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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. 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.

Contributors

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

• Rob Redding

Statistics

• Total circulation: 50,000
  • District of Columbia
  • Prince George's County
  • Montgomery County
  • Northern Virginia
• Trade association memberships
  • National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA)
  • Newspaper Association of America (NAA)
  • Maryland, Delaware DC Press Association (MDDC)

See also

• Wilhelmina Rolark, former owner of the paper

References

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. "Insider's Guide: Denise Rolark Barnes, Publisher, Washington Informer". Cultural Tourism DC. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
3. Levy, Claudia (October 25, 1994). "Crusading Publisher Calvin Rolark Dies". Washington Post.
4. "In Memoriam: Dr. Calvin W. Rolark Sr". Washington Informer. May 17, 2017.
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. "The Washington Informer wins three first-place Ethnic Media Awards honors". Retrieved 2012-01-14.

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