# List of newspapers in Washington, D.C.

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This is a list of newspapers in Washington, 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, there were approximately 75 newspapers in print in the District.

## Major daily newspapers

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 As of December 2012 | ISSN 1521-1568, OCLC 31153202 |
| Politico | 2007 | Capitol News Company | 32,000 in 2009 | |
| Roll Call | 1955 | FiscalNote | 30,786 | |
| Stars and Stripes | 1861 | Defense Media Activity | 7 million weekly editions 38 million page views per year | OCLC 44314138 |
| 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) | OCLC 8472624, LCCN sn82004118 |

## Special interest newspapers

Special interest newspapers in Washington, D.C. :
| Title | Year est., freq. | Interest | References |
| Catholic Standard | 1951, weekly | Catholics | OCLC 11760218 |
| County News | 1973 | County governments, National Association of Counties | OCLC 1643384, LCCN sn82017007 |
| DC Black | | African-American | |
| DC Spotlight Newspaper | | | |
| The Georgetowner | 1954, bi-weekly | Affluent community in Georgetown and elsewhere in the District | OCLC 8079438, LCCN sn82001168 |
| El Imparcial Newspaper | | Hispanic | |
| Metro Weekly | weekly | LGBTQ issues | |
| El Pregonero | 1977 | Hispanic |
| Street Sense | 2003, bi-weekly | Focusing on homelessness | |
| El Tiempo Latino | 1991 | Hispanic | The Washington Post Company |
| The Washington Afro American | 1892, weekly | African American issues | |
| Washington Blade | 1969, weekly | LGBTQ issues | |
| Washington Business Journal | 1986 | Business | |
| Washington City Paper | 1981 | Free | |
| The Washington Diplomat | 1994 | Diplomats | |
| The Washington Examiner | 2005, weekly | Political journalism website and weekly magazine since 2013 | |
| Washington Hispanic | 1994 | Hispanic |
| The Washington Informer | 1964, weekly | African American issues | OCLC 10269159, LCCN sn84007874 |
| Washington Jewish Week (National Jewish Ledger) | 1930, weekly | Jewish | |
| World Journal (DC edition) | 1976 | Chinese language | |

## Community papers

Current community newspapers in Washington, D.C. :
| Title | Year est. | Frequency, owner | Area | References |
| DC Line | 2018 | | | |
| D.C. North | | | Northeast Washington | |
| East of the River | | Daily online, Monthly in Print, Capital Community News | Anacostia | |
| The Georgetown Dish | 2009 | | Georgetown | |
| Hill Rag | 1976 | Monthly print, online daily; Capital Community News | Capitol Hill | OCLC 39308468, LCCN sn98062538 |
| The InTowner | 1968 | | Dupont Circle, Logan Circle and Adams Morgan | OCLC 13435461, LCCN sn86001289 |
| MidcityDC | | Daily online, Monthly in print, Capital Community News | Mid-City | |
| The Southwester | 1968 | Monthly, Southwest Neighborhood Assembly | Southwest | OCLC 39641161, LCCN sn98062551 |
| Washington Spark | 2004 | | | |

## College newspapers

* AWOL, American University, 2008
* The Eagle, American University, 1925
* The Georgetown Voice, Georgetown University, 1969
* The GW Hatchet, The George Washington University, 1904
* The Hilltop, Howard University, 1924
* The Hoya, Georgetown University, 1920, OCLC 30597435, LCCN sn98062535
* The Tower, Catholic University of America, 1922

## Magazines

* Governing, monthly, 1987, Congressional Quarterly
* Metro Weekly, LGBT weekly, 1994
* National Journal, weekly, 1969, Atlantic Media
* Washington Life, monthly, 1991, Washington Life Magazine Group
* Washington Monthly, monthly, 1969
* Washingtonian, monthly, 1965, OCLC 37264488
* Women's Monthly, monthly

## Defunct publications

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)
* The Colored American (African-American owned) (1893–1904)
* The Common Denominator (Washington, D.C., newspaper) (1998–2006), OCLC 39376414, LCCN sn98067631
* The Current Newspapers (1954–2019) (community newspapers in Dupont Circle, Foggy Bottom, Georgetown, Chevy Chase and Upper Northwest)
** The Georgetown Current, Georgetown, Washington, D.C. (1967–2019), Weekly, OCLC 39775819, LCCN sn98062555
** Voice of the Hill (1999–2010) (The Current Newspapers)
* Daily National Era (1854–1854)
* Daily News (1921–1972)
* Express, Free daily (2003–2019), Nash Holdings, LLC, Jeff Bezos
* Farmers National Weekly (1933–1936), moved to Chicago in 1933
* The National Era
* National Forum (1910-19??)
* National Intelligencer and Washington Advertiser (started by Thomas Jefferson), (1800–1870)
* National Observer (1962–1977), published by Dow Jones & Company
* National Republican (1860–1888), OCLC 8791688, ISSN 2158-8899
* New National Era, New Era (1870–1874) (African-American owned newspaper)
* The Spotlight (1975–2001), antisemitic, right-wing
* The Suffragist (1913–1920)
* The Times, and Patowmack Packet (1789–1791), first newspaper in the District
* Voice of the Hill
* Washington Bee (1882–1922) OCLC 10587828, ISSN 1940-7424
* The Washington Daily News (1921–1972), predecessor to the Washington Star
* Washington Globe
* The Washington Herald (1906–1939)
* The Washington Star (1841–1981), a national newspaper
* The Washington Sun (1960–2010), African American issues
* Washington Times-Herald (1939–1954)
* 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–?)