Editing Washington, D.C. (section)

== 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:Franklin Park & One Franklin Square - Washington, D.C..jpg|thumb|[[One Franklin Square]] in [[Downtown (Washington, D.C.)|Downtown]] houses the headquarters of ''[[The Washington Post]]'', the [[List of newspapers in the United States|nation's third-largest newspaper by circulation]] as of 2023]]

Washington, D.C., is a prominent center for national and international media. ''[[The Washington Post]]'', founded in 1877, is the city's most-read local daily newspaper{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}} and one of the preeminent newspapers in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-17 |title=''The Washington Post'' |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Washington-Post |access-date=2024-08-28 |website=Brittanica.com |language=en}}</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 ''Post'' previously also published the [[Spanish language|Spanish]]-language newspaper ''[[El Tiempo Latino]]'', which it sold to [[El Planeta Media]] in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Caycho |first=Victor |date=2016-12-09 |title=''El Tiempo Latino'' ya no es del ''Washington Post'' |url=https://washingtonhispanic.com/metro/el-tiempo-latino-ya-no-es-del-washington-post/ |access-date=2024-08-28 |language=es}}</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 ... WAMU and WETA Washington DC }}</ref>

''[[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, was previously headquartered at the [[Watergate complex]] but is now headquartered in a building at [[the Wharf (Washington, D.C.)|the Wharf]] 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> 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>

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>

[[File:BB DC set election 11.16.jpg|thumb|[[CNN]] reporting from the city during the [[2016 United States presidential election|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 [[Washington metropolitan area#Media|have their headquarters in the area]], including ''[[USA Today]]'', the [[List of newspapers in the United States|largest newspaper in the country as measured by circulation]].<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>