Editing The Washington Times (section)

==History==
===1980s===
[[File:The Washington Times headquarters on New York Ave. NE in Washington, D.C.jpg|thumb|The headquarters of ''The Washington Times'' on [[New York Avenue (Washington, D.C.)|New York Avenue]] NE in [[Washington, D.C.]]]]
''The Washington Times'' was founded May 17, 1982, by [[News World Communications]], a [[New York City]]-based international media [[conglomerate (company)|conglomerate]] associated with the [[Unification movement|Unification Church]], which also owns [[United Press International]] (UPI) and newspapers in [[Japan]], [[South America]], and [[South Korea]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/05/18/us/around-the-nation-sun-myung-moon-paper-appears-in-washington.html|title=Sun Myung Moon Paper Appears in Washington|date=May 18, 1982|work=[[The New York Times]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630093619/http://www.nytimes.com/1982/05/18/us/around-the-nation-sun-myung-moon-paper-appears-in-washington.html|archive-date=June 30, 2012|url-access=limited|access-date=February 13, 2017}}</ref>

[[Bo Hi Pak]], chief aide to Unification Church founder and leader [[Sun Myung Moon]], was the founding president and founding chairman of the board.<ref>Pak was founding president of The Washington Times Corporation (1982–1992), and founding chairman of the board. [[Bo Hi Pak]], Appendix B: Brief Chronology of the Life of Dr. Bo Hi Pak, in ''Messiah: My Testimony to Rev. Sun Myung Moon, Vol I'' by Bo Hi Pak (2000), Lanham, MD: University Press of America.</ref> Moon asked [[Richard L. Rubenstein]], a [[rabbi]] and college professor who had written on the [[Holocaust]], to serve on the board of directors.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Rabbi Joins the Board of Moonie Newspaper|date=May 21, 1982|work=[[The Palm Beach Post]]}}</ref> The newspaper's first editor and publisher was [[James R. Whelan]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Weber|first=Bruce|date=December 3, 2012|title=James R. Whelan, First Editor of The Washington Times, Dies at 79|language=en-US|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/04/business/james-r-whelan-first-editor-of-the-washington-times-dies-at-79.html|access-date=September 17, 2020|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=May 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523013212/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/04/business/james-r-whelan-first-editor-of-the-washington-times-dies-at-79.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

''The Washington Times'' was founded one year after ''[[The Washington Star]]'', a [[Washington, D.C.]] daily newspaper, went out of business, leaving the city with ''[[The Washington Post]]'' as its only  daily newspaper. A large percentage of the newspaper's news staff came from the ''Star''.

Unusual among daily newspapers when ''The Washington Times'' was founded, the newspaper published full color front pages in all its sections and color elements throughout. It also used ink that it advertised as being less likely to come off on the reader's hands than the type used by ''The Washington Post''.<ref name="'70s 146">{{cite book|last=Frum|first=David|url=https://archive.org/details/howwegothere70sd00frum/page/146|title=How We Got Here: The 70's|publisher=Basic Books|year=2000|isbn=978-0-465-04195-4|location=New York City|page=146|chapter=God Moves to Dallas|lccn=00271770|author-link=David Frum|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/howwegothere70sd00frum/page/146|url-access=registration}}</ref> At its start, it had 125 reporters, 25 percent of whom were members of the [[Unification Church of the United States]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bumiller|first=Elisabeth|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/cult/unification/wtimes.htm|title=The Nation's Capital Gets A New Daily Newspaper|date=May 17, 1982|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080906184720/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/cult/unification/wtimes.htm|archive-date=September 6, 2008|page=C01|author-link=Elisabeth Bumiller}}</ref>

