The Post has distinguished itself through its political reporting on the workings of the White House, Congress, and other aspects of the U.S. The Washington Post is regarded as one of the leading daily American newspapers along with The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and The Wall Street Journal. The previous headquarters of The Washington Post on 15th Street NW in Washington, D.C.
In October 2013, the Graham family sold the newspaper to Nash Holdings, a holding company owned by Jeff Bezos, for $250 million. The advent of the internet expanded the Post 's national and international reach. Subsequently, in the best-known episode in the newspaper's history, reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein led the American press's investigation into what became known as the Watergate scandal, which resulted in the 1974 resignation of President Richard Nixon. The Post 's 1971 printing of the Pentagon Papers helped spur opposition to the Vietnam War. Financier Eugene Meyer purchased it out of bankruptcy in 1933 and revived its health and reputation, work continued by his successors Katharine and Phil Graham (Meyer's daughter and son-in-law), who bought out several rival publications. In its early years, it went through several owners and struggled both financially and editorially. The paper is well known for its political reporting and is one of the few remaining American newspapers to operate foreign bureaus. Post journalists have also received 18 Nieman Fellowships and 368 White House News Photographers Association awards. It is considered a newspaper of record in the U.S. The newspaper has won the Pulitzer Prize 65 times for its work, the second-most of any publication (after The New York Times). Daily broadsheet editions are printed for D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. It is the most-widely circulated newspaper within the Washington metropolitan area and has a large international audience. The Washington Post (also known as the Post and, informally, WaPo) is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C.
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