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OURTOPIC TheWashingtonPost WP BYXXXXXXXXX Part1 Overview Part2 History Part3 Achievements Overview TheWashingtonPost WP isanAmericandailynewspaper ItisthemostwidelycirculatednewspaperpublishedinWashington D C andtheoldestextantinthearea foundedin1877 AnditislocatedinthecapitalcityoftheUnitedStates ThePostisgenerallyregardedasoneoftheleadingdailyAmericannewspapers alongwithTheNewYorkTimes andTheWallStreetJournal ThePosthasdistinguisheditselfthroughitspoliticalreportingontheworkingsoftheWhiteHouse Congress andotheraspectsoftheU S government Overview UnliketheTimesandtheJournal thePostdoesnotprintaneditionfordistributionawayfromtheEastCoast DailyeditionsareprintedfortheDistrictofColumbia MarylandandVirginia Thenewspaperispublishedasabroadsheet withphotographsprintedbothincolorandinblackandwhite In2009 thenewspaperceasedpublicationofits NationalWeeklyEdition whichcombinedstoriesfromtheweek sprinteditions duetoshrinkingcirculation ThemajorityofitsnewsprintreadershipisinDistrictofColumbiaanditssuburbsinMarylandandNorthernVirginia More Dailyeditions Thenewspaper sweekdayandSaturdayprintingsincludethefollowingsections Mainsection containingthefrontpage nationalandinternationalnews business politics andeditorialsandopinions Metrosection containinglocalnews Stylesection withfeaturewritingonpopculture politics fineandperformingarts film fashion andgossip alongwithadvicecolumnsandcomics Sportssection Classifiedadvertising SundayeditionslargelyincludetheweekdaysectionsaswellasOutlook opinion Arts Travel Comics TVWeek andtheWashingtonPostMagazine The SundayStyle sectiondiffersslightlyfromtheweekdayStylesection itisinatabloidformat andithousesthereader writtenhumorcontestTheStyleInvitational Sundayeditions back Moreaboutit TheWashingtonPost Dailynewspaper TheWashingtonPostCompany KatharineWeymouth MartinBaron approximately740journalists 1877 Type Owner Publisher Editor Staffwriters Founded TheWashingtonPostCompany 2019 12 28 ThenewspaperispartofTheWashingtonPostCompany adiversifiededucationandmediacompanythatalsoownseducationalservicesproviderKaplan Inc Post NewsweekStations CableOne theonlinemagazineSlate TheGazetteandSouthernMarylandNewspapers andTheHerald adailypaperinEverett Washington ThecompanyalsodistributesthefreedailyExpressnewspaperintheD C areaandrunsitsownsyndicationserviceforitscolumnistsandcartoonists TheWashingtonPostWritersGroup In2011 thecompanyrankedNo470ontheFortune500annuallistofAmerica slargestcorporations Itdroppedoffthelistin2012 2019 12 28 Part1 Overview Part2 History Part3 Achievements Foundingandearlyperiod Meyer Grahamperiod Post Grahamperiod Aboutitshistory 1877 1880 1889 1903 1916 ThenewspaperwasfoundedbyStilsonHutchins 1838 1912 ItaddedaSundayedition thusbecomingthecity sfirstnewspapertopublishsevendaysaweek In1889 HutchinssoldthenewspapertoFrankHatton aformerPostmasterGeneral andBeriahWilkins aformerDemocraticcongressmanfromOhio Topromotethenewspaper thenewownersrequestedtheleaderoftheMarineBand JohnPhilipSousa tocomposeamarchforthenewspaper sessaycontestawardsceremony SousacomposedTheWashingtonPost whichremainsoneofhisbest knownworks In1894WilkinsacquiredHatton sshareofthenewspaperatHatton sdeath AfterWilkins deathin1903 hissonsJohnandRobertranThePostfortwoyearsbeforesellingitin1905toJohnRollMcLean owneroftheCincinnatiEnquirer WhenJohnMcLeandiedin1916 heputthenewspaperintrust havinglittlefaiththathisplayboysonEdward Ned McLeancouldmanagehisinheritance Nedwenttocourtandbrokethetrust but underhismanagement thenewspaperslumpedtowardruin Foundingandearlyperiod 1877 1933 1933 1954 1963 1972 2009 Meyer Grahamperiod 1933 1996 Thenewspaperwaspurchasedinabankruptcyauctionin1933byamemberoftheFederalReserve sboardofgovernors EugeneMeyer whorestoredthenewspaper shealthandreputation In1946 Meyerwassucceededaspublisherbyhisson in