President [[Ronald Reagan]] read ''The Washington Times'' every day during his presidency.<ref name="Behind the Times">{{Cite web|url=https://fair.org/extra/behind-the-times/|title=Behind the Times|last=Clarkson|first=Fred|date=August–September 1987|publisher=[[Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060214004725/http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=1569|archive-date=February 14, 2006}}</ref> In 1997, he said: "The American people know the truth. You, my friends at ''The Washington Times'', have told it to them. It wasn't always the popular thing to do. But you were a loud and powerful voice. Like me, you arrived in Washington at the beginning of the most momentous decade of the century. Together, we rolled up our sleeves and got to work. And—oh, yes—we won the [[Cold War]]."<ref name="Dear Leader's Paper Moon">{{Cite news|last=Gorenfeld|first=John|url=https://prospect.org/features/dear-leader-s-paper-moon/|title=Dear Leader's Paper Moon|date=June 19, 2005|work=[[The American Prospect]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328090910/http://prospect.org/article/dear-leaders-paper-moon|archive-date=March 28, 2012}}</ref>

After a brief editorship under [[Smith Hempstone]], [[Arnaud de Borchgrave]], a former UPI and ''[[Newsweek]]'' reporter, became executive editor, serving from 1985 to 1991.<ref name="Gamarekian">{{cite news|last=Gamarekian|first=Barbara|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/05/18/us/washington-times-editor-resigns-but-will-stay-on-to-write-articles.html|title=''Washington Times'' Editor Resigns, But Will Stay On to Write Articles|date=May 18, 1991|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150525230439/https://www.nytimes.com/1991/05/18/us/washington-times-editor-resigns-but-will-stay-on-to-write-articles.html|archive-date=May 25, 2015|url-access=limited}}</ref> Borchgrave was credited with encouraging energetic reporting by staff but was known to make unorthodox journalistic decisions. During his tenure, ''The Washington Times'' mounted a fundraising drive for [[Contras|Contra]] rebels in [[Nicaragua]] and offered rewards for information leading to the arrest of [[List of Axis personnel indicted for war crimes|Nazi war criminals]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Roberts|first=Sam|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/17/business/media/arnaud-de-borchgrave-a-journalist-whose-life-was-a-tale-itself-dies-at-88.html|title=Arnaud de Borchgrave, Journalist Whose Life Was a Tale Itself, Dies at 88|date=February 16, 2015|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=March 11, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030080029/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/17/business/media/arnaud-de-borchgrave-a-journalist-whose-life-was-a-tale-itself-dies-at-88.html|archive-date=October 30, 2019|author-link=Sam Roberts (newspaper journalist)|url-access=limited}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Langer|first=Emily|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/arnaud-de-borchgrave-swashbuckling-newsweek-foreign-correspondent-dies/2015/02/15/52609204-b552-11e4-a200-c008a01a6692_story.html|title=Arnaud de Borchgrave, swashbuckling Newsweek foreign correspondent, dies|date=February 15, 2015|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200428225436/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/arnaud-de-borchgrave-swashbuckling-newsweek-foreign-correspondent-dies/2015/02/15/52609204-b552-11e4-a200-c008a01a6692_story.html|archive-date=April 28, 2020|url-access=limited|access-date=May 23, 2018}}</ref>

From 1985 to 2008, News World published a weekly [[news magazine]] called ''[[Insight on the News]]'', also called just ''Insight'', as a companion to ''The Washington Times''.  ''Insight''{{'}}s reporting sometimes resulted in journalistic controversy.<ref>[https://www.cjr.org/politics/insightmag_a_mustread.php Insightmag, a Mustread] ''Columbia Journalism Review'' January 27, 2007</ref><ref name="Kirkpatrick">{{cite news | url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A04E2DD143FF93AA15752C0A9619C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all | title=Feeding Frenzy For a Big Story, Even if It's False |work=[[The New York Times]] | date=January 29, 2007 | first=David D.|last=Kirkpatrick |author-link=David D. Kirkpatrick| access-date = November 25, 2007}}</ref><ref name="Columbia Journalism Review">{{cite web |url=https://www.cjr.org/resources/index.php?c=newsworld |title=Resources: Who Owns What |access-date=February 2, 2008 |date=November 24, 2003 |work=The Columbia Journalism Review |archive-date=July 28, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120728094939/http://www.cjr.org/resources/index.php?c=newsworld |url-status=dead }} "News World Communications is the media arm of Reverend Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church."</ref><ref name="anns">{{cite news|author1=Annys Shin|title=News World Layoffs to Idle 86 Workers|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/2004/05/03/news-world-layoffs-to-idle-86-workers/e65cc104-8e36-442f-953c-4c1450dfbe96/|access-date=January 15, 2017|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=May 3, 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240103123501/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/2004/05/03/news-world-layoffs-to-idle-86-workers/e65cc104-8e36-442f-953c-4c1450dfbe96/|archive-date=January 3, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>

