Media in Washington, D.C.

The Washington Post emphasizes national and political news coverage but also covers regional and local stories.

In addition, several specialty newspapers serve the U.S. Congress; most notable are Roll Call from the Congressional Quarterly, The Hill, and Politico.

The Atlantic magazine, which has covered politics, international affairs, and cultural issues since 1857, is headquartered in an office building at the Wharf in southwest Washington.

Most Baltimore-area television stations can also be seen in the Washington region; besides being viewed clearly in the District, they can especially be seen in the suburbs of the Interstate 95 corridor between both cities.

Washington, D.C.'s major network television affiliates are: WRC 4 (NBC), WTTG 5 (Fox), WJLA 7 (ABC), WUSA 9 (CBS), WDCA 20 (MyNetworkTV), and WDCW 50 (CW).

Other television stations in the Washington, D.C. market include: WDDN 23 (Daystar), WDVM 25 (Independent), WDME-CD 48 (Me-TV), WPXW 66 (ION), and WJAL 68 (ShopHQ).

[10] NPR, XM Satellite Radio, and Voice of America, the U.S. government's international broadcasting service, are headquartered in Washington.

Urban One, the largest and most significant African American-owned media conglomerate in the country, is based in Washington and owns WOL, WKYS, WMMJ and WYCB.

C-SPAN additionally operates WCSP-FM, directly simulcasting the audio from their public access cable channels.

[11] Many major radio stations from Baltimore can be heard in the Washington metropolitan area; WAIW from Winchester, Virginia, can also be occasionally received in some sections of Northwest.

[13] For news consumption, the city's major mainstream print and broadcast outlets command the most page views online, as well: WashingtonPost.com leads the pack with 10.6 million readers, an audience that extends beyond the metro region to include visitors from across the country.

WashingtonPost.com, for example, features 107 blogs, including a section of the site called "All Opinions Are Local,"[14] which republishes selected content from area bloggers.

[12] Whether hyperlocal, citywide, or regional, blogs also play a significant role in DC's media environment.

The blog averages 15–20 posts per day and contains a mix of commentary, reader submissions, original reporting, and republished news.