I never subscribed to this magazine. Its taken me months to get them to stop sending it to me. They still refuse. While this magazine is not my cup of tea, it shouldn't take any publication months to cancel, especially sine we never subscribed or paid for a subscription. I am not the only one. this magazine is doing this to bloat the number of subscribers. Pretty slimy stuff. read more

I've noticed some other reviews are essentially left-wing screeds against this publication. Because the Washington Examiner isn't To-The-Left such as The New York Times (which is not what it used to be), or the Washington Post (where, thanks to Bezos, Democracy Has Already Died In Darkness), it must be bad. Sorry, that's not how it goes. Like most papers The Washington Examiner is compprised of a) news items and b) opinion pieces. The opinion pieces are more Conservative (What, you wanted more CNN?) but not fanboy level. The news articles themselves state the who/what/when/where/why relatively straightforward... which is what textbook-definition JOURNALISM is supposed to be about. Seriously, the negative reviews by those who have a partisan bent aren't a good barometer of the paper's worth. The reality is most forms of media today have some slant, the question is whether that slant is to the extent that they'll a) regularly omit inconvenient truths, b) write misleading headlines (and then bury the lede contradicting that headline, etc.) and so on. I tend to get my news from multiple sources because too many so-called MSM sources tend to decide the truth for the reader without providing all the facts. Considering how wrong the MSM/ Press has been in the past 5+ years, determining the narrative ahead of the facts, it behooves you to find news sources which at least give you enough background on a subject so you can tell whether it's opinion-disguised-as-news, a false narrative being pushed (by whom, you'll have to figure that out yourself), or something that appears factually grounded. Enough with the cognitive dissonance and being manipulated. read more

This is mainly a review of Chris P's review - only partially a review of the Examiner. We have moved impossibly far from the era of Edward R. Murrow, when the New York Times was a "newspaper of record" and the news sections of major papers were reasonably balanced. The Washington Post and Times don't lie, but their omissions of facts and important reporting create the equivalent in bias by omission. Think about this: no major paper revealed Trump's brazen acknowledgment of his strategies in his 2015 campaign book, "Crippled America". He said "I use the media as it uses me - to gain attention. And when I have that attention I use it for my purposes". Can you believe that he went on to say that " I make outrageous statements - and give them what they want . . " Had our media highlighted Trump's support for Democrats and former praise for Barack Obama's first year in office when he announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination, it would have revealed his opportunism and lack of bona fides to conservatives that had increased influence on the Republican party. His campaign might have gone nowhere. Now that Chris Wallace is gone from Fox News it's hopelessly biased and sensation-oriented, lacking the occasional contrary opinions that are carried by the Post and Times. And those two papers have the staff and ability to do massive coverage of major issues when they choose to do so. So I thought Chris P. got our deplorable news situation right. Seeking the conservative perspective, I got far more depth from the Examiner than the Washington Times. Newsmax is so ideological I found it beyond the pale. read more

Dear Washington Examiner, Thank you for providing me my morning's entertainment every day I go to work. It is nice to reconfirm the right-wing is full of nuts and people void of logic. 5 stars for being free. Then again, if they charged anything for this paper, I doubt anyone would buy it (just like no one buys the Washington Times). 5 stars to the bow-tie columnist for really perpetuating the prep-douche stereotype and look! Your pic just makes me crack up and you provide no insights whatsover. Hillary might be running for Pres in 2012? Yeah Ok... Actually 5 stars for pretty much all the columnist pics. Whoever picked the photos must be more liberally inclined and decided to seek revenge by picking the worst photos of those people they could possibly choose. But on a serious note, the Examiner does cover local news pretty well. Not stellar, but enough to make myself sound informed about local politics. So thank you Examiner! Given all that, I still cannot give it anything more than 3 stars due to its fear-mongering and over-the-top right wing drivel. I simply skip the op-eds now and just read the couple pages devoted to local news, and the celebrity gossip stuff. Thankfully that usually covers my morning Metro time. read more

Not sure if this really even a newspaper. It may in fact be just a propaganda outlet for probably the right wing portion of the Republican party. Spent some time on a comment for an article of theirs only to find it had not been published at all and I received no reason why. I was critical of the republican party but said nothing that wasn't true or in a crude or profane way. And their article made it appear as if they were searching for answers as to why they weren't doing as well as the author felt they should be. Not even that token "editors have removed ...." sign appeared so I wrote to the author of the article later inquiring about my missing work but of course did not receive any explanation of what ever unmentioned rules they have that they must believe I have broken and given the not public listing of even the editors of this Examiner, I really don't expect an explanation of just who does the editing and killing of comments and for what reasons. But am concerned that at least one prominent writer is on the for the most part hidden masthead and was therefore a bit taken aback when I realized that there isn't even a published statement of what their "policies" are and nowhere it is shown where one might go with a question or complaint about editorial skills - or the lack of them So I am stuck now with the impression that this ins't a real newspaper and that where comments are allowed they are supposed to conform to I guess the marching orders of the RNC. Not a true or worthwhile place to offer differing views or to try to make constructive criticism. I see now why it is a freebie: someone out there is underwriting his or her own personal take on things and certainly doesn't want to be challenged. Lesson learned but would have preferred to know it was a stacked deck up front. read more

Help..I am being harassed by the Examiner! I have called them 4 times in the last year to discontinue the 'free' papers they keep delivering to my home. They have yet to stop delivering the paper (I just got another issue this morning) and, at this point, I can only believe it is a plot to try and convert me to their right wing cause. read more

Enjoy their new technology writer. Nice change.

I was a blogger for the Washington Examiner for four years. I posted almost five days a week. They paid me virtually nothing and offered me virtually no assistance. My blog did have a respectful following in the nation's capital. Then in 2015 the Examiner wanted to review my content before I was permitted to publish. When I disagreed with this decision the Examiner cut off access to my work. read more