===1990s===
[[File:Washington Times dispenser.jpg|thumb|A ''Washington Times'' dispenser]]
In 1991, Moon said he had spent between $900 million and $1 billion on ''The Washington Times''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.unification.net/1991/911223.html|title=Reverend Sun Myung Moon Speaks on Our Mission During the Time of World Transition|last=Anderson|first=Damian|date=December 23, 1991|website=Unification.net|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218021945/https://www.unification.net/1991/911223.html|archive-date=February 18, 2019|access-date=July 1, 2013}}</ref> By 2002, Moon had spent between $1.7 billion and $2 billion, according to different estimates.<ref name="Moon Speech"/><ref name="wash-chinni.asp2" />

[[Wesley Pruden]], previously a correspondent and then a [[managing editor]] of ''The Washington Times'', was named executive editor in 1991.<ref name="Freedman-1995">{{Cite news|last=Freedman|first=Allan|url=http://archives.cjr.org/year/95/2/times.asp|title=Washington's Other Paper|date=March–April 1995|work=[[Columbia Journalism Review]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20040223081524/http://archives.cjr.org/year/95/2/times.asp|archive-date=February 23, 2004}}</ref> During his editorship, the paper took a strongly [[Conservatism in the United States|conservative]] and [[Nativism (politics)|nativist]] editorial stance.<ref name="Blake-2013">{{Cite news |last=Blake |first=Mariah |date=February 11, 2013 |title=''The Washington Times'' takes a giant step—backwards |url=https://archives.cjr.org/united_states_project/the_washington_times_takes_a_b.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200428214735/https://archives.cjr.org/united_states_project/the_washington_times_takes_a_b.php |archive-date=April 28, 2020 |access-date=June 29, 2018 |work=[[Columbia Journalism Review]]}}</ref>

In 1992, [[North Korea]]n leader [[Kim Il Sung]] gave his first and only interview with the Western news media to ''The Washington Times'' reporter [[Josette Sheeran]], who later became executive director of the [[United Nations World Food Programme]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Rosenthal|first=Elisabeth|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/11/world/americas/11sheeran.html|title=A Desire to Feed the World and Inspire Self-Sufficiency|date=August 11, 2007|work=[[The New York Times]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423150231/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/11/world/americas/11sheeran.html%3Fpagewanted%3Dall|archive-date=April 23, 2019|author-link=Elisabeth Rosenthal|url-access=limited}}</ref> 

In 1992, ''The Washington Times'' had one-eighth the circulation of ''The Washington Post'' (100,000 compared to 800,000) and two-thirds of its subscribers subscribed to both papers.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Jones|first=Alex S.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/01/27/business/the-media-business-washington-times-moves-to-reinvent-itself.html|title=The Media Business; Washington Times Moves to Reinvent Itself|date=January 27, 1992|work=[[The New York Times]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101191045/https://www.nytimes.com/1992/01/27/business/the-media-business-washington-times-moves-to-reinvent-itself.html|archive-date=January 1, 2016|author-link=Alex Jones (journalist)|url-access=limited}}</ref> In 1994, it introduced a weekly national edition, which was published in a [[tabloid (newspaper format)|tabloid]] format and distributed nationally.<ref name="nyt1994">{{Cite news|last=William|first=Glaberson|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/27/business/the-media-business-conservative-daily-tries-to-expand-national-niche.html|title=The Media Business; Conservative Daily Tries to Expand National Niche|date=June 27, 1994|work=[[The New York Times]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306200853/http://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/27/business/the-media-business-conservative-daily-tries-to-expand-national-niche.html|archive-date=March 6, 2016|url-access=limited}}</ref> U.S. President [[George H. W. Bush]] encouraged the political influence of ''The Washington Times'' and other Unification Church movement activism in support of [[Foreign policy of the United States|American foreign policy]].<ref name="Goodman"/>   

