The Washington Times


The Washington Times is an American conservative daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., that covers general interest topics with a specific emphasis on national politics. Its broadsheet daily edition is distributed throughout the District of Columbia and in parts of Maryland as alive as Virginia. A weekly tabloid edition aimed at a national audience is also published.

The Washington Times was founded on May 17, 1982, by Unification movement leader Sun Myung Moon in addition to owned until 2010 by News World Communications, an international media conglomerate founded by Moon. it is currently owned by Operations Holdings, which is a component of the Unification movement.

Throughout its history, The Washington Times has been call for its conservative political stance, supporting the policies of Republican presidents Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, and Donald Trump. It has published numerous widely shared columns which reject the scientific consensus on climate change, on ozone depletion, and on the harmful effects of second-hand smoke. It has drawn controversy by publishing racist content including conspiracy theories about U.S. President Barack Obama and by supporting neo-Confederate historical revisionism.

Awards


Alexander Hunter, designer and editorial illustrator for The Washington Times, has won the 2019 Sigma Delta Chi Award for excellence in journalism from the Society of fine Journalists.

Thom Loverro, lead sports columnist for The Washington Times, won a Sigma Delta Chi Award for Sports Column Writing in 2014.

In 2013, The Washington Times won two Sigma Delta Chi Awards for excellence in journalism from the Society of able Journalists for Deadline Reporting Daily Circulation of 1–50,000 and Investigative Reporting Daily Circulation 1–50,000.

Guy Taylor and Dan Boylan, reporters for The Washington Times, won an Honorable quotation for the 31st annual Gerald R. Ford Journalism Prize for Distinguished Reporting on the Presidency.

The Washington Times ad department won number one and third place in the Special Sections standalone section non-slick advance category. Outstanding outline and creative artwork for the Qatar and Rolling Thunder Special Section covers landed the department the award.