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The Washington Post is a website and newspaper published in Washington, D.C.. With its location in the nation's capital, The Post has a long tradition of being a watchdog for misdeeds by politicians and government agencies, including its reporting on The Pentagon Papers , the Watergate scandal, and secret surveillance ...

Audience composition can reveal a site's current market share across various audiences. washingtonpost.com's audience is 47.28% male and 52.72% female. The largest age group of visitors are 55 - 64 year olds.

Be sure you log in to your account just like you do on washingtonpost.com. You will find the Print Edition by going to the "Find" tab on the bottom right corner of the screen. (For iPads go to the "Print Edition" tab on the bottom of the screen.)

All readers of The Washington Post website or apps have access to a limited number of articles every month, and can sign up for newsletters delivered directly through email. Once you've reached your article limit, you will need a subscription to continue reading.

Jeff Bezos, the billionaire owner of The Washington Post, broke his silence Tuesday on the mounting turmoil within his newspaper, expressing support for maintaining high standards at the storied publication as questions swirl over the ethical integrity of its new publisher, Will Lewis.

Mr. Bezos, who arrived at media ownership after founding Amazon and remaking online shopping, wanted his top editor to transform the newspaper from a regional news organization into a truly global one.

The Post editorial board endorsed Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012; Hillary Clinton in 2016; and Joe Biden for 2020. While the newspaper predominantly endorses Democrats in congressional, state, and local elections, it has occasionally endorsed Republican candidates.

"Offering free access to new subscribers through Prime allows us to connect with millions of members nationwide who may not have tried the Post in the past," said Steve Hills, president and general manager of the Post, in a statement. The Amazon founder and CEO bought the Post two years ago for $250 million.

Last December 31 the Post raised its daily newsstand price to 50 cents; now it's going to 75 cents, according to a note to shops and markets from Post circulation director Mike Towle. Based on the Post's newsstand sales, this price increase would raise about $35,000 a day in new revenue.

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An undiscounted Post digital subscription currently costs $100 a year. In 2072 — again assuming those Big Mac inflation rates — you'd expect that price to be a hair under $650.

All of the runway Bezos gave the Post did not produce sustained profitability. The Post was at one point reportedly on track to lose about $100 million in 2023; after more than 200 staff buyouts and other drastic cost-cutting measures, it ended the year with a $77 million loss.

The Washington Post is an award-winning news leader whose mission is to connect, inform, and enlighten local, national and global readers with trustworthy reporting, in-depth analysis and engaging opinions.

In the vast majority of U.S. elections, for federal, state, and local office, the Post editorial board has endorsed Democratic candidates.

It offers the Olympic Mountains, the San Juan Islands and Mount Rainier, one of the nation's highest peaks in the Lower 48. In addition to its scenic treasures, Washington is known as the birthplace of Starbucks coffee, The Boeing Co. and Microsoft Corp.

Many Post reporters and columnists, with other writers and cartoonists, are syndicated through the Washington Post Writers Group. Every week, in National Weekly, you find extensive Post coverage of politics, the world, the economy, books and opinion.