In 1997, the ''[[Washington Report on Middle East Affairs]],'' which is critical of U.S. and [[Israel]]i policies, praised ''The Washington Times'' and its sister publication, ''[[News World Communications|The Middle East Times]]'', for what it called their objective and informative coverage of [[Islam]] and the [[Middle East]], while criticizing ''The Washington Times'' for its generally pro-Israel editorial positions. The ''Report'' suggested that these newspapers and ''[[The Christian Science Monitor]]'', each owned by religious institutions, were less influenced by pro-Israel pressure groups than corporate-owned newspapers.<ref>[http://www.wrmea.com/backissues/1297/9712060.html As U.S. Media Ownership Shrinks, Who Covers Islam?] {{webarchive |url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20050421165328/http://www.wrmea.com/backissues/1297/9712060.html |date=April 21, 2005 }}, ''[[Washington Report on Middle East Affairs]]'', December 1997</ref>

===2000s===
[[File:2008 09 The Washington Times - Printing and Distribution Center.jpg|thumb|The printing and distribution center of ''The Washington Times'']]
In 2002, at an event held to celebrate ''The Washington Times''{{'}} 20th anniversary, Moon said, "''The Washington Times'' is responsible to let the American people know about God" and "''The Washington Times'' will become the instrument in spreading the truth about God to the world."<ref name="Moon Speech">{{cite news|last=Ahrens|first=Frank|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/2002/05/23/moon-speech-raises-old-ghosts-as-the-times-turns-20/505334e8-8ce6-44eb-a767-ee7895107cae/|title=Moon Speech Raises Old Ghosts as the Times Turns 20|date=May 23, 2002|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=August 16, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200428224258/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/2002/05/23/moon-speech-raises-old-ghosts-as-the-times-turns-20/505334e8-8ce6-44eb-a767-ee7895107cae/|archive-date=April 28, 2020|url-access=limited}}</ref>

In 2004, [[David Ignatius]], a correspondent for ''[[The Washington Post]]'', reported that [[Chung Hwan Kwak]], a leader in the Unification Church, wanted ''The Washington Times'' to "support international organizations such as the [[United Nations]] and to campaign for world peace and interfaith understanding." This, Ignatius wrote, created difficulties for Pruden and some of ''The Washington Times''{{'}} columnists. Ignatius also mentioned the Unification Church movement's reconciliatory attitude towards [[North Korea]], which at the time included joint business ventures, and Kwak's advocacy for greater understanding between the U.S. and the [[Muslim world|Islamic world]] as issues of contention. Ignatius predicted that conservatives in Congress and the [[Presidency of George W. Bush|George W. Bush administration]] would support Pruden's position over Kwak's.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ignatius|first=David|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50909-2004Jun17.html|title=Tension of the Times|date=June 18, 2004|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106154418/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50909-2004Jun17.html|archive-date=November 6, 2012|page=A29|quote=Insiders say the church's new line is that with the end of the Cold War, it's important to support international organizations such as the United Nations and to campaign for world peace and interfaith understanding. That stance would be awkward for The Washington Times's hard-line editor in chief, Wesley Pruden, and its stable of neoconservative columnists.|author-link=David Ignatius}}</ref>

