The Washington Post is an American daily newspaper. It is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper. It is also its oldest and was founded in 1877. It focuses on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed to be sold daily. Amazon's creator Jeff Bezos bought the newspaper company in 2013.

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The Washington Post
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TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Nash Holdings
Founder(s)Stilson Hutchins
PublisherFrederick J. Ryan Jr.[1]
EditorMartin Baron[2]
Managing editorsEmilio Garcia-Ruiz
Cameron Barr
Tracy Grant[3]
Staff writersApprox. 800 journalists[4]
FoundedDecember 6, 1877; 146 years ago (1877-12-06)
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters
CountryUnited States
Circulation356,768 (Daily, 2015)
838,014 (Sunday, 2013)
1,000,000 (Digital, 2018)
ISSN0190-8286
OCLC number2269358
Websitewww.washingtonpost.com Edit this at Wikidata
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