The Washington Sun
Appearance
Type | weekly |
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Format | Tabloid |
Language | English |
Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
Circulation | 55,000 |
Website | www |
The Washington Sunwas a weeklylocal newspaperbased inWashington, D.C.Founded in the mid-1960s,The Washington Sunwas purchased by Joseph C. Cooke in 1968. Cooke became both editor and publisher. Under his editorship, the paper sought to put a positive light on local and national developments affecting theAfrican-Americancommunity while declining to run cigarette and alcohol advertising. Following his death in 2008, ownership of the paper passed to his family.[1]
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[edit]- The Washington Sun(leads to gambling site)