In 2006, Moon's son, [[Hyun Jin Moon]], president and CEO of News World Communications, dismissed managing editor Francis "Fran" Coombs following accusations of racist editorializing. Coombs had made some racist and [[sexism|sexist]] comments, for which he was sued by other employees at ''The Washington Times''.<ref name="Blumenthal-2006">{{Cite news |last=Blumenthal |first=Max |author-link=Max Blumenthal |date=September 20, 2006 |title=Hell of a Times |work=[[The Nation]] |url=https://www.thenation.com/article/hell-times/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200428214516/http://www.thenation.com/article/archive/hell-times/ |archive-date=April 28, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Archibald |first=George |date=September 29, 2006 |title=Top Washington Times Editor's Wife Confirms Racism Allegations |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/top-washington-times-edit_b_30565 |access-date=November 2, 2022 |website=[[HuffPost]] |language=en}}</ref>

In January 2008, Pruden retired, and [[John F. Solomon]], who worked with the [[Associated Press]] and had most recently been head of [[investigative reporting]] and mixed media development at ''The Washington Post'', was appointed executive editor.<ref>[http://www.connpost.com/ci_8089629?source=rss State Native to lead DC newspaper] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090211111011/http://www.connpost.com/ci_8089629?source=rss|date=February 11, 2009}} ''[[Connecticut Post]]'' January 26, 2008</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Abruzzese|first=Sarah|url=http://biz.yahoo.com/nytimes/080211/1194745974399.html?.v=4|title=Ex-Washington Post Reporter to Lead a Rival|date=February 11, 2008|work=[[The New York Times]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112123853/http://biz.yahoo.com/nytimes/080211/1194745974399.html?.v=4|archive-date=January 12, 2012|via=[[Yahoo! Finance]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Wemple|first=Erik|url=http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/display.php?id=34649|title=Playing Center: John Solomon is pushing evenhandedness at the ''Washington Times''|date=February 29, 2008|work=[[Washington City Paper]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130209030105/http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/34649/playing-center|archive-date=February 9, 2013|author-link=Erik Wemple|access-date=March 1, 2008}}</ref>

A month later, ''The Washington Times'' changed some of its [[style guide]] to conform more to what was becoming mainstream media usage. It announced that it would no longer use words like "[[illegal immigration|illegal aliens]]" and "[[homosexuality|homosexual]]" and, in most cases, opt for "more neutral terminology" like "illegal immigrants" and "gay", respectively. It also decided to stop using "Hillary" when referring to then U.S. Senator [[Hillary Clinton]], and the word "marriage" in the expression "[[gay marriage]]" would no longer appear in [[Scare quotes|quotes]] in the newspaper. These policy changes drew criticism from some conservatives.<ref name="salonfeb">{{cite news|last=Koppelman|first=Alex|url=https://www.salon.com/2008/02/27/washington_times/|title=Washington Times updates style guide|date=February 27, 2008|work=[[Salon (website)|Salon]]|access-date=July 1, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724005037/http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/02/26/washington_times/index.html|archive-date=July 24, 2008}}</ref> ''[[Prospect (magazine)|Prospect]]'' magazine attributed  ''The Washington Times''{{'}} apparent political moderation to differences of opinion over the United Nations and North Korea, and wrote, "The [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] right may be losing its most devoted media ally."<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=September 2006|title=News & curiosities|url=http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/article_details.php?id=7720|magazine=[[Prospect (magazine)|Prospect]]|issue=126|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070903174638/http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/article_details.php?id=7720|archive-date=September 3, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In November 2009, ''[[The New York Times]]'' reported that ''The Washington Times'' would no longer be receiving funds from the Unification Church movement and might have to cease publication or become an [[online publication]] only.<ref name="nyt1212009">{{Cite news|last=Parker|first=Ashley|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/01/business/media/01moon.html|title=With Tumult at the Top, Washington Times Faces Uncertainty|date=November 30, 2009|work=[[The New York Times]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170624150627/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/01/business/media/01moon.html|archive-date=June 24, 2017|author-link=Ashley Parker|url-access=limited}}</ref> Later that year, it dismissed 40 percent of its 370 employees and stopped its subscription service, instead distributing the paper free in some areas of the [[Washington metropolitan area]], including [[Federal government of the United States|federal government]] departments and agencies. However, a subscription website owned by the paper, theconservatives.com, and the ''Times''{{'}} three-hour [[radio program]], ''America's Morning News'', both continued.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Parker|first=Ashley|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/03/business/media/03paper.html|title=Large Staff Cuts Announced at the Washington Times|date=December 2, 2009|work=[[The New York Times]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170716023800/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/03/business/media/03paper.html|archive-date=July 16, 2017|author-link=Ashley Parker|url-access=limited}}</ref> The paper also announced that it would cease publication of its Sunday edition, along with other changes, partly in order to end its reliance on subsidies from the Unification Church.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190305144454/http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004054777 ''Washington Times'' Dropping Sunday Edition As Part of 'Refocused' Approach],{{Dead link|date=April 2020}} ''Editor & Publisher'', December 21, 2009</ref>

