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As noted above, the Washington City Paper (which I generally like) is not comparable to the other two papers listed because it is an alternative weekly. Interestingly, the City Paper has had some financial issues recently and may eventually stop printing. You'd think a place like Washington wouldn't have too much problem supporting an alternative weekly when cities like Baltimore and even Richmond have alternative weeklies (and Philadelphia, which to be fair is a bigger city, has 2 alternative weeklies that are similar to the WCP), but you'd be wrong.
Between the DC area broadsheet dailies, the Washington Post has much, much better international, national, and business coverage than the Washington Times, but the Times IMO has a better sports section (not so much because the Times' sports is great - it's solid but not spectacular - but because the Post's sports section is terrible most of the time).
Finally, to compare the 2 freebie tabloids (the Washington Express - which is basically a condensed version of the Washington Post with bite-sized articles - and the Washington Examiner), the Examiner tends to have a lot more real articles (and surprisingly covers transit issues very well - then again perhaps that's not surprising considering most of the people who read the Examiner do so on the Metro while riding to work) but most editorials in the Examiner are also almost unreadable due to the single-minded point of view.
Incidentally, compared to a city like say Philadelphia or New York, Washington has very, very few suburban daily newspapers. (The same is true in the Baltimore area too.) The only true suburban daily newspaper is the Potomac News/Manassas Journal-Messenger (or whatever it is called; they merged into one newspaper last fall) in Prince William County, VA (Woodbridge/Manassas areas). There are dailies in both Annapolis and Frederick, but both places really aren't that close to DC and both places are "shared" DC/Baltimore areas. Fredericksburg, VA also has a daily newspaper but like its Maryland cousins Frederick and Annapolis, F-burg isn't that close to DC.
P.S. You'll probably be glad to hear that DC does get print copies of The Onion.
I used to be a freelancer for the Bowie Blade. I think that's still around.
The Annapolis/Anne Arundel paper was actually an afternoon paper. The Evening Capital, it was delivered around 4:00 pm. Don't know if it's still that way.
The Washington Post is a world class newspaper. The Washington Times, beyond its more conservative bent, has nothing to distinguish it. For the life of me, I really do not know anyone who reads the Washington Times. Someone must, however, because the paper has been in business for many years.
Historically, the Washington Times first emerged soon after the Evening Star went out of business, about 30 years ago. The Times from the start, has been a project of Reverend Moon's unification church, but they do not overtly mention it. Many of the Star's laid-off staff at the time, were hired by the Times when it started.
The Post is a world-class newspaper, and has a left-of-center viewpoint. The Times is much smaller than the Post, and its circulation has steadily gone down. Many private Christian schools, and Chick-Fil-A restaurants, subscribe to the Times, as its language and coverage are G-rated. It is strongly Republican on social issues, and always criticizing or uncovering scandals with Democratic programs. They will often uncover/ point out things that the Post does not.
The City Paper is a very thick tabloid publication, handed out free in downtown news stands, or on shop counters. Many other cities have similar papers which are also often called "City Paper". It is comprised mostly of advertisements for services and entertainments appealing to urban or single people. This advertising comprises most of the paper, but there is always a cover story, investigating something, or looking in-depth at something quirky or off-beat in the city. It has a counter-culture vibe, IMO. It's like NYC's famous "village voice."
why do people have to call one paper
liberal just because the alternative
is conservative? the washington post
considers all ideologies, not just a liberal
point of view.
do you mean to tell me the post never
endorses a republican with good ideas
in any of its articles?
all that conservative/liberal nonsense is
supposed to be for the opinion section
actually, not for the actual news in the
articles. gimme a break.
The Examiner destroys the Express in every category except entertainment. But you'll never see white yuppies reading it because a conservative/libertarian editorial section will give you HIV, apparently.
The Examiner destroys the Express in every category except entertainment. But you'll never see white yuppies reading it because a conservative/libertarian editorial section will give you HIV, apparently.
It won't give you HIV but it will lower your IQ by 20 points.
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