The Washington Examiner
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Front cover of Washington Examiner magazine for May 26, 2014
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| Type | Website, weekly magazine |
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| Format | Internet, magazine |
| Owner(s) | Clarity Media Group |
| Founder(s) | Philip Anschutz |
| Publisher | Ryan McKibben |
| President | Stephen R. Sparks |
| Editor | Hugo Gurdon |
| Managing editors | Philip Klein |
| News editor | Pete Kasperowicz |
| Opinion editor | David Freddoso |
| Founded | 2005 (newspaper) (as Montgomery Journal, Prince George's Journal, and Northern Virginia Journal) 2013 (magazine) |
| Political alignment | Conservative |
| Language | English |
| Ceased publication | 2013 (newspaper) |
| Headquarters | 1015 15th St. NW Suite 500 Washington, D.C. 20005 U.S. |
| Circulation | 45,000 (weekly magazine) |
| Website | www |
The Washington Examiner is an American political journalism website and weekly magazine based in Washington, D.C. that covers politics and policy in the United States and internationally. It is owned by MediaDC, a subsidiary of Clarity Media Group, which is owned by Philip Anschutz.
From 2005 to mid-2013, the Examiner published a daily tabloid-sized newspaper, distributed free throughout the Washington, D.C. metro area, largely focused on local news and political commentary. The local newspaper ceased publication on June 14, 2013, and its content began to focus exclusively on national politics, switching its print edition from a daily newspaper to a weekly magazine format.
The publication is influential with conservative circles in politics and government-related fields.
The publication now known as the Washington Examiner began its life as a handful of suburban news outlets known as the Journal Newspapers, distributed only in the suburbs of Washington, under the titles of Montgomery Journal, Prince George's Journal, and Northern Virginia Journal.Philip Anschutz purchased the parent company, Journal Newspapers Inc., in October 2004. On February 1 of the following year, the paper's name changed to The Washington Examiner, and it adopted a logo and format similar to that of another newspaper then owned by Anschutz, the San Francisco Examiner.
The paper became influential in conservative political circles, hiring much of the talent from The Washington Times and replacing The Times as the primary conservative paper in the capital city. The website DCist wrote in March 2013 that "Despite the right-wing tilt of its editorial pages and sensationalist front-page headlines, it also built a reputation as one of the best local sections in D.C." The newspaper's local coverage also gained fame, including a write-up by the New York Times, for contributing to the arrest of more than 50 fugitives through a weekly feature that spotlighted a different individual wanted by the authorities.
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