On December 31, 2009, ''The Washington Times'' announced that it would no longer be a full-service newspaper, eliminating its metropolitan news and sports sections.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thedailyrecord.com/2009/12/31/washington-times-cuts-sports-section-others/|title=Washington Times cuts sports section, others|date=December 31, 2009|work=[[Daily Record (Maryland)|The Daily Record]]|access-date=April 28, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020040409/https://thedailyrecord.com/2009/12/31/washington-times-cuts-sports-section-others/|archive-date=October 20, 2014|agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Daly|first=Dan|url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jan/01/daly-the-end-of-times/|title=Daly: Eulogy for sports|date=January 1, 2010|newspaper=The Washington Times|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100310182841/https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jan/01/daly-the-end-of-times/|archive-date=March 10, 2010|url-access=limited}}</ref>

===2010s===
[[File:2008 07 The Washington Times newsroom 02.jpg|thumb|''The Washington Times'' newsroom]]
In July 2010, the Unification Church issued a letter protesting the direction ''The Washington Times'' was taking and urging closer ties with it.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2010/unification-church-ceo-others-respond-to-unsigned-blog-post-about-washington-times/|title=Unification Church CEO, others respond to unsigned blog post about Washington Times|last=Romenesko|first=Jim|author-link=Jim Romenesko|date=July 22, 2010|via=the [[Poynter Institute]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100724054956/http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=45&aid=187388|archive-date=July 24, 2010}}</ref> In August 2010, a deal was made to sell it to a group more closely related to the movement. Editor-in-chief [[Sam Dealey]] said that this was a welcome development among the ''Times''{{'}} staff.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/25/business/media/25times.html|title=Deal in Works for The Washington Times|date=August 25, 2010|work=[[The New York Times]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170716160758/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/25/business/media/25times.html|archive-date=July 16, 2017|agency=[[Associated Press]]|url-access=limited}}</ref>

In November 2010, Moon and a group of former editors purchased ''The Washington Times'' from News World Communications for $1. This ended a conflict within the Moon family that had been threatening to shut down the paper completely.<ref>{{cite news|last=Shapira|first=Ian|title=Moon group buys back ''Washington Times''|date=November 3, 2010|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|page=C1}}</ref> In June 2011, Ed Kelley, formerly of ''[[The Oklahoman]]'', was hired as editor overseeing both news and opinion content.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20181220033850/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/washington-times-names-ed-kelley-as-editor-will-oversee-news-coverage-and-opinion-content/2011/06/10/AGP2gqOH_story.html ''Washington Times'' names Ed Kelley as editor; will oversee news coverage and opinion content],  ''[[The Washington Post]]'', June 10, 2011</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2011/06/10/washington-times-names-ed-kelley-as-editor/|title=Washington Times Names Ed Kelley As Editor|date=June 10, 2011|access-date=April 28, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909234311/https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2011/06/10/washington-times-names-ed-kelley-as-editor/|archive-date=September 9, 2015|publisher=[[CBS Baltimore]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref>

