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Freely distributed in [[Washington, D.C.]] and also publishing on the [[World Wide Web]], the '''Washington Examiner''' is a news outlet of generally [[American conservatism|conservative]] editorial policies. [[Stephen G. Smith]] is the editor-in-chief, with [[Mike Barnes]] as managing editor. [[John Wilpers]], the Examiner's first editor-in-chief, resigned in December 2005.   
The '''Washington Examiner''' is an [[American conservatism|American conservative]] news outlet created in 2005 by the merging three suburban papers (the ''Montgomery Journal'', ''Prince George's Journal'', and ''Northern Virginia Journal'').  The Media Bias Fact Check website, which provides an objective bias rating, describes the publication as


It was created, in 2005, by merging three suburban papers, the Montgomery Journal, Prince George's Journal, and Northern Virginia Journal, adopting a format similar to that of the ''[[San Francisco Examiner]]''. The ''San Francisco Examiner'' is owned by the [[Clarity Media Group]], and Clarity has ''Examiners'' in multiple cities.
"moderately to strongly biased toward conservative causes through story selection and/or political affiliation. They may utilize strong loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by using appeal to emotion or stereotypes), publish misleading reports and omit reporting of information that may damage conservative causes. Some sources in this category may be untrustworthy."<ref name=rating /> 


Clarity's controlling owner is [[Philip Anschutz]]. It acquired the [[Weekly Standard]] in 2009.<ref name=WE>{{citation
As of 2024, the Washington Examiner is controlled by American billionaire Philip Anschutz<ref name=WPanschutz /> through MediaDC, a subsidiary of Clarity Media Group.
| title = Weekly Standard acquired by Washington Examiner parent company
 
| date = 17 June 2009
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==News==
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[[Chris Stirewalt]] is the current political editor; his staff also provides national political news for the Baltimore, Boston and San Francisco Examiners.  Previously, the post was held by [[Bill Sammon]], who came to the Examiner from the [[Washington Times]] and now is the deputy managing editor for the Washington bureau of [[Fox News]]. [[Michael Barone]] is senior political analyst.
[https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/washington-examiner/ Washington Examiner] rating page at the Media Bias Fact Check website.  Last access 4/29/2024.
==Editorial==
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Heading the editorial page [[Mark Tapscott]], with [[Quin Hillyer]]  as the associate editor; Hillyer is also an editor for the ''[[American Spectator]]''.  Columnists include [[Byron York]], [[Newt Gingrich]] and [[Gregory Kane]].
 
==Online==
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[[Matthew Sheffield]], executive editor of the [[Media Research Center]] blog NewsBusters, heads online publication. Mary Katherine Ham, former managing editor of Townhall.com was briefly online editor before moving to the  [[Weekly Standard]]
Wikipedia has an extensive write-up [[Wikipedia:Philip Anschutz|about billionaire Philip Anschutz]].
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The Washington Examiner is an American conservative news outlet created in 2005 by the merging three suburban papers (the Montgomery Journal, Prince George's Journal, and Northern Virginia Journal). The Media Bias Fact Check website, which provides an objective bias rating, describes the publication as 

"moderately to strongly biased toward conservative causes through story selection and/or political affiliation. They may utilize strong loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by using appeal to emotion or stereotypes), publish misleading reports and omit reporting of information that may damage conservative causes. Some sources in this category may be untrustworthy."[1]

As of 2024, the Washington Examiner is controlled by American billionaire Philip Anschutz[2] through MediaDC, a subsidiary of Clarity Media Group.

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  1. ↑ Washington Examiner rating page at the Media Bias Fact Check website. Last access 4/29/2024.
  2. ↑ Wikipedia has an extensive write-up about billionaire Philip Anschutz.

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