The Washington Times
The Washington Times is an American conservative daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It covers general interest topics with a particular emphasis on national politics. Its broadsheet daily edition is distributed throughout Washington, D.C., and in parts of suburban Maryland and Northern Virginia. A weekly tabloid edition aimed at a national audience is also published. The Washington Times was one of the first American broadsheets to publish its front page in full color.
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Operations Holdings (via The Washington Times, LLC) |
| Founder(s) | Sun Myung Moon |
| Publisher | Larry Beasley |
| Editor-in-chief | Christopher Dolan |
| General manager | David Dadisman |
| News editor | Victor Morton |
| Managing editor, design | Cathy Gainor |
| Opinion editor | Charles Hurt |
| Sports editor | David Eldridge |
| Founded | May 17, 1982 |
| Political alignment | Conservative |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 3600 New York Avenue NE Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| City | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Country | United States |
| Circulation | 52,059 daily (as of 2019) |
| ISSN | 0732-8494 |
| OCLC number | 8472624 |
| Website | www |
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The Washington Times was founded on May 17, 1982, by Unification Church leader Sun Myung Moon and owned until 2010 by News World Communications, an international media conglomerate founded by Moon. It is currently owned by Operations Holdings, which is a part of the Unification Church movement.
Throughout its history, The Washington Times has been known for its conservative political stance, supporting the policies of Republican presidents Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, and Donald Trump. Reagan was a daily reader of The Washington Times. It has published many widely shared columns which reject the scientific consensus on multiple environmental and health issues. It has drawn controversy by publishing racist content, including conspiracy theories about U.S. president Barack Obama and by supporting neo-Confederate historical revisionism.