In March 2011, ''The Washington Times'' announced that some former staffers would be rehired and that the paper would bring back its sports, metro, and life sections.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Hagey|first=Keach|url=https://www.politico.com/blogs/onmedia/0311/Washington_Times_relaunching_Monday.html|title=Washington Times relaunching Monday|date=March 16, 2011|work=[[Politico]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095520/https://www.politico.com/blogs/onmedia/0311/Washington_Times_relaunching_Monday.html|archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref>

In 2012, Douglas D. M. Joo stepped down as senior executive, president, and chairman.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sands|first=David R.|url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/oct/14/longtime-times-executive-joo-resigns/|title=Longtime Times executive Joo resigns, takes job in Korea|date=October 14, 2012|newspaper=The Washington Times|access-date=February 7, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160720074307/https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/oct/14/longtime-times-executive-joo-resigns/|archive-date=July 20, 2016}}</ref> ''Times'' president [[Tom McDevitt]] took his place as chairman, and Larry Beasley was hired as the company's new president and [[chief executive officer]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/oct/16/new-times-ceo-moves-quickly-name-leadership-team-s/?page=1|title=New Times CEO moves quickly to name leadership team, set path to profitability|date=October 16, 2012|newspaper=The Washington Times|access-date=February 7, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325185116/https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/oct/16/new-times-ceo-moves-quickly-name-leadership-team-s/|archive-date=March 25, 2014|url-access=limited}}</ref>

In March 2013, ''The Washington Times'' partnered with [[Herring Networks]] to create a new conservative cable news channel, [[One America News Network]] (OAN), which began broadcasting in mid‑2013.<ref>*{{cite news|last=Harper|first=Jennifer|url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/mar/13/the-washington-times-extending-reach-cable-network/|title=''The Washington Times'' extending reach with cable network|date=March 13, 2013|newspaper=The Washington Times|access-date=March 15, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216212754/https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/mar/13/the-washington-times-extending-reach-cable-network/|archive-date=December 16, 2014|url-access=limited}}* {{cite news|last=Freedlander|first=David|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/one-america-news-network-new-conservative-cable-channel-sets-launch|title=One America News Network, New Conservative Cable Channel, Sets Launch|date=March 14, 2013|newspaper=[[The Daily Beast]]|access-date=March 15, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330161551/https://www.thedailybeast.com/one-america-news-network-new-conservative-cable-channel-sets-launch|archive-date=March 30, 2019}}
* {{cite news|last=Hagey|first=Keach|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324392804578358743706989224|title=Herring Plans to Launch New Conservative News Network|date=March 14, 2013|newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|access-date=March 15, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190814151542/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324392804578358743706989224|archive-date=August 14, 2019|url-access=subscription}}</ref>

In July 2013, ''The Washington Times'' hired [[David Keene]], former president of the [[National Rifle Association]] and chairman of the [[American Conservative Union]], to serve as its opinion editor.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Byers|first=Dylan|url=https://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/07/david-keene-exnra-president-named-washington-times-168277.html|title=David Keene, ex-NRA president, named Washington Times opinion editor|date=July 15, 2013|work=[[Politico]]|access-date=December 26, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008221330/https://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/07/david-keene-exnra-president-named-washington-times-168277.html|archive-date=October 8, 2014|author-link=Dylan Byers}}</ref>

In September 2013, Solomon returned as editor and vice president of content and business development.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jul/8/solomon-returns-lead-content-business-strategies-w/|title=Solomon returns to lead content, business strategies at ''The Washington Times''|date=July 8, 2013|newspaper=The Washington Times|access-date=February 7, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131121092826/http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jul/8/solomon-returns-lead-content-business-strategies-w/|archive-date=November 21, 2013|url-access=limited}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jimromenesko.com/2013/07/08/john-solomon-returns-to-the-washington-times/|title=John Solomon returns to ''The Washington Times''|last=Romenesko|first=Jim|author-link=Jim Romenesko|date=July 8, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423010844/http://jimromenesko.com/2013/07/08/john-solomon-returns-to-the-washington-times/|archive-date=April 23, 2016|access-date=April 7, 2016}}</ref> Solomon's tenure was marked by a focus on profitability.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wemple|first=Erik|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2015/12/07/john-solomon-leaves-washington-times-joins-circa-re-launch/|title=John Solomon leaves Washington Times, joins Circa re-launch|date=December 7, 2015|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222134228/https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2015/12/07/john-solomon-leaves-washington-times-joins-circa-re-launch/|archive-date=February 22, 2016|author-link=Erik Wemple|url-access=limited}}</ref>

