Express (newspaper)

This article is about the free US newspaper. For the British newspaper see Daily Express.

Express distributor wearing yellow Express vest.

Express box

Express is a free daily newspaper distributed in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. It is in a tabloid format and is printed every weekday and distributed at Washington Metro stations and other locations throughout the Washington metropolitan area. It is owned and printed by The Washington Post Company, but few of the hard news stories are written by Washington Post staff. Many stories and pictures come from the Associated Press, the Christian Science Monitor, Getty Images and other wire sources. The features and entertainment part of the paper uses a number of reporters and boasts its own Web site, "Express Night Out". The newspaper is financed solely by advertising. Express debuted August 5, 2003.

Express does not have an opinion section or letters to the editor, and has traditionally never taken a political stance, unlike other newspapers in the local market, including The Washington Post, The Washington Times, The Washington Examiner and Politico, each of which have an opinion section.

The paper launched a redesign on November 30, 2009 which emphasized a more magazine-style front page, along with a daily cover story. In August 2010, the paper launched a mobile app, DC Rider, which is available for iOS (iPhone and iPod touch) and Android devices.

See also

• The Washington Examiner

External links

• Express Night Out