino]]'', a leading Spanish-language news source for the Washington area. ''The Post'' is headquartered at [[One Franklin Square]] just north of [[Franklin Square (Washington, D.C.)|Franklin Square]] in [[Downtown Washington]]. ''[[The Washington Times]]'' is a general interest daily newspaper and popular among [[Conservatism in the United States|conservatives]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2007/04/bush-sr-celebrate-rev-sun-myung-moon-again |title=Bush Sr. To Celebrate Rev. Sun Myung Moon—Again |access-date=July 9, 2018 |archive-date=July 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720194958/https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2007/04/bush-sr-celebrate-rev-sun-myung-moon-again/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Alternative newspaper|alternative weekly]] ''[[Washington City Paper]]'', with a circulation of 47,000, is also based in the city and has a substantial readership in the Washington area.<ref>{{cite news |title=Times circulation climbs to buck trend |date=May 18, 2005 |url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2005/may/18/20050518-120247-7729r/ |work=The Washington Times |access-date=September 2, 2008 |archive-date=December 1, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201130324/http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2005/may/18/20050518-120247-7729r/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.altweeklies.com/aan/Company?oid=oid%3A95 |title=Washington City Paper |access-date=August 12, 2011 |publisher=Association of Alternative Newsweeklies |archive-date=August 12, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812040929/http://www.altweeklies.com/aan/Company?oid=oid:95 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[The Atlantic]]'' magazine, which has covered politics, international affairs, and cultural issues since 1857, is headquartered at the [[Watergate complex]] in Washington.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Atlantic's address and phone number |url=https://support.theatlantic.com/hc/en-us/articles/360011517854-The-Atlantic-s-address-and-phone-number |publisher=The Atlantic |access-date=June 25, 2023 }}</ref> Several community and specialty papers focus on neighborhood and cultural issues, including the weekly ''[[Washington Blade]]'' and ''[[Metro Weekly]]'', which focus on LGBT issues; the ''[[Washington Informer]]'' and ''[[The Washington Afro American]]'', which highlight topics of interest to the black community; and neighborhood newspapers published by [[The Current Newspapers]]. ''[[Congressional Quarterly]]'', ''[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]'', ''[[Politico (newspaper)|Politico]]'', and ''[[Roll Call]]'' newspapers focus exclusively on issues related to Congress and the federal government. Other publications based in Washington include the ''[[National Geographic (magazine)|National Geographic]]'' magazine and political publications such as ''[[The Washington Examiner]]'', ''[[The New Republic]]'', and ''[[Washington Monthly]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=District of Columbia, 2010–2011 |url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/titles/results/?state=District+of+Columbia&year1=2010&year2=2011 |work=Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers |publisher=Library of Congress |access-date=August 17, 2011 |archive-date=December 26, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111226065150/http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/titles/results/?state=District+of+Columbia&year1=2010&year2=2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[USA Today]]'', which is the [[List of newspapers in the United States|largest newspaper in the country as measured by circulation]], as well as its parent company [[Gannett]], which is the largest newspaper publisher in the United States,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gannett Company, Inc.|url=https://www.loc.gov/item/lcwaN0016970/|access-date=August 9, 2020|website=Library of Congress}}</ref> are both headquartered in nearby [[Tysons, Virginia]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Tysons Corner CDP, Virginia |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/ |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><ref>"[http://www.gannett.com/contactus.htm Contact Us] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110126044018/http://gannett.com/contactus.htm |date=January 26, 2011 }}."</ref> [[File:BB DC set election 11.16.jpg|thumb|[[CNN]] reporting from D.C. during the [[2016 U.S. presidential election]]]] The [[Washington metropolitan area]] is the ninth-largest television media market in the nation, with two million homes, representing approximately 2% of the country's television market.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.marketingcharts.com/television/us-tv-households-up-15-asian-hispanic-households-triple-that-5846/nielsen-top-30-local-television-market-universe-estimates-2008-2009jpg/ |title=US TV Households Up 1.5%—Asian, Hispanic Households Triple That |date=September 27, 2008 |publisher=Nielsen Media Research |access-date=October 10, 2009 |archive-date=April 14, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090414201559/http://www.marketingcharts.com/television/us-tv-households-up-15-asian-hispanic-households-triple-that-5846/nielsen-top-30-local-television-market-universe-estimates-2008-2009jpg |url-status=live }}</ref> Several media companies and cable television channels have their headquarters in the area, including [[C-SPAN]], [[Radio One (company)|Radio One]], the [[National Geographic Channel]], [[Smithsonian Networks]], [[National Public Radio]] (NPR), [[Travel Channel]] (in [[Chevy Chase, Maryland]]), [[Discovery Channel|Discovery Communications]] (in [[Silver Spring, Maryland]]), and [[PBS]] (in [[Arlington County, Virginia]]). The headquarters of [[Voice of America]], the U.S. government's international news service, is near the Capitol in Southwest Washington, D.C.<ref>{{cite web |title=About VOA |url=http://www.insidevoa.com/info/about_us/1673.html |publisher=Voice of America |access-date=December 2, 2012 |archive-date=December 25, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121225143334/http://www.insidevoa.com/info/about_us/1673.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The city is served by two local NPR affiliates, [[WAMU]] and [[WETA (FM)|WETA]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.insideradio.com/free/charlottes-wfae-is-latest-pubcaster-to-unionize-with-sag-aftra/article_8b46c780-ae0b-11ee-9257-efcc18feeecb.html |title= Charlotte's WFAE Is Latest Pubcaster To Unionize With SAG-AFTRA |date=January 8, 2024 |website=Inside Radio |access-date=February 2, 2024 |quote=public radio station ... others include ... 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