lawPhilipGraham In1954 thenewspaperconsolidateditspositionbyacquiringandmergingwithitslastmorningrival theWashingtonTimes Herald ThecombinedpaperwouldofficiallybenamedTheWashingtonPostandTimes Heralduntil1973 althoughtheTimes Heraldportionofthemastheadbecamelessandlessprominentafterthe1950s AfterPhilGraham sdeathin1963 controlofTheWashingtonPostCompanypassedtoKatharineGraham 1917 2001 hiswifeandMeyer sdaughter Sheservedaspublisherfrom1969to1979 In1972 the BookWorld sectionwasintroducedwithPulitzerPrizewinningcriticWilliamMcPhersonasitsfirsteditor ItfeaturedPulitzerPrizewinningcriticssuchasJonathanYardleyandMichaelDirda thelatterofwhomestablishedhiscareerasacriticatThePost 1996 2009 2010 2013 TABFIVE Post Grahamperiod 1996 now In1996 thenewspaperestablishedawebsite In2010 thenewspaperciteditslocalfocusasareasonforrunningitsfirst everfrontpageadvertisement theCapitalOneadwasbeingruntodrawattentiontotherebrandingofChevyChaseBank abankCapitalOneboughtin2009 AccordingtothePost svicepresidentofadvertising thepageoneadvertisementisa verylocal useful information for our readerstypeofcampaign In2013 thenewspaperannouncedthatithasplanstostartchargingfrequentusersofitswebsite withmanyexceptions suchasforgovernmentemployeesbrowsingfromwork andforstudentsbrowsingfromschool AsofMarch2013 pricinghasnotbeendeterminedyet In2009 after37years withgreatreaderoutcriesandprotest TheWashingtonPostBookWorld asastandaloneinsertwasdiscontinued thelastissuebeingSunday February15 2009 alongwithageneralreorganizationofthepaper suchasplacingtheSundayeditorialsonthebackpageofthemainfrontsection the Outlook sectionanddistributingsomeotherlocally oriented op ed lettersandcommentariesinothersections Part1 Overview Part2 History Part3 Achievements 2019 12 28 Achievements AsofSeptember2009 itsaverageweekdaycirculationwas582 844 accordingtotheAuditBureauofCirculations makingitthefifthlargestnewspaperinthecountrybycirculation behindUSAToday TheWallStreetJournal TheNewYorkTimes andtheLosAngelesTimes In2011 thecompanyrankedNo 470ontheFortune500annuallistofAmerica slargestcorporations In1899 duringtheSpanish AmericanWar ThePostprintedCliffordK Berryman sclassicillustrationRemembertheMaine whichbecamethebattle cryforAmericansailorsduringtheWar In1902 BerrymanpublishedanotherfamouscartooninThePost DrawingtheLineinMississippi ThiscartoondepictsPresidentTheodoreRooseveltshowingcompassionforasmallbearcubandinspiredNewYorkstoreownerMorrisMichtomtocreatetheteddybear 2019 12 28 Achievements Thenewspaperhaswon47PulitzerPrizes ThisincludessixseparatePulitzersawardedin2008 thesecond highestnumberevergiventoasinglenewspaperinoneyear ThePosthasalsoreceived18NiemanFellowshipsand368WhiteHouseNewsPhotographersAssociationawards amongothers 2019 12 28 Intheearly1970s inthebestknownepisodeintherecenthistoryofThePost reportersBobWoodwardledtheAmericanpress sinvestigationintowhatbecameknownastheWatergatescandal reportinginthenewspapergreatlycontributedtotheresignationofPresidentRichardNixon Inyearssince itsinvestigationshaveledtoincreasedreviewoftheWalterReedArmyMedicalCenter Thenewspaperisalsoknownasthenamesakeof TheWashingtonPostMarch whichJohnPhillipSousacomposedin1889whilehewasleadingtheUnitedStatesMarineBand itbecamethestandardmusictoaccompanythetwo step alate19th centurydancecraze Achievements Watergatescandal 2019 12 28 TheWatergatescandalwasapoliticalscandalthatoccurredintheUnitedStatesinthe1970sasaresultoftheJune17 1972 break inattheDemocraticNationalCommitteeheadquartersattheWatergateofficecomplexinWashington D C andtheNixonadministration sattemptedcover upofitsinvolvement ThescandaleventuallyledtotheresignationofRichardNixon thePresidentoftheUnitedStates onAugust9 1974 theonlyresignationofaU S Presidenttodate Thescandalalsoresultedintheindictment trial conviction andincarcerationofforty threepersons dozensofwhomwereNixon stopadministrationoff