Express (Washington, D.C., newspaper)
newspaper distributed in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
The Express was a free daily newspaper, distributed in the Washington metropolitan area. It was a publication of The Washington Post. As of 2017, it had the second-highest circulation in the District of Columbia after The Washington Post, and was read by 239,500 people every day. The final issue was published on September 12, 2019.
History and operations
The Express was published every weekday in a tabloid format since it started publication on August 4, 2003. It was distributed by hawkers at Washington Metro stations and in newspaper racks at other locations throughout the Washington metropolitan area.
It was owned and printed by the Washington Post Company, owner of The Washington Post. As of 2012, it had a daily print circulation of 180,000. Express was published by Express Publications Company, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Washington Post Company.
Express was written and edited from the Washington Post's office on Franklin Square in Washington, D.C. Prior to 2010, it was produced from an office in Arlington, Virginia.
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