The Washington Post

Summary

The Washington Post is a daily newspaper^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.46% of daily_newspaper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,366 views/month, #4 of 873).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Washington Post received the George Polk Award^[3].
• The Washington Post received the George Polk Award^[4].
• The Washington Post received the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service^[5].
• The Washington Post received the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service^[6].
• The Washington Post received the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service^[7].
• The Washington Post received the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service^[8].
• The Washington Post was a member of Inter American Press Association^[9].
• The Washington Post was a member of MDDC Press Association^[10].
• The Washington Post was a member of Virginia Press Association^[11].
• The Washington Post is in the country of United States^[12].
• The Washington Post's image is recorded as Washingtonpost.JPG^[13].
• The Washington Post's instance of is recorded as daily newspaper^[14].
• The Washington Post's instance of is recorded as newspaper^[15].
• The Washington Post's editor is recorded as Matt Murray^[16].
• The Washington Post's founder is recorded as Stilson Hutchins^[17].
• The Washington Post's publisher is recorded as Fred Ryan^[18].
• The Washington Post's owned by is recorded as Jeff Bezos^[19].
• The Washington Post's operator is recorded as WP Company^[20].
• Washington, D.C. is named after The Washington Post^[21].
• The Washington Post's logo image is recorded as The Logo of The Washington Post Newspaper.svg^[22].
• The Washington Post's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.^[23].
• The Washington Post's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 189603300^[24].
• The Washington Post's GND ID is recorded as 4185034-8^[25].
• The Washington Post's ISSN is recorded as 0190-8286^[26].
• The Washington Post's ISSN is recorded as 2641-9599^[27].

Body

Founding

The Washington Post's founder is recorded as Stilson Hutchins^[17]. +1877-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it^[28].

Identity

The Washington Post's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Washington Post'}^[29].

Operations

The Washington Post's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.^[23]. Subsidiaries include The Washington Post Writers Group^[30], an organization^[31], founded in 1973^[32], headquartered in Washington, D.C.^[33] and International Herald Tribune^[34], a newspaper^[35], founded in 1887^[36]. Its operator is recorded as WP Company^[20].

Ownership

The Washington Post's owned by is recorded as Jeff Bezos^[19].

Recognition

Awards received include George Polk Award^[3], a journalism prize^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1949^[39]; Pulitzer Prize for Public Service^[5], a class of award^[40], in United States^[41]; Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting^[42], a class of award^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1985^[45]; Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting^[46], a class of award^[47]; and Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting^[48], a class of award^[49].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for The Washington Post include it^[50], a musical work/composition^[51].

Why It Matters

The Washington Post ranks in the top 0.46% of daily_newspaper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,366 views/month, #4 of 873).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[52] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[53]

Entities named for it include it^[50], a musical work/composition^[51].

FAQs

What awards did The Washington Post receive?

Honors received include George Polk Award^[3], George Polk Award^[4], Pulitzer Prize for Public Service^[5], and Pulitzer Prize for Public Service^[6].