Los Angeles Times–Washington Post News Service
The Los Angeles Times–Washington Post News Service was a joint venture created in 1962 by the Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post. It was a supplemental news service (not a full wire service like AP or Reuters) that provided international and national coverage from both papers to more than 600 client newspapers and syndicated articles back to those papers. Each paper owned 50 percent.
Over the years it grew substantially, helping smaller newspapers gain foreign and national coverage. By 1989 the service had about 650 clients worldwide and a total circulation around 110 million. It later incorporated content from Newsday, the Baltimore Sun, and the Hartford Courant, and even launched an all-sports service in 1984. It also featured syndicated columns and shared investigative reporting, such as post-Watergate coverage from the Washington Post.
By the late 2000s the media landscape had changed, and in 2009 the two parent newspapers ended the partnership. The Los Angeles Times joined McClatchy-Tribune, while The Washington Post News Service began a partnership with Bloomberg News. The split reflected industry shifts, including the Tribune Company’s 2000 purchase of the Times and broader economic pressures.
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