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''The Washington Informer'' is a weekly newspaper published in
Washington, D.C.
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''The Informer'' is female-owned and is targeted at the
African-American
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an Race and ethnicity in the United States, ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American ...
population of the D.C. metropolitan area. The publisher is Denise Rolark Barnes, whose father,
Calvin W. Rolark (1927–1994), founded the paper in 1964.
At the 2011 Second Annual Ethnic Media Awards competition, the ''Informer'' received first-place honors for feature writing and local news.
Statistics
* Total circulation: 50,000
** District of Columbia
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Prince George's County
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, demonym = Prince Georgian
, ZIP codes = 20607–20774
, area codes = 240, 301
, founded date = April 23
, founded year = 1696
, named for = Prince George of Denmark
, leader_title = Executive
, leader_name = Angela D. Alsobrook ...
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Montgomery County
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Northern Virginia
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* Trade association memberships
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National Newspaper Publishers Association
The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), formerly the National Negro Publishers Association, is an association of African American newspaper publishers from across the United States.
History
The NNPA was founded in 1940 when John H ...
(NNPA)
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Newspaper Association of America (NAA)
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Maryland, Delaware DC Press Association (MDDC)
See also
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Wilhelmina Rolark
Wilhelmina Jackson Rolark (September 12, 1916February 14, 2006) was a Democratic politician and activist in Washington, D.C. She was elected to represent Ward 8 on the Council of the District of Columbia in 1976 and served four terms.
Rolark wa ...
, former owner of the paper
References
Newspapers published in Washington, D.C.
Weekly newspapers published in the United States
African-American newspapers
African-American history of Washington, D.C.
Publications established in 1964
1964 establishments in Washington, D.C.
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