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[[File:The Washington Post Headquarters (53844901799).jpg|thumb|Headquarters of ''The Washington Post'' at One Franklin Square]]
[[File:The Washington Post Headquarters (53844901799).jpg|thumb|Headquarters of ''The Washington Post'' at One Franklin Square]]
{{Overview section|date=August 2023}}
{{Overview section|date=August 2023}}
''The Washington Post'' is regarded as one of the leading daily American newspapers along with ''The New York Times'', the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', and ''The Wall Street Journal''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mondotimes.com/1/world/us/51/474/6821 |title=Washington Post – Daily Newspaper in Washington DC, USA with Local News and Events |publisher=Mondo Times |access-date=March 31, 2012 |archive-date=June 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614005908/https://www.mondotimes.com/1/world/us/51/474/6821 |url-status=live }}</ref> The ''Post'' has distinguished itself through its political reporting on the workings of the White House, Congress, and other aspects of the U.S. government. It is considered a newspaper of record in the U.S.<ref name="FrostWeingarten2017" /><ref name="BartonWeller2014" />
''The Washington Post'' is regarded as one of the leading daily American newspapers along with ''The New York Times'', the ''Los Angeles Times'', and ''The Wall Street Journal''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mondotimes.com/1/world/us/51/474/6821 |title=Washington Post – Daily Newspaper in Washington DC, USA with Local News and Events |publisher=Mondo Times |access-date=March 31, 2012 |archive-date=June 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614005908/https://www.mondotimes.com/1/world/us/51/474/6821 |url-status=live }}</ref> The ''Post'' has distinguished itself through its political reporting on the workings of the White House, Congress, and other aspects of the U.S. government. It is considered a newspaper of record in the U.S.<ref name="FrostWeingarten2017" /><ref name="BartonWeller2014" />


''The Washington Post'' does not print an edition for distribution away from the [[East Coast of the United States|East Coast]]. In 2009, the newspaper ceased publication of its ''National Weekly Edition'' due to shrinking circulation.<ref>{{cite news |title=Post's National Weekly Edition to Close |url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ombudsman-blog/2009/08/posts_national_weekly_edition.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=June 2, 2011 |archive-date=June 12, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612141018/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ombudsman-blog/2009/08/posts_national_weekly_edition.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The majority of its newsprint readership is in Washington, D.C., and its suburbs in Maryland and Northern Virginia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.washingtonpostads.com/adsite/why/media/reach/page1450.html |work=The Washington Post Media |title=The Washington Post's Circulation and Reach |access-date=March 2, 2009 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120080706/http://www.washingtonpostads.com/adsite/why/media/reach/page1450.html |archive-date=November 20, 2008}}</ref>
''The Washington Post'' does not print an edition for distribution away from the [[East Coast of the United States|East Coast]]. In 2009, the newspaper ceased publication of its ''National Weekly Edition'' due to shrinking circulation.<ref>{{cite news |title=Post's National Weekly Edition to Close |url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ombudsman-blog/2009/08/posts_national_weekly_edition.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=June 2, 2011 |archive-date=June 12, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612141018/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ombudsman-blog/2009/08/posts_national_weekly_edition.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The majority of its newsprint readership is in Washington, D.C., and its suburbs in Maryland and Northern Virginia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.washingtonpostads.com/adsite/why/media/reach/page1450.html |work=The Washington Post Media |title=The Washington Post's Circulation and Reach |access-date=March 2, 2009 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120080706/http://www.washingtonpostads.com/adsite/why/media/reach/page1450.html |archive-date=November 20, 2008}}</ref>
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== Publishing service ==
== Publishing service ==
Arc XP is a department of ''The Washington Post'', which provides a publishing system and software for news organizations such as the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' and the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/02/heres-how-arcs-cautious-quest-to-become-the-go-to-publishing-system-for-news-organizations-is-going/ |title=Here's how Arc's cautious quest to become the go-to publishing system for news organizations is going |publisher=Nieman Lab, Harvard University |author=Shan Wang |date=February 2, 2018 |access-date=June 25, 2018 |archive-date=June 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625161023/http://www.niemanlab.org/2018/02/heres-how-arcs-cautious-quest-to-become-the-go-to-publishing-system-for-news-organizations-is-going/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Endangered but Not Too Late: The State of Digital News Preservation (forthcoming)|url=https://mospace.umsystem.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10355/80931/StateOfDigitalNewsPreservation-2021-04-19.pdf?sequence=3|url-status=live|access-date=August 5, 2021|archive-date=August 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805065624/https://mospace.umsystem.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10355/80931/StateOfDigitalNewsPreservation-2021-04-19.pdf?sequence=3}}</ref>
Arc XP is a department of ''The Washington Post'', which provides a publishing system and software for news organizations such as the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' and the ''Los Angeles Times''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/02/heres-how-arcs-cautious-quest-to-become-the-go-to-publishing-system-for-news-organizations-is-going/ |title=Here's how Arc's cautious quest to become the go-to publishing system for news organizations is going |publisher=Nieman Lab, Harvard University |author=Shan Wang |date=February 2, 2018 |access-date=June 25, 2018 |archive-date=June 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625161023/http://www.niemanlab.org/2018/02/heres-how-arcs-cautious-quest-to-become-the-go-to-publishing-system-for-news-organizations-is-going/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Endangered but Not Too Late: The State of Digital News Preservation (forthcoming)|url=https://mospace.umsystem.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10355/80931/StateOfDigitalNewsPreservation-2021-04-19.pdf?sequence=3|url-status=live|access-date=August 5, 2021|archive-date=August 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805065624/https://mospace.umsystem.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10355/80931/StateOfDigitalNewsPreservation-2021-04-19.pdf?sequence=3}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==