Washington_Informer

<i>The Washington Informer</i>

The Washington Informer

Newspaper in Washington, D.C.

See also: List of newspapers in Washington, D.C.

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]

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The Washington Informer dispenser at Huntington metro station

At the 2011 Second Annual Ethnic Media Awards competition, the Informer received first-place honors for feature writing and local news.[6]

Contributors

Contributors to the publication include notable writers, political activists and editors such as:

Statistics

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Danky, James Philip; Hady, Maureen E. (1998). African-American newspapers and periodicals : a national bibliography. Mark Graham. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press. p. 602. ISBN 978-0-674-00788-8.
  2. [2]
    "Insider's Guide: Denise Rolark Barnes, Publisher, Washington Informer". Cultural Tourism DC. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
  3. [3]
    Levy, Claudia (October 25, 1994). "Crusading Publisher Calvin Rolark Dies". Washington Post.
  4. [4]
    "In Memoriam: Dr. Calvin W. Rolark Sr". Washington Informer. May 17, 2017.
  5. [5]
    Oczypok, Kate (March 28, 2019). "Washington Informer publisher Denise Rolark Barnes strives to carry on her father's mission". The DC Line. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  6. [6]
    "The Washington Informer wins three first-place Ethnic Media Awards honors". Retrieved 2012-01-14.


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