The Washington Informer
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Founder | Calvin W. Rolark |
| Publisher | Denise Rolark Barnes |
| Editor | Micha Green |
| Photo editor | Shevry Lassiter |
| Staff writers | Austin R. Cooper, Jr., Brenda Siler, James Wright, Jr., Kayla Benjamin, Sam P.K. Collins, Stacy Brown, Lindiwe Vilakazi, Richard Elliott |
| Founded | October 16, 1964 |
| Headquarters | Washington, DC |
| Circulation | 50,000 |
| ISSN | 0741-9414 |
| OCLC number | 60630464 |
| Website | Washington Informer |
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The Washington Informer is a weekly newspaper published in Washington, D.C. The Informer is female-owned and is targeted at the African-American population of the D.C. metropolitan area.[1][2] The publisher is Denise Rolark Barnes, whose father, Calvin W. Rolark (1927–1994),[3][4] founded the paper in 1964.[5]
At the 2011 Second Annual Ethnic Media Awards competition, the Informer received first-place honors for feature writing and local news.[6]
Contributors
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Statistics
[edit | edit source]- Total circulation: 50,000[citation needed]
- District of Columbia
- Prince George's County
- Montgomery County
- Northern Virginia
- Trade association memberships
See also
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- Wilhelmina Rolark, former owner of the paper
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