In September 2015, the newspaper had its first profitable month, ending a streak of monthly financial losses over the paper's first 33 years.<ref name="AP-2015">{{Cite news |date=October 15, 2015 |title=The Washington Times reports first profitable month |url=https://apnews.com/1d470c008efe41e2bd0777173c246f36/washington-times-reports-first-profitable-month |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307164110/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/1d470c008efe41e2bd0777173c246f36/washington-times-reports-first-profitable-month |archive-date=March 7, 2016 |access-date=February 7, 2016 |work=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Harper|first=Jennifer|url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/oct/14/washington-times-reaches-profitability-after-33-ye/|title=''Washington Times'' reaches profitability after 33 years, $1 billion in losses|date=October 14, 2015|newspaper=The Washington Times|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005065111/https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/oct/14/washington-times-reaches-profitability-after-33-ye/|archive-date=October 5, 2016|url-access=limited}}</ref>  In December 2015, Solomon left for ''[[Circa News]]''.

''The Washington Times'' opinion editor [[Charles Hurt]] was one of Trump's earliest supporters in Washington, D.C.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Lowry|first=Rich|url=https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/07/the-trump-show-214075|title=The Trump Dynasty Takes Over the GOP|date=July 20, 2016|work=[[Politico Magazine]]|access-date=May 3, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027122711/https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/07/the-trump-show-214075|archive-date=October 27, 2016|author-link=Rich Lowry}}</ref>
During the [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 presidential election]], ''The Washington Times'' did not endorse a presidential candidate, but it endorsed Trump for reelection in the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 presidential election]].<ref>''Washington Times'', October 26, 2020, [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/oct/26/editorial-donald-trump-for-reelection Donald Trump for Reelection] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027152248/https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/oct/26/editorial-donald-trump-for-reelection/ |date=October 27, 2020 }}</ref>

===2020s===
In 2020, during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], ''The Washington Times'' received between $1 million and $2 million in [[Federal government of the United States|federal]]-backed small business loans from [[Citibank]] as related of the [[Paycheck Protection Program]]. The Washington Times which it said helped retain of its 91 employees.<ref name="theh_Here">{{Cite web |title=Here are the major media companies that received coronavirus relief loans |author=James Bikales |work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |date=July 6, 2020 |access-date=July 10, 2020 |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/media/506121-here-are-the-major-media-companies-that-received-coronavirus-relief-loans |archive-date=July 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200710235724/https://thehill.com/homenews/media/506121-here-are-the-major-media-companies-that-received-coronavirus-relief-loans |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="proj_THEW">{{Cite web |title=THE WASHINGTON TIMES LLC – Coronavirus Bailouts – ProPublica |last1=Syed |first1=Moiz |last2=Willis |first2=Derek |work=ProPublica |date=July 7, 2020 |access-date=July 10, 2020 |url=https://projects.propublica.org/coronavirus/bailouts/loans/the-washington-times-llc-8d41841196142db1e7c0c193013089df |archive-date=July 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711220537/https://projects.propublica.org/coronavirus/bailouts/loans/the-washington-times-llc-8d41841196142db1e7c0c193013089df |url-status=live }}</ref> During the [[2024 United States presidential election|2024 presidential election]], ''The Washington Times'' endorsed Trump for election.<ref>''[[The Washington Post]]'', 2.